Emil Jones, Obama's Political Godfather, joins prominent Republican consulting and lobbying firm.

Obama's old guide through the Illinois machine, Emil Jones, has signed on with Mercury Public Affairs, a consulting and lobbying shop that includes prominent New York, Washington and California Republicans.
Among them: Steve Schmidt, who ran a campaign last year that included rather searing attacks on ... Emil Jones, whom it described as "under an ethical cloud" in a 2008 campaign ad. (news source)