Chicago Mayor Embarrassed Over Corruption

AP via Yahoo ^ | May 4, 2005 | Mike Robinson

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Whatta guy!

And just to shine a little light on his last re-election -- he won with 80% of a turnout of 33%.

27% of the eligible voters returned this guy to office. A damned shame.

[SmithL]

The headline imples a sense of shame. I'm not buying it.

[Hardastarboard]

Let me know when the headline says "Mayor jailed over corruption". Then I'll be interested.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

His typical bull-oney.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

If that day ever comes, I'm buying drinks for everyone.

[thoughtomator]

Daley was reportedly shocked, shocked that gambling was going on in this establishment.

[jwh_Denver]

Chicago might be the top or second most corrupt city in the US. This kind of claptrap has been going on for years and it goes deep. Try remodeling your house and if you don't grease the palm of the inspector you'll never get it passed. Even true in some of the outlying suburbs.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Chicago might be the top or second most corrupt city in the US.

And da Mare don't know a thing about it.

[bfree]

I am truly looking forward to his "perp" walk with the cuffs on.

[catpuppy]

In a related story, Hell froze over today ...

[telebob]

The explanantin is simple: Election year 'money migration trails' are so ingrained in the Chicago money DNA that even though Daley Jr. does everything he can to block the normal path of election year dollars, some still get through to the 'mating grounds' of the mayor's office.

See? Perfectly innocent...

[dfwgator]

"I'm shocked, just shocked there is corruption here."

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Thanks for explanatin that!

[jwh_Denver]

Notta ting!

[TASMANIANRED]

Remember the scene in Casablanca where Claude Raines cashes in his chips and says "there's Gambling going on here, I'm shocked, Shocked."

Daley and corruption are synonyms.

[DeFault User]

Can Chicago newscasters read this story without snickers or guffaws?

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Probably plenty of them can. The softball treatment he gets from most of the press here is unbelievable.

[telebob]

Splainin' is my specieltee..

[Mulch]

...Daley ended the news conference, saying: "Everybody supported my campaign. Everybody knows that. I won last time with 80 percent" of the vote. ok Mayor Saddam.

[supercat]

Chicago might be the top or second most corrupt city in the US. This kind of claptrap has been going on for years and it goes deep. Try remodeling your house and if you don't grease the palm of the inspector you'll never get it passed. Even true in some of the outlying suburbs.

Unfortunately, the corruption has so thoroughly rusted out much of the government that in many ways the rust is the only thing holding the city together. Rather hard to clean it out under such circumstances.