 It was all routine political talk that began with President-elect Obama on election night in early November 2008. It was a historic night. It was a magical night in Chicago. I was the first governor in America. I was a Democrat governor. To endorse Obama, he and I came up in politics in Chicago. At the same time, we both kind of went up pretty fast. I became governor. He became the senator two years later, and then he became president-elect. He sent an emissary to me, a union boss who was friendly to both of us.