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By Gene Weingarten

Sunday, March 2, 2008; Page W36

WE ARE TALKING TODAY with Minnesota congressman Bernard Finkelstein, one of the highly courted, still uncommitted "superdelegates" to the Democratic National Convention.

Me: In a race this close, you superdelegates must be getting pursued pretty fiercely by both candidates.

Bernard: Actually, you just missed Barack by a few minutes.

Me: Really?

Bernard: He dropped by to clean our gutters.

Me: So, are you leaning toward him?

Bernard: Let's just say I'm impressed. There are things I hadn't known about the man until he told me. For example, I hadn't known that he's a Finkelstein, too. On his mother's side, once removed.

Me: Have you heard from the Clinton camp?

Bernard: Yep. She's been here, too. I like her. She's very good at Twister, much more limber than you'd think. And I'm on her shortlist for secretary of the treasury. The point is, I haven't made my mind up and am not likely to until I get to know Barack and Esther a lot better.

Me: Esther?

Bernard: That's Hillary's ancestral Hebrew name. All her close friends call her that.

Me: By the way, am I making you up?