Posted on 10/18/2009 12:12:34 PM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
The Olympics was going to save the day. Then President Obama and wife Michelle made fools of themselves telling the Olympic committee how the Olympics would make them happy because they love sports, and they sat on their daddy's laps watching sports, and they really, really, really love the Olympics. One vote and out was the president's reward for wasting millions of the taxpayer's money flying them to Copenhagen.
This presented a major problem for Mayor Daley, soon to run for reelection. He was hoping against hope that the Olympics would sweep into Chicago and save his floundering budget. The infusion of cash stolen from the American taxpayers and state taxpayers both would have floated King Daley's criminal enterprises for another few years at least and make his election a dream.
But that pipe dream has gone up in smoke, hasn't it?
And now comes Mayor Daley's pandering to the voters. No tax hike, he says. He is the knight on the white horse, he says. He won't raise taxes because times are so darn tough. The voters can't take it any more he claims. And he, King Daley, will valiantly lead the charge against tax hikes..
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
Voters seem to love fools.
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