Chicago Daily Observer

I have to confess that reading columns by Michael Sneed is something of a
guilty pleasure. Sneed’s column is one part gossip, one part political intrigue
and one part scandal mongering. Journalistic accuracy, however, is not
necessarily a prerequisite for the inclusion of an item in the column.

I was somewhat startled and surprised to read in Sneed’s column this morning
that both Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama (formerly Michelle
Robinson), have allowed their law licenses to become inactive. As Sneed pointed
out, both of the Obamas could complete some paperwork, pay the necessary fees
and reinstate their law licenses. The item continued by stating that various
politicians choose to go on inactive status when they are no longer engaged in
the practice of law on a regular basis. For example, both Governor Rod
Blagojevich and US Senator ... Read More...