Obamarama . . .
Shall we dub this bid Abramarama?
By the way, word is Obama will base his national campaign in Chicago.
That, folks, will be the crux of Ryan's case against the government when his lawyers issue their response. Stay tuned.
• To wit: Sneed hears Vaughn, who watched the game from Bears star Brian Urlacher's Soldier Field suite, washed down the big win with dinner at Cafe Bionda.
• The stats: The actor and his buddies, who were decked out in Bears garb, chomped on Italian meatballs, veal and sausage while making merry with the South Loop eatery's packed crowd.
• The kicker: Sneed hears the posse also grabbed post-game drinks at Fearon's Public House, which filled to the brim minutes after word spread he was there. (Vaughn is in town filming the holiday-themed flick "Fred Claus" with co-stars Paul Giamatti and Ludacris.)
• To wit: The proprietress of Ina's eatery, anti-transfat campaigner and one tough cookie herself, is passing out fortune cookies inserted with missives at her yum yum place at 1235 W. Randolph on how to correctly spell her name.
"Well, Sneed, you've misspelled my name several times, so I thought I'd insert notes in my fortune cookies stating: 'Your lucky letters are INA PINKNEY.'
"Some people have tarot card readers and others astrologers. I have fortune cookies, which have fascinated me since I was a child.
"The last 10 I received led to my write-in mayoral campaign. One read: 'Taking a chance at something new in the near future will pay off.' "
Hmmm.
• The timing factor: Sneedless to say, Clinton must be hoping his stories about AIDS prevention and international economic development will inspire voters to pull the lever for his wife, likely Dem presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
• Quoth Kenny: "Blustery Bears sideline Saints (even on a Sunday) 27-24."
There ya go.