DRAFT FITZGERALD for Illinois Governor.

[TheWraith]

In a state whose last two governors have been rampant felons, clearly they need to elect the guy who put the last governor in prison and is working on doing it again.

Fitzgerald 2010!

[elleng]

1. I wanted him for

ATTORNEY GENERAL!

[Critters2]

11. My thought as well. nt

[oldtime dfl_er]

14. Supreme Court

PLEASE!!!

[elleng]

16. Nope;

hold that for someone else. But fitz is a fine prosecuting attorney; should be in a similar role, IMO.

[JI7]

2. conflict of interest

[babylonsister]

3. No! Let him, once and for all, kill IL corruption. That's what he wants

to do, I'm 'hearing'.

[blondeatlast]

25. Agreed--he's dedicated and effective doing what he does. If that's what he

wants to do I'm all for it.

My father was asked repeatedly to run for office but he just wanted to keep doing what he did (educator).

[nevergiveup]

4. Jessie White,

Sec of State, is also clean as a whistle and he cleaned up the Sec.State's office after Republican corruption. He is African American and very popular, even down state. He would make a great governor or U.S. Senator. I may be wrong but I believe Fitzgerald is a registered Republican.

[TheWraith]

5. Fitzgerald's not registered with a political party, actually. nt

[madrchsod]

6. dupe-delete

[Bobbie47]

15. He is from

downstate. Alton,IL. but at 74 he's getting a little old.

Born June 23, 1934 (1934-06-23) (age 74)
Alton, IL
Political party Democratic

[ShortnFiery]

7. No way. You forget Fitz SCREWED UP the Executive Branch Treason Case, or have you? eom

[sjdnb]

10. cite pls

I don't recall it as being so much of his error vs the exec branch rewriting the laws

[russ1943]

8. Too much indignation.

I understand we're at a different stage in an entirely different investigation but;

Does the difference in attitude exhibited by Fitzgerald, between an investigation into the outing of a CIA agent and a corrupt Illinois politician strike anyone else as a well er um ah STARK?

A little bit overboard.

I'm just saying that indignant attitude towards Illinois gov was sorely lacking in an investigation of treasonous actions by Bush administration.

Difference between who's being investigated, political party, maybe?

[Venceremos]

13. Considering

Fitzgerald indicted Republican George Ryan and his cronies with equal gusto to the way he's going after Blago, I'm guessing political party makes no difference to him.

Blago was trying to sell a Senate seat, threatening to withhold state funds from a children's hospital until their CEO made a $50K campaign contribution, and trying to have people fired who wrote negative editorials about him. Perhaps that explains Fitzgerald's indignation. Overboard, no.

[elleng]

17. I think you're reading IN the 'attitude.'

He's a professional prosecutor.

[sjdnb]

9. The guy does have

the balls to be a great public servant ... in any capacity

[elleng]

18. Yes he has.

.

[Missy Vixen]

12. NO.

He won't be happy. He evidently loves his job, so let him keep doing what he's doing now.

I read earlier today that the Lt. Governor of Illinois might be a good choice. Could someone from IL fill us in on that one?

Julie

[McCamy Taylor]

19. LOL. Where are his prosecutions of mortgage fraud cases? Show me those.

Where are his efforts to protect home buyers from lenders who preyed on minorities and those who were offered only the variable rate loans when they qualified for fixed rate.

Once I see those prosecutions, I might consider him for political office. Until then, he is just another Bush Department of Injustice prosecutor screaming to the press about how Democrats are so criminal after conducting a three year long investigation trying to find anything on his target.

[mucifer]

20. Other than ethics, do you know his position on ANYTHING?

I'd kinda want to know my governor's position on the issues. Fitzgerald is very private.

[live love laugh]

21. Blagojevich is not a "rampant felon". He has not been convicted only

investigated--incessantly. For three years he has been investigated and all they found at the end of three years is this Obama/Senator seat issue? What were they doing the other three years other than throwing out empty allegations to bring down his stature and popularity?

[nemo137]

24. The complaint goes back to 2003. The Senate auction is just reason the moved quickly.

Even the charges that came out today (soliciting a bribe from the head of Children's Memorial, asking the Trib to fire editors)go beyond the Senate auction.

[Raskolnik]

26. "all they found at the end of three years is this Obama/Senator seat issue?"

You haven't bothered to read much of anything having to do with this case, have you?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/acrobat/2008-12/43789434.pdf

[Gidney N Cloyd]

28. Daily Herald says it was actually the Trib issue that spurred Fitz to action.

Trib looked like it was ready to capitulate to Blago's demand for firing the editorial board and Sam Zell might have done that, hiding it amidst the recent layoffs and bankruptcy filing.

[bklyncowgirl]

22. Seems to me the man's in the right job in the right place.

How many prosecuters have two, count'em, two governor's heads hanging on their office walls?

Of two different parties no less.

[Nye Bevan]

23. I want Fitzgerald assigned to investigating Bushco

A special assignment to look into any and every crime that may have been committed by the previous administration in the past 8 years. A generous budget and a mandate to go wherever the evidence takes him. I think this could be quite productive.

[OwnedByFerrets]

27. Overboard much? He dropped the ball, incidentally or not, on

the outting of Valerie Plame. He doesnt deserve canonization.

[Freddie Stubbs]

29. On Star Trek, if a Klingon kills the Chancellor he then becomes the Chancellor

Qapla'