Petraeus and Patrick Fitzgerald are examples of public servants in intense political squalls who managed to keep their heads and their integrity intact.
Patreaus and integrity? What about this from his immediate superior Admiral William Fallon, chief of the Central Command:
Adm. Fallon, according to Pentagon sources, used salty language during their first meeting in Baghdad in March to assess his junior officer. He reportedly told Gen. Petraeus that he considered the general to be backside-kissing chicken manure.
The word that most people are using for describing Admiral Fallon's remark to General Patreaus? Can you say sycophant? [I like one of sycophant's synonyms better - fawning parasite! How fun.]
Of course, the general has also made some statements that help one to believe his self-serving intentions. From The Independent:
President Petraeus? Iraqi official recalls the day US general revealed ambition
"I asked him if he was planning to run in 2008 and he said, 'No, that would be too soon'," Mr [Sabah] Khadim, who now lives in London, said.
Patrick Fitzgerald, on the other hand, has made no such declarations to the best of my recollection and search of the Internet. Here in Chicago he has been the scurge of political misdoings and the history of the Plame case shows his resoluteness. I'm sure that if he could have proven the power(s) behind the incident, he would have done it in a heartbeat.
President Patreaus? If his take on the surge is an indication and the reaction of the American people is a marker, he'll have a long way to go before he can announce a candidacy.
however, stranger things have happened. let's not forget December 11, 2000...
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