Posted on 09/10/2018 6:37:00 AM PDT by simpson96
My friends, I will be the next mayor of Chicago.
And this I vow: As mayor, I'll never lie to you and I'll rule by respecting Chicago’s most ancient traditions, meaning my family and friends will get rich, and the people of Chicago will pay for it. Or else. Everyone will be happy and content, or else.
For I am a river to my people.
Future historians may notice that my first successful campaign began with a tweet.
It was from Tom Bevan, publisher of RealClearPolitics and host of the “Tom Bevan Show” on WLS-AM radio.
“At this point, just about everyone is considering a run,” tweeted Bevan. “I’m even hearing whispers @John_Kass might be jumping in. #kassforchicago.”
I didn’t have to be asked twice.
OK, I’m in.
Listen, my friends. You have to believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.
I might even put that on my campaign T-shirts. But hey, I’m not going to sacrifice a thing. Sacrifice is the job of taxpayers. Get real. This is politics, which is like selling shoes, but with people.
Also, I might put “I am Spartacus” on my campaign buttons, because, well, it’s cool and no one else has thought of it.
Being a crafty national political observer, Bevan noticed something rather medieval about Chicago after Mayor Rahm Emanuel withdrew from his re-election campaign.
The scrambling hordes of ambitious politicians who suddenly see an opportunity.
Emanuel would have lost to one of the previously announced candidates for mayor, thoughtful and courageous people like Paul Vallas and Lori Lightfoot, who dared challenge a ruthless incumbent mayor and wanted the campaign to be a contest of ideas.
Yet rather than lose and allow the people to decide (and allow ideas to get anywhere near things), Rahm just quit, pulled the plug,
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
A beer can chicken on every grill. Complimentary White Sox tickets for all. Go Kass!
“Never let a good Moutza go to waste.” - bumper sticker for John Kass.
Love it!
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