I’m guessing that Tony Rezko, the president’s benefactor, friend and personal real estate fairy, would love to attend.

He was the star of a Sun-Times report published Monday about a $22 million development loan from the Giannoulias family’s now-defunct Broadway Bank to a Rezko company.

It would be nice for Rezko to show up. That way, Obama could point, then shout for all to hear: “That’s not the Tony Rezko I know!”

Sadly, Tony has no time for fundraisers these days.

He’s in federal custody, awaiting sentencing on his convictions for political influence peddling.

Rezko has other pending cases, too, including one involving bouncing $450,000 in checks written against his Broadway Bank accounts to pay gambling debts.

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