Posted on 05/03/2005 7:08:49 AM PDT by 212351st
A former Chicago official admitted Monday that he solicited trucking companies seeking city business to contribute to Mayor Richard Daley's re-election campaign and the 11th Ward Democratic Organization of Daley's brother.
Gerald Wesolowski, a former ranking official in the Water Department, revealed that department employees won promotions and raises for campaigning for Daley, Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) and others................
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Democrats involved in campaign fund raising fraud. Nothing to see here, folks, move on...
I guess this might be a surprise in some quarters but not this one. They are Rats!
I agree, ....but it's testimony to Peter Fitzgerald's legacy...successfully getting Patrick Fitzgerald as US Attorney is this midwest cesspool.
Standard operating procedure!!!!
Richie Daley and his buds are crooks? Say it ain't so!
I'm waiting for the post"Daley may be a crook and the entire Chicago governmental apparatus totally corrupt, but the city runs okay", kinda like "At least Mussolini ran the trains on time" mentality.
Throw everyone of these Chicago crooks in jail!
do I REALLY have to say it???
ping!
Nothing would please me more than to see King Daley frog-marched out of City Hall in handcuffs, blubbering like a baby. The guy is a stain on this city; breaks laws at will, socializes with mobsters; bulldozes an airport, etc. The list goes on and on.
If this guy were a Republican, the newspaper would editorialize daily that he should resign.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.