Barack Obama's Prez HQ will be over by dere

Barack Obama will be running for president, have you heard? Did you know that Barack Obama is a Man of the People? Yes, he's very much in touch with the common man, Mr. Obama is. Heck, if YOUSE were Obama wouldn't YOUSE have purchased that strip of land from Tony Rezko? Sure ya woulda! If youse could, wouldn't YOUSE put yer presidential campaign headquarters at a fancy high rise on North Michigan Avenue? Sure ya would, so's youse could be real close to yer big time fancy donors, don'tcha know. And so's all the Common People can get over to shake hands with The Man more easily, don'tcha see? From Crain's Chicago Business today: A spokesman for the Illinois Democrat confirmed Wednesday that Sen. Obama, who is scheduled to officially announce his candidacy on Saturday in Springfield, expects to open his national campaign headquarters at 233 N. Michigan. Mr. Obama’s exploratory committee already has a small office in the 32-story building. Knowledgeable real estate sources confirmed that final negotiations are under way on a deal in which the Obama campaign would sublease an entire 33,500-square-foot floor from Accenture Ltd., the big consulting company, for up to two years. That’s a big enough space to handle up to several hundred strategists, pollsters, media experts and other campaign hands. Full Story....