Has Obama Made Any Statements Regarding Patrick Fitzgerald's Future?

[tritsofme]

As US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Mr. Fitzgerald has really caused a lot of headaches for Obama's old pals in Chicago politics.

Fitzgerald, more than anyone else in the past 25 years or so is really sticking it to the corrupt Daley Machine, and lots of people are not happy about it.

Lots of people around here would like to make sure Fitzgerald exits the door with Bush so they can get back to business as usual.

Has Obama addressed the issue of retaining Patrick Fitzgerald as US Attorney, or even discussed appointing someone completely independent of the very political machine that spawned his own career?

Or is it wink wink, nod nod, the way things are in the city that works?

[Danger Mouse]

1. More innuendo? More smears?

[KittyWampus]

2. Has Hillary let us know which NeoCons she'd pardon, given the chance? Like Marc Rich?

wasn't it nice his wife, Denise Rich, donated huge sums to the Clinton Libarary?

Wonder why the Mediawhores never ask her about it.

[Catherine Vincent]

3. Obama wouldn't reappoint him.

Obama's wife worked for the govenor that Fitzgerald sent to prison.

[KittyWampus]

8. You are a liar or totally uniformed:

Feisty U.S. attorney's job safe
Friday, July 29, 2005


CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
BY LYNN SWEET Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief

WASHINGTON -- It's his call.

Though his term is up this fall, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the aggressive prosecutor who is investigating Mayor Daley's City Hall, possible illegal White House leaks and who has a former Illinois governor awaiting a corruption trial, is in no danger of losing his job.

Fitzgerald's original four-year term expires in a few months, and former Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.), who engineered his appointment (they are not related), is raising a concern the Chicago-based career prosecutor may be pressured out.

snip

Illinois Democratic Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama have been on record since January -- before the White House and City Hall probes heated up -- as wanting Patrick Fitzgerald to stay.

[Beausoir]

11. Your link is stale. From 2005. Got anything fresher?

[KittyWampus]

15. your attempt at a smear is based on fantasy. Got any proof? Happy to kick this to show what assholes

some Hillary supporters are.

[Beausoir]

18. I'll take that as a big NO then. Why so irritable? LOL.

And, just to help you with your reading skillz...I didn't start the thread.

If it helps...you can use your finger to follow along whilst reading.

[madrchsod]

20. she did? you have a link to prove that?

[stop the bleeding]

4. I have a question about this statement

Lots of people around here would like to make sure Fitzgerald exits the door with Bush so they can get back to business as usual.


when you say people around here are you talking about DU or where you live?

[tritsofme]

5. In the Chicagoland area.

I should have clarified.

[KittyWampus]

7. no, FreeRepublic

[tritsofme]

9. Oops. You got me.

My five year mission comes grinding to a halt.

[anigbrowl]

6. Actually, yes he has.

Here's an article from Obama's senate website page mentioning the fact that Fitzgerald is a thorn in the side of the Daley political machine in Chicago - and confirming Obama's desire for him to keep doing it.

[GainesT1958]

10. Dub, Abu-Gonzo and Rove...

Were the only ones getting rid of U.S. Attorneys because of their investigations of corruption, the last time I looked.

Barrack Obama certainly does not belong anywhere NEAR that category!:mad:

One thing of which I'm certain: there won't be any "pre-emptive pardons" of Dub, Cheney, Rove or Gonzo if Obama takes the reins on January 20 of 2009. Frankly, I'm not nearly as sure about that as far as the other two major candidates are concerned.:eyes:

B-)

[tritsofme]

13. Lots of administrations, from both parties, bend to the will of the Daley machine

and appoint weak USAs to the Northern District of Illinois.

Obama just happens to have much closer ties, that may present a conflict of interest.

[MojoMojoMojo]

12. Maybe Fitzgerald will be Obamas Attorney General

Wink Wink

[madrchsod]

16. that would be very good selection.....

[madrchsod]

14. i`m glad fitzgeralds in illinois

took apart the republicans and now he`s working on that useless governor in springfield. i doubt he`ll get to daley anytime soon but who knows he just may do that to. the best thing fitzgerald ever did in his senate term was to bring fitzgerald to illinois.

obama is`t going to get rid of fitzgerald

[tritsofme]

19. I agree with you very much.

Fitzgerald is doing an amazing job taking on the wholesale corruption that is politics in Illinois.

But if he went away, many of Obama's oldest supporters would be very happy.

[madrchsod]

21. ok i get what you are talking about

yes they would like to see him go away..i think daley would be the first in line to wish him a good flight....

[Imagevision]

17. Kiding?! if I was Obama Fitzgerald would be named Attorney General just to show he means business..

[tritsofme]

22. Unfortunately you are not Obama.

And you did not have to make friends with people like Rezko to get ahead in politics.

[johnnydrama]

23. no matter how good Fitz has been

He's a Republican, and most new President's put their own people in as US attorney's.

Could Obama keep him on, sure. But it's no big conspiracy if he doesn't.