Will Barack replace U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald and replace him with another U.S. Attorney that could work more in his and Mr. Emanuel favor?
Republicans have called on Mr. Obama to detail his staff’s contacts with Mr. Blagojevich and to leave U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald, who serves at the pleasure of the president, in place to oversee the investigation.
On Thursday, Mr. Obama told reporters that nobody in his transition office tried to make a deal with the Illinois governor about filling the vacant Senate seat, adding that he had not been contacted by federal authorities during their investigation of the governor.
SOURCE: Washington Times
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(1) Chicago Stinks… and We aren’t talkin about the Cubs
So why is this relevant today? Because the Chicago Machine is back and as powerful as ever. It doesn’t control Chicago anymore, it controls the entire state of Illinois. Blagojevich is a product of that machine. Newly appointed White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is a product of that machine. As you start to look at cabinet appointments and positions being handed out for the new administration, there are a lot of names from Illinois popping up. Either Illinois is a “hotbed” of political talent, or something is amiss here.
Oh, before I forget, there is another Chicago figure that is relevant to politics today, isn’t there? I am trying to think of the name. It’s not Oprah…yet. From Chicago, Illinois politician, I just can’t place it…..OHHH, that’s right….
Barrack Obama.
(2) Gov. Blagojevich Teams Up With Barack Obama To Teach Us Everything We Need To Know About Political Corruption
People ask where I get this information about the 5th Congressional District.
The answer is simple. I was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago near the Illinois Central railroad tracks, in between the bungalow where Michelle Robinson grew up with her Democratic precinct captain father, and Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s Church. Like Michelle’s father, I was a Chicago precinct captain, and have personal experience in how the infamous Illinois machine operates.
I organized and operated an advanced multi-ethnic community preschool in a Chicago church basement long before Obama became a community organizer in a church basement, and long before they invented Project Headstart.

