Good wordsmithing.
It’s the old Jesse/Al razzle-dazzle in a Brooks Brothers suit. No wonder Jesse was crying at the Obama victory rally.
Jesse was crying because he knows he's going to be on the outside looking in for at least the next four years. Jesse and Al are faux forces for blacks and always have been. They have been on the wrong side of the issues so often (e.g., Tawana Brawley, the Duke case, etc.) that they have lost their credibility. Indeed, their entire careers are built on shams. Neither has ever had a church or congregation, neither has completed divinity school, yet both try to wear the mantle of "Rev." as though they earned it. Gees! Al was "ordained" by a DC preacher at age 10!.
Nope, Jesse is going to be an echo as long as Obama's around.