The Chicago Tribune's Plea for Obama to Keep Patrick Fitzgerald to Fight Chicago Corruption

The Chicago Tribune has an editorial on Chicago corruption:

Yes, voters want change—and not just in Washington. Decade upon decade, the Illinois culture of political sleaze has cheated citizens of this state. Public corruption has distorted governance, thieved from innocents and alienated voters who now distrust many of the officials whose salaries they pay.

Today one unstoppable force of nature threatens the culture of sleaze and its insider financial deals, its illegal patronage hiring, and its pay-to-play contracts for cronies: Since his arrival from New York in 2001, U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald has demonstrated the energy and integrity that, in time, could liberate Illinoisans from indentured servitude to criminals in government.

President-elect Barack Obama has said he'll keep Fitzgerald in the job, and we trust he'll keep his word. But Fitzgerald, who serves at the president's pleasure, has powerful enemies. They know that as his list of cooperating witnesses lengthens—convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko may be joining that club—so does his list of potential targets. Those with reason to fear Fitzgerald's breath on their necks would love to see him dumped—or promoted high into Justice Department oblivion—when Obama takes office.

You'll want to read the whole editorial to get a flavor of what's happening in sleazy Illinois.The Chicago Tribune endorsed Obama when they knew he was closely tied to the Chicago Democratic Machine.If Obama can appoint Rahm Emanuel(close friend of William Daley),what makes the Tribune think he will not get rid of Fitzgerald just because he said so before the election? Did the Obama campaign promise The Chicago Tribune bailout money before the election??