Maybe it would have been easier to lose...

News out of Chicago that ticket demand for the upcoming inaugural is, in the words of the Chicago Tribune "through the roof".

But check out the first quote in the article.  It comes from Sharon Jenkins, a spokesperson for Congressman Bobby Rush (D) of Illinois.

Who's Bobby Rush?  Well, then Illinois State Senator Barack Obama challenged Rep. Rush for his Congressional seat in 2000, and was...in the words of the New York Times, "schooled".

I'm not going to mention the fact that one of the things Rush used against the future President-elect was that he wasn't "black enough".  Reminding people of that ugly detail in this time of celebration would be wrong.

And now, Congressman Rush is fielding requests for President-elect Obama's Inauguration Day.

Irony.