McHenry County Blog

I’m pretty sure I heard or read this somewhere before, but it’s always good to hear it again.

Buried in an article by Bob Sector and John McCormick headlined,

by his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright,
is this paragraph:”

On another subject, Obama said he was impressed with the efforts of the U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald, whose office is prosecuting Obama friend and fundraiser Antoin “Tony” Rezko. If elected president, Obama said, he would retain Fitzgerald (emphasis added).

Obama also took a shot at opponent Hillary Clinton:

”He said Chicago doesn’t have the franchise on political corruption. ‘Sen. Clinton comes out of New York,’ he said. ‘There are apparently some issues there as well.’”

Here are Obama’s words on Fitzgerald take from the Chicago Tribune transcript of the meeting:

Tribune: In the question that Bruce [Dold, Tribune editorial page editor] asked about the difficulties of coming up in Chicago and in the Chicago political way. When you were here several months, maybe a year ago, you said either here or I forgot outside or where outside, I think it was right here in the room, that if you were, you know, that you would reappoint or seek to maintain Patrick Fitzgerald as the United States attorney. . . .

Obama: I think I said it here in the boardroom

Tribune: Given the investigations that are going on now, if you’re elected president.

Obama: I still think he’s doing a good job. Yes.

Tribune: Would you keep him? And why would you keep him?

Obama: I think he has been aggressive in putting the city on notice and the state on notice that he takes issues of public corruption seriously.

Tribune: Does that position of wanting to keep the prosecutor in the job, does that, perhaps do you think it threatens or compromise any other political entities here in Chicago.

Obama: I can’t speculate on that . . . I can’t.

Tribune: I can.

Obama: You can, yes. [laughter]

I trust the Chicago Tribune will pin down Clinton when she comes to town.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain promised me that he would keep Fitzgerald in a Union League Club meeting I was invited to attend in February 2007. He told the Tribune, as well.
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The photo of Barack Obama is from his campaign web site.

93% of McHenry County’s live vote counted and U.S. Senator Barack Obama is leading Hillary Clinton by 63% to 36%.

Add it up. That comes to 99%.

93% of McHenry County’s live vote counted and U.S. Senator Barack Obama is leading Hillary Clinton by 63% to 36%.

Add it up. That comes to 99%.

Hillary Clinton received a gift from U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald today.

Rod Blagojevich fund raiser and Barack Obama political career launcher Tony Rezko has been taken into custody.

He’s to be tried on various corruption charges, starting late next month.

The arrest will put the Hillary Clinton’s Rezko attack on front pages in numerous states.

Hillary Clinton received a gift from U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald today.

Rod Blagojevich fund raiser and Barack Obama political career launcher Tony Rezko has been taken into custody.

He’s to be tried on various corruption charges, starting late next month.

The arrest will put the Hillary Clinton’s Rezko attack on front pages in numerous states.

Here’s one from Kentucky that a friend forwarded.

It has messages on so many levels.

It reads,

Here’s one from Kentucky that a friend forwarded.

It has messages on so many levels.

It reads,

The Daily Herald is reporting that Bull Valley’s State Rep. Jack Franks spoke on Hillary Clinton’s behalf at a Chicago fund raiser.

Franks is co-chairman of her Illinois campaign.

It’s an interesting strategy that Franks and his father Herb have embarked upon.

Being a high profile supporter of the non-favorite son would certainly gain Franks tremendous White House access should Clinton succeed in her quest.Imagine a President Clinton appearing at a fund raiser for candidate for governor Jack Franks, for instance.

Such access could come in handy should Franks decide to run for statewide office.

According to Dave Berry’s article, Franks said

“he’s not concerned by shifting poll numbers.

“’We’ve always known that it would be a close race,’ Franks said, ‘We understood that from the beginning. But a few months ago, she was 25 points down in Iowa, and now look at her; that’s what the story line ought to be.’”

The Daily Herald is reporting that Bull Valley’s State Rep. Jack Franks spoke on Hillary Clinton’s behalf at a Chicago fund raiser.

Franks is co-chairman of her Illinois campaign.

It’s an interesting strategy that Franks and his father Herb have embarked upon.

Being a high profile supporter of the non-favorite son would certainly gain Franks tremendous White House access should Clinton succeed in her quest.Imagine a President Clinton appearing at a fund raiser for candidate for governor Jack Franks, for instance.

Such access could come in handy should Franks decide to run for statewide office.

According to Dave Berry’s article, Franks said

“he’s not concerned by shifting poll numbers.

“’We’ve always known that it would be a close race,’ Franks said, ‘We understood that from the beginning. But a few months ago, she was 25 points down in Iowa, and now look at her; that’s what the story line ought to be.’”

State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Bull Valley) is running as a candidate for delegate to the 2008 Democratic Party National Convention as a supporter of Hillary Clinton.

Crystal Laker Elizabeth Puchmelter is running pledged to Bill Richardson.

That’s it folks.

No other presidential candidate selected anyone from McHenry County as a candidate for delegate.

Republicans file from November 28th through December 5th.

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I am informed that Algonquin Township Republican precinct committeeman and District 300 School Board member John Ryan is passing petitions for Mitt Romney.

I should have said that only two Democrats were seeking election as national convention delegates.