More than a year before former Democratic consultant Joe Sinsheimer began identifying corrupt Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina, he alerted friends to President-elect Barack Obama's rise to success.
Sinsheimer, infamous among N.C. Democrats for forming a web site devoted to ousting then-House Speaker Jim Black long before Black's federal conviction on corruption charges, worked for Obama's 2004 U.S. Senate campaign.
When Obama was tapped to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, Sinsheimer emailed friends and colleagues, encouraging them to watch:
"If you don't know much about Barack, you will soon," Sinsheimer wrote in July 2004. "He is one (of) the rising stars in American politics. Hope you have a few minutes to spare to listen to Barack's vision for our country."
Dome suspects rumors will soon emerge of an administration appointment for Sinsheimer, if only generated by House Democrats who would like to see him move to Washington.
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