It ain’t over til it’s over, as Yogi Berra famously said. Whether it’s the Illinois Supreme Court of the Illinois Legislature, Emmanuel is almost certainly going to exhaust all avenues. Look for Obama to give Illinois billions in bailout money in close proximity to the Illinois legislature changing the residency law to create an exemption for those “serving the people of Illinois” in an official capcity with the federal government.
Ed Burke’s in the driver’s seat, now. If Rahm gets on the ballot he’ll owe Ed over a 4-3 decision.
Exactly, from what I hear and have read, with enough money anything is possible in Chicago.