Daley Clears The Air Over Torture Statement

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 24, 2008 2:00PM

Mayor Daley yesterday did what he does best: ruffle feathers. MayDay got all sassy in terms of offering an apology to torture victims in the Burge case. Well, late yesterday afternoon, the Mayor's spokesperson issued something of an apology for the "apology."

Mayor Daley has, on more than one occasion, expressed regret for what were clearly horrific acts and a regrettable time in our city's history. His remarks today were by no means aimed at the alleged victims or their families but merely reflect his frustration that certain key points of the case are routinely lost in the media, namely, the fact that it wasn't until Mayor Daley became mayor that Jon Burge was fired.

Nevermind Daley was state's attorney when the whole thing went down and that Daley was actually told about it then. Nope, nothing to see here. Not his fault. Move along. Hey, look, everybody! Is that Obama?