In his recent profile of Obama in the New Yorker, William Finnegan describes a story about Rep. Jan Schakowsky's visit to the White House with a congressional delegation. "On her way out, she said, President Bush noticed her 'OBAMA' button. 'He jumped back, almost literally,' she said. 'And I knew what he was thinking. So I reassured him it was Obama, with a 'b.' And I explained who he was. The President said, 'Well,
I don't know him.' So I just said, 'You will.'" Indeed, Obama's keynote moment will be a first look for many who haven't been paying attention to this rising star -- but should be. [
Salon]