But that's not all. Disgraced Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will receive his jail sentence that same day. He pleaded guilty two weeks ago to obstruction of justice, and offered a no contect plea to an assault charge.
Here's the enthusiastic praise Obama gave Kilpatrick last year:
OBAMA: So I want to first of all acknowledge your great mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, who has been...
(APPLAUSE)
... on the frontlines -- has been on the frontlines doing an outstanding job of gathering together the leadership at every level in Detroit to bring about the kind of renaissance that all of us anticipate for this great city.
And he is a leader not just here in Detroit, not just in Michigan, but all across the country. People look to him. We know that he is going to be doing astounding things for many years to come.
And so I'm grateful to call him a friend and a colleague. And I'm looking forward to a lengthy collaboration in terms of making sure that Detroit does well in the future.
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