tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post3361562545399303597..comments2024-03-17T12:51:46.412-07:00Comments on Cutting Through The Crap: Standing PatSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-21649985930930930452008-12-18T15:45:00.000-08:002008-12-18T15:45:00.000-08:00Dr P: terras irradient! (Which, in my day, we assu...Dr P: terras irradient! (Which, in my day, we assumed meant "shiny dirt."Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-39990129050315857532008-12-18T12:58:00.000-08:002008-12-18T12:58:00.000-08:00Amherst '90. I enjoy your blog. I had similar gu...Amherst '90. I enjoy your blog. I had similar gut feelings about Mr. Fitzgerald during the Libby investigation. An Elliott Ness for the 21st century. But yeah, the rhetorical flourish about Lincoln -- too much. Probably he overwrote at Armrest, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-88680576870202470402008-12-14T09:41:00.000-08:002008-12-14T09:41:00.000-08:00anonymous: I admire Patrick Fitzgerald, as I said ...anonymous: I admire Patrick Fitzgerald, as I said in a <A HREF="http://sidschwab.blogspot.com/2008/12/fitz.html" REL="nofollow">previous post</A>. I criticized the tone of his remarks in his recent appearance, for reasons I stated. And I don't think there's contextual equivalence between Obama's mention of Abe, and Pat's.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-10150503699635523242008-12-14T09:21:00.000-08:002008-12-14T09:21:00.000-08:00I live in Illinois, where political corruption is ...I live in Illinois, where political corruption is almost a way of life. Patrick Fitzgerald is just doing his job. Within the last couple of years, he was in charge of the Scooter Libby trial, the George Ryan trial, and one of the biggest mob trials in Illinois history. <BR/><BR/>Blago married Alderman Dick Mell's daughter. Mell reportedly told his son-in-law not to 'do that kind of business by phone or e-mail'. Blago's arrogance did him in as much as his stupidity. <BR/>He deserves everything Pat Fitzgerald can legally throw at him. <BR/><BR/>If you're going to pick on Pat for Lincoln-related remarks, you might as well include President-elect Obama on the list. (Lincoln is popular around here ATM - it's the sesquicentennial anniversary of his birth IIRC.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-50258512681087612772008-12-13T16:50:00.000-08:002008-12-13T16:50:00.000-08:00Margaret: that's exactly the kind of gratuitous sl...Margaret: that's exactly the kind of gratuitous slander that I'm tempted to reject!! ;-)Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-10659680231568324272008-12-13T16:02:00.000-08:002008-12-13T16:02:00.000-08:00I can't help but think that Fitzgerald would have ...I can't help but think that Fitzgerald would have hit the right combination of brilliance, toughness, competence, humility, and charisma if only he had attended Williams College. <BR/><BR/>;-)Margaret WVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986681743512672783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-86889547728351208042008-12-13T11:59:00.000-08:002008-12-13T11:59:00.000-08:00As believe I said before, I spent last summer in a...As believe I said before, I spent last summer in a Portland law firm, and the name "Schwab" came up everywhere. Your father's continues to be a strong voice in Oregon law.<BR/><BR/>I find the Patrick Fitzgerald aggression troublesome for exactly the reasons to which you allude -- he is politicizing the instruments of justice. As the NY Times article points out, the function of a prosecutor is to advocate the interests of the government, and the government's interests are justice and fairness. To put it another way, our legal system requires Prosecutors to do the right thing, not the most aggressive thing.<BR/><BR/>Fitzgerald's comments comments (to me) foreshadow a political campaign in his future. I'm guessing governor.Patrick Bageanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385399679860682725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-38119371884977514922008-12-13T11:44:00.000-08:002008-12-13T11:44:00.000-08:00Fitzgerald: all the behavioral mannerisms of someb...Fitzgerald: all the behavioral mannerisms of somebody who's got his eyes on bigger and better things. Being stodgy doesn't get you noticed or reshown endlessly on cable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.com