Fly On The Wall?

Truth? Or wishful thinking?

• McCarthy is the first high level city official to feel the wrath of Rahm.
  
  Just before McCarthy went to a dinner for the National Chiefs of Police he got a major in person ass reaming from Tiny Dancer. He had already irked Rahm with his constant careless talk in front of the media and his never ending love of being in front of the camera.
  
  Rahm was informed by a partner at a big downtown firm currently contracted for a lawsuit involving numerous 8th District police that the Superintendent is now a defense witness in any and all lawsuits involving this officer. The Superintendent is an expert in Police Management and he has now publicly stated that the city was negligent. Rahm was told that these comments virtually guarantee an eight figure settlement on the Farmer lawsuit.
  
  The anger from Rahm's advisors is so real that rumors around City Hall are that McCarthy could be fired before 2012. The thinking is Rahm will wait for one thing to go wrong, one scandal, one bad car chase, one anything, and he will drop the hammer on McCarthy.
  
  First, you can guarantee that McCarthy will do absolutely no more press conferences. City Hall is sending a new spokesman to handle police affairs who will be installed by the end of this week. The McCarthy media tour is over.
  
  Second, you can expect McCarthy to tone down his Compstat beatdowns. His only friend in Chicago just called him out on the carpet and basically told him he fucked up and if he fucks up again he's gone. Aldermen had already begun beating the drums that McCarthy is an asshole who doesn't treat them or their cronies with the respect they deserve.
  
  The general consensus is that McCarthy better start looking for a new police department to screw up.

Let's see who makes the next public appearance on behalf of the Department, maybe even tonight at the 013 "rally." McMedia might (and should) be in big trouble. We also heard the First Deputy didn't unpack all his boxes from the last move yet.

Come to think of it, public FOP "no confidence" vote could very well be the trigger Rahm is looking for. Never let a crisis go to waste and all that.