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Challenger hard to find for newly anointed Lipinski
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | August 18, 2004 | Carol Marin

Posted on 08/18/2004 5:29:42 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican

Honestly, I don't know how Bill Lipinski, John Daley, Mike Madigan or Tom Hynes kept a straight face Tuesday.

Or how the other dozen political bosses in the room did either.

There they were, Democratic committeeman sitting side by side in a Holiday Inn meeting room just south of Midway Airport in the heart of Lipinski territory.

These scions of Chicago political dynasties were engaged in the "serious" business of picking a candidate to replace Lipinski on the November ballot in the 3rd District congressional election.

Little wonder few members of the public showed up. This gathering had nothing to do with them, and everything to do with preserving power as it is used and abused in Chicago.

(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: congress; corruption; disenfranchisement; lipinski; nepotism; smokefilledroom
Gee, naive old me! I thought congressional seats belonged to the PEOPLE!?!
1 posted on 08/18/2004 5:29:43 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican


I may live to see free elections in Iraq, but I won't ever see free elections in Illinois, NJ, LA, PA....


2 posted on 08/18/2004 5:44:48 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Two words: Lipinski. Huckle-buck.


3 posted on 08/18/2004 5:48:19 AM PDT by mattdono ([mattdono to John Kerry]: I voted for you...right before I voted against you.)
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To: IncPen; Nailbiter

Beautiful.


4 posted on 08/18/2004 6:41:41 AM PDT by BartMan1
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