Libloather to knarf; hoosiermama; Liz
Please make a connection to Chicago and zero .... please.
At first glance, Mose Jefferson embodies an archetype of American politics: the man who makes a living, and a life, by attaching himself like a parasite to a famous and powerful relative fortunate enough to win office. The truth is more complicated. While his once-formidable stroke was derived from the political success of his younger brother, former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, the reverse was true as well.
For it was Mose Jefferson, 66, who cut his teeth on politics first, learning the tricks of the trade as a Democratic Party field lieutenant in one of Chicago’s most storied — some would say notorious — political operations before returning to steer his brother’s campaigns in New Orleans.
He learned the craft well. Detractors and admirers alike agree that from the xearly 1980s until Hurricane Katrina, Mose Jefferson was one of the city’s premier political tacticians. The organization he ran, the Progressive Democrats, with William Jefferson as its standard-bearer, grew into one of the city’s most potent forces.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262476/posts
Moving you’re comment over here as we are trying to keep all the Chicago information in one place. Do you know the alderman involved?
Not that it’s limited to one...I suspect that’s how most stay in positions of power. A few are being targeted now, if you care to read through the thread you’ll see.
45 posted on Sunday, June 28, 2009 7:30:42 PM by spintreebob