Obama Blotter

Never in the history of the blotter did we expect to have anything on Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who appears to be made of Teflon.

And he's still made of Teflon. But he has a few unpaid parking tickets that he might want to clear up, for old times' sake.

The Somerville News reported: "Obama’s disobedience of the rules of the road earned him $140 in fines from the City of Cambridge. The tickets went unpaid for over 17 years and $260 in late fees were added to the tab. On Jan. 26, the fines and late fees were paid in full."

The Herald ran with that and added: "Around the same time, he paid another $116 to the city of Somerville for 27-year-old excise tax bill and two parking gaffes, one for parking in a bus lane, the other a street cleaning fine, said City of Somerville spokesman Tom Champion."

The Herald immediately asked pundits if the revelation would hurt Obama's campaign, and their response was a resounding, "Are you kidding us?"

Seriously, if this is the only thing people can dig up on Obama, the guy might have it made. And have you tried to park in Cambridge? Heck, we applaud the guy for finding a place to park his car in the first place, on top of all the street-cleaning business. The ability to park in Cambridge is a sign of old-fashioned ingenuity that we could use in the White House!

Image of the Teflon Candidate from Barack Obama's campaign website.