Ike to Change Plea?

But that would mean he lied when he claimed he wasn't guilty! Oh, the humanity!

• Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th) pleaded not guilty to corruption charges in federal court Monday, but his attorney said Carothers could change his mind by as soon as next month.
  
  Carothers, a longtime ally of Mayor Richard Daley's, appeared relaxed during his first appearance in federal court since his indictment in late May. Wearing a dark suit, he sat in the first row of the courtroom gallery with his legs crossed waiting for his case to be called.
  
  His lawyer, Lawrence Beaumont, entered a plea of not guilty for him. But after the hearing, Beaumont said Carothers could change that plea once the government starts turning over evidence in the case. Beaumont said he and Carothers could know which option to take -- including a guilty plea -- by as soon as the next status hearing in the case, scheduled for July 7.

We can hardly wait for the evidence to be revealed. Ike wore a wire for a year, so they must have him dead-to-rights on a couple of good charges. And Ike was wearing that wire to work off a few decades worth of time in Club Fed. We're still hoping Ike may have worn the wire to a few "merit" committee meetings so someone can finally tell us what constitutes a "merit" selection.