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2011-02-23 Home Front: Politix
Rahm Emanuel wins Chicago mayoral election
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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-02-23 02:16|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ]  Top

#1 Too much global warming? The drinking water in Chicago? A even more mediocre slate of candidates? Mideast-like city where voting is corrupt and voters suffer from one party hegemony for far too long.

Glad I don't live in Chicago.
Posted by JohnQC 2011-02-23 08:30||   2011-02-23 08:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Finally someone to come in and clean out all that corruption.
Posted by DepotGuy 2011-02-23 09:41||   2011-02-23 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 The 'machine' still works!
Posted by Besoeker 2011-02-23 09:44||   2011-02-23 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 After looking at his opposition, he is clearly the least bad choice in a field of bad choices. Well, maybe not 'clearly', but you get the idea.
Posted by Whiskey Mike 2011-02-23 10:16||   2011-02-23 10:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Exactly what has he done that makes one think he could successfully run a large city; get pot holes filled, balance a budget, make sure the streets are plowed, etc. etc.?

Or could this just be another in the long list of steps taken to build political power and the 4377 with actually having a quality city?

Am I that cynical? Yep.
Posted by Alan Cramer 2011-02-23 10:27||   2011-02-23 10:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, it is nice to see some things never change. The corrupt political machine in Chicago is still working smoothly.

Now may all the Chicago politicians just stay in Chicago.
Posted by DarthVader 2011-02-23 12:05||   2011-02-23 12:05|| Front Page Top

#7 How long until Chicagoans look back with longing to the time when the Daley machine ran things?
Posted by trailing wife 2011-02-23 15:47||   2011-02-23 15:47|| Front Page Top

#8 Heard the population of Chi town is down to 1922 levels. All the murders and all. Reckon being the mayor of a big graveyard should be easy.
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