Same old stuff, this governor episode. People used to think that “downstate politics” was clean or at least cleaner but the recent past proves that is no longer the case. Rod B, (former GUV), is a product of the ward politics that have such an obscene hold on the city.
He might very well disappear, buried under the runway at Meigs.
As one who grew up outside Chicago (in Cook County), but didn’t get involved in politics at all until after I moved out of state I have to say that the prevailing opinion is - exactly HOW are those who care supposed to combat it? Everyone across the country is starting to realize how ACORN played a role in the national election - well, these same folks have been doing this in Chicago for a LONG time now...
To me, it seemed that the only ones who even TRY to get involved in Chicago Politics are corrupt in one way or another. There is no way to get appointed to a board, or elected in ANY position without either being in the Daley Machine’s Pocket, or a relative of someone who is.
The reason many Chicagoans just ignore these things is because, well, what in the heck are we SUPPOSED to do? Have you any clue how hard it is to even get Conservative viewpoints HEARD - much less have Conservatives Elected?
I mean, if anyone there in Chicago still - or elsewhere - really has a good idea of how to stop the corruption that’s been bred into Chicago for the last century or so, I’d love to hear it... Seriously, just what are Chicagoans (and Cook County residents) supposed to DO about it?
Sorry if I sound bitter, but I do get defensive when people talk about Chicagoans, because I still in my heart identify myself as such (it’s a great city with the exception of the government). It’s not as if we don’t care, it’s just that it’s SO entrenched in the city that no-one sees a way OUT! THAT’S why we take a “life goes on” attitude - if we didn’t we’d all go nuts!