In retrospect, yes. Actually there was the issue of how he was going to get back to Chicago if things did not turn out well for him in Springfield, so today he took a private jet instead of the usual state jet.
84 posted on 01/29/2009 3:05:27 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican
("During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." --Orwell)