"Lonely" Obama to give "serious consideration" to '08 presidential run

Fresh off his regret over his real estate "mistake" with the tainted Rezko family, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), had a busy Sunday.

In Tennessee stumping for senate Democratic candidate Harold Ford, Jr., Obama made these comments, as the Washington Post reports:

"I know that all of you are going to work the next couple of days to make sure it happens, because I'm feeling lonely in Washington," Obama said at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. "I need my dear friend to join me."

However, later in the day in Iowa, Obama told AP that he's mulling over a 2008 presidential run:

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday he will give a presidential campaign "serious consideration" after midterm elections are over.

For now, the Democrat said he is focused on helping his party's candidates get elected Tuesday.

"Keep in mind that we're two days out from an incredibly important election," Obama told The Associated Press while traveling to a rally here for Iowa gubernatorial candidate Chet Culver.

"I think the message is that this country is in a mood for a new direction," he said. "I think that's why some of the typical attacks aren't working."

Which means if Obama runs for president for 2008 (not a typo, he'll have to begin his campaign sometime later tomorrow if he does decide to throw his hat in the ring), he'll be lonely again, unless Harold Ford, Jr. is at his side.

Obama also campaigned yesterday in Missouri for Democratic senate candidate Claire McCaskill.

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