<p>I wonder if Donelly’s mother’s select amnesia came on <em>after</em> Barack Obama became the front runner. Considering that GWB has put into high office his next door neighbor (Alphonso Jackson, HUD, now resigning under a cloud), his real estate lawyer (Alberto Gonzales who, surprise, surprise, can’t find a new gig) and his former college roommate (Clay Johnson at OMB…don’t know if he’s still around), Mrs. Donelly is probably upset that her daughter will not receive some cushy assignment by virtue of their old association.</p>