can be found
here. The introductory paragraph:
Usually, when I write about Obama, I add the little "IL-Sen" code on the title. But Obama is no longer running for Senate. He's got it by popular acclaim. He's now set his sights on helping Dems take back the White House and Congress.
And quoting from the USA Today story, Kos adds:
No doubt. And ideological purists take note -- check out where Obama has placed his money. He's going to be far more effective in a Democratic-controlled Senate than in one run by Frist. He knows it. Everyone else should as well.
With all these favors he's collecting, he'll be Majority Leader in no time.