The New York Times is finally catching up to the rest of the class in speculating that conservative Rupert Murdoch is a closet Obama fan, despite the fact that his New York Post, up until recently, supported John McCain with every ounce of its trashy heart.

But before you start accusing the Grinch on his heart growing three sizes too large, remember that this is Rupert Murdoch we are talking about: an Aussie whose only alliance is to that of the almighty dollar.

Says Murdoch biographer (and Tina Brown nemesis) Michael Wolff:

"It's more a case of, 'This is what you should do to be most attuned to what the readers want and to the zeitgeist.' Apparently when Wolff asked Rupe whether he should vote for Obama or Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary, "he said Obama, because he'll sell more papers."

See? Murdoch is still a cold, calculating conservative to his core, and he just follows his nose to where the story is at, and right now it's at Obama.

At least, that's what Murdoch wants you to think. Deep down, we bet the old guy is a huge softie, and watches Rachel Maddow every night in his pajamas.