Source of the story, FWIW:
http://www.puma08.com/2008/10/10/as-rezko-starts-to-sing-obama-might-be-one-note-away/
Quite correct, PUMA Pundit had it first, but I chose to use the condensed version from another source because it seemed more coherent. No disrespect intended, and the source that I selected linked to the PUMA Pundit.