All Posts Tagged With: "Mayor Daley"
The Dark Side of Privatization
Instapundit writes: “If the parking meter deal put a bad taste in your mouth, try swallowing this: Chicago is considering leasing its water system to help fix the budget.” Privatization for efficiencies might be a good thing, but that’s not what this is about. Mayor Daley can’t stop paying off his cronies, so he’s selling [...]
26Oct2009 | Mike Van Winkle | 6 comments | ContinuedBarack Obama Stumping for the Olympics
For those of you who don’t live in Chicago and find yourself wondering why Barack Obama would take time off during a missile crisis, an economic recession, and an critical healthcare debate, just to go stump for the Olympics, let me explain.Barack Obama’s career is a project of the Richard M. Daley Machine. As such, [...]
28Sep2009 | Mike Van Winkle | 2 comments | Continued-
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