If Al Sanchez's conviction for steering undeserving patronage workers into city jobs over a decade ago indicates anything about the nature of due process in this country, it's that the gears of justice turn slowly. That's why news that Mayor Daley's Patrick, and his nephew Robert Vanecko have hired a defense attorney shouldn't come as a surprise. You may remember Vanecko, whom the city Inspector General is investigating for his involvement in the management of millions of dollars of city pension funds. But Vanecko doesn't need an attorney for that investigation. At least not yet.
