Comments on: Blago Indictment: Let’s Play A Little “Public Official X” Bingo! http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:30:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: muleboy303 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753951 muleboy303 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:05:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753951 <p>damn fine synopsis timr</p> damn fine synopsis timr

]]> By: addieloggins http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753798 addieloggins Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:29:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753798 <p>Bob,</p> <p>This was a complaint, not an indictment. To get an indictment, the US Attorney has to present evidence to the grand jury. Fitz has not done this yet. Federal prosecutors can arrest defendants with a complaint (as he did in this case), and now has 40 days (I think) to present the case to a grand jury and get an indictment.</p> <p>Usually in a case like this, the prosecutor would get the indictment first, before any arrests are made. Arrests on complaints are more comment in cases where there isn’t a lot of advance notice (drug busts, etc.) The fact that Fitz arrested on a complaint rather than getting the indictment first tells me that he recently made the decision that a quick arrest was imperative (to keep Blogo from appointing Obama’s successor, perhaps).</p> <p>Addie</p> Bob,

This was a complaint, not an indictment. To get an indictment, the US Attorney has to present evidence to the grand jury. Fitz has not done this yet. Federal prosecutors can arrest defendants with a complaint (as he did in this case), and now has 40 days (I think) to present the case to a grand jury and get an indictment.

Usually in a case like this, the prosecutor would get the indictment first, before any arrests are made. Arrests on complaints are more comment in cases where there isn’t a lot of advance notice (drug busts, etc.) The fact that Fitz arrested on a complaint rather than getting the indictment first tells me that he recently made the decision that a quick arrest was imperative (to keep Blogo from appointing Obama’s successor, perhaps).

Addie

]]> By: bobschacht http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753577 bobschacht Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:12:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753577 <p>What’s the difference between a “complaint” and an “indictment”? Both words are being tossed around today.</p> <p>IANAL,<br /> Bob in HI</p> What’s the difference between a “complaint” and an “indictment”? Both words are being tossed around today.

IANAL,
Bob in HI

]]> By: timr http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753575 timr Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:41:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753575 <p>Power continues to corrupt. Whether they be dem or rep, the corruption continues. Will more congressmen(reps) be going to jail in the Abramoff scandal now that the DOJ will be run based on law not on politics<br /> I remember Abscam. I remember the house bank scandal. I remember that 40+ years in power corrupted the dem party. But it only took the reps 12 years for hubris and corruption to equal what took the dems 40 years.<br /> I remember watching the senate hearings on Watergate while stationed in DC, that was the greatest education on govt that I have ever seen.<br /> I remember my political education started with JFK and how Mayor Daly voted the graveyards and how Nixon refused to challange the election.<br /> LBJ was corrupt in many ways<br /> Nixon did great things, but was a fatally flawed person.<br /> Ford. pardoned Nixon which helped cause the Clinton impeachment<br /> Carter has been a much better leader as a former president than he ever was as president<br /> Ronald Reagan. An actor reading lines. Possibly had alzheimers 2nd term<br /> GHWB. Over all I give him great marks for his ability in world affairs. GWI was his legacy, but poor at handling the new republician party of antitax and evangelical conservatives<br /> Clinton was his own worst enemy. The rep congress had wanted to get a dem president ever since Nixon was forced from office and Clinton gave them the chance. The most investigated president by the worst rep congress. Impeachment by the reps(their hubris and moral corruption) helped bring down the rep congress in 2006<br /> gwb-possibly the worst president ever. Threw away the principles that our country has had for for 200 years. Became the biggest bully in the world. All because he was afraid. I remember his presser at the La AFB on Sep 11. He looked like he was scared to death. He removed, at the behest of the multinationals, most of the regulations put in place after the depression to prevent another. Capitalism without regulation=anarchy.<br /> Now we have Obama. Will he be good or bad. The last really good president that we had was Ike. He was spot on when he warned about the military industrial complex.<br /> Now we are entering a period of uncertainty. Recession, possibly depression. We do not need the constant carping and threat of filibuster from the reps. But at the very least, if they threaten filibuster, make them carry it out. Let the people see who is against doing what is necessary to end the current recession/depression</p> Power continues to corrupt. Whether they be dem or rep, the corruption continues. Will more congressmen(reps) be going to jail in the Abramoff scandal now that the DOJ will be run based on law not on politics
I remember Abscam. I remember the house bank scandal. I remember that 40+ years in power corrupted the dem party. But it only took the reps 12 years for hubris and corruption to equal what took the dems 40 years.
I remember watching the senate hearings on Watergate while stationed in DC, that was the greatest education on govt that I have ever seen.
I remember my political education started with JFK and how Mayor Daly voted the graveyards and how Nixon refused to challange the election.
LBJ was corrupt in many ways
Nixon did great things, but was a fatally flawed person.
Ford. pardoned Nixon which helped cause the Clinton impeachment
Carter has been a much better leader as a former president than he ever was as president
Ronald Reagan. An actor reading lines. Possibly had alzheimers 2nd term
GHWB. Over all I give him great marks for his ability in world affairs. GWI was his legacy, but poor at handling the new republician party of antitax and evangelical conservatives
Clinton was his own worst enemy. The rep congress had wanted to get a dem president ever since Nixon was forced from office and Clinton gave them the chance. The most investigated president by the worst rep congress. Impeachment by the reps(their hubris and moral corruption) helped bring down the rep congress in 2006
gwb-possibly the worst president ever. Threw away the principles that our country has had for for 200 years. Became the biggest bully in the world. All because he was afraid. I remember his presser at the La AFB on Sep 11. He looked like he was scared to death. He removed, at the behest of the multinationals, most of the regulations put in place after the depression to prevent another. Capitalism without regulation=anarchy.
Now we have Obama. Will he be good or bad. The last really good president that we had was Ike. He was spot on when he warned about the military industrial complex.
Now we are entering a period of uncertainty. Recession, possibly depression. We do not need the constant carping and threat of filibuster from the reps. But at the very least, if they threaten filibuster, make them carry it out. Let the people see who is against doing what is necessary to end the current recession/depression

]]> By: Hugh http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753571 Hugh Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:20:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753571 <p>Thanks for the quotes.</p> Thanks for the quotes.

]]> By: Petrocelli http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753570 Petrocelli Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:19:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753570 <p><strong>((( selise )))</strong></p> <p>Thanks for doing the leg work !</p> ((( selise )))

Thanks for doing the leg work !

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753569 Blub Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:18:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753569 <p>I’m going to take a wild guess and say that Faux and Redstate aren’t gonna spin it that way.</p> I’m going to take a wild guess and say that Faux and Redstate aren’t gonna spin it that way.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753568 selise Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:18:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753568 <p>that’s clear from the affidavit. see my long comment above.</p> that’s clear from the affidavit. see my long comment above.

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753567 Blub Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:17:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753567 <p>or shoot it. Which would be Blago’s prospective fate in that country.</p> or shoot it. Which would be Blago’s prospective fate in that country.

]]> By: Phoenix Woman http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753564 Phoenix Woman Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:15:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blago-indictment-lets-play-a-little-public-official-x-bingo/#comment-1753564 <p><a href="http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/247390.php" rel="nofollow">Feds: Obama refused to play ball with Blago.</a></p> Feds: Obama refused to play ball with Blago.

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