That's why Blog and his cronies were ready with press releases on November 5 announcing his meetings with Obama that day and later on the very topic of "who gets the appointment".
Besides, you know that Obama doesn't do anything without a script.
We all know Fitzgerald's technique ~ when he has a RINO or Democrat on the hook he goes after some little guy to draw attention away from the big guy. He did that by going after "Scooter" Libby ~ that way you never noticed that Plame had been ratted out by Powell and Armitage.
He's done it before; he'll do it again.
The top end politicians just love Fitzgerald ~ he's their kind of "boy".
How does one get to remain in his position? He gets (re) nominated. His next bss will be Obama?