Today, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Sen. Barack Obama’s “friend” and “colleague,” pled guilty to felony obstruction charges.  He will serve four months in jail and pay a $1 million fine.  Kilpatrick dragged out the inevitable for seven months at significant cost to Michigan tax payers.  Michigan can do better than Kwame Kilpatrick.  This provides Republicans with an opportunity to grab Michigan’s 17 electoral votes this November.     

Remember, Sen. Obama said this about his friend Mayor Kilpatrick:

And he [Kilpatrick] is a leader not just here in Detroit, not just in Michigan, but all across the country.  People look to him.  We know that he is going to be doing astounding things for many years to come.

And so I’m grateful to call him a friend and a colleague.  And I’m…