[onyx]

Isn’t Mrs. Daley very ill?

[ebersole]

That’s what I thought as well. I remember reading (can’t remember where) that her cancer had come back and was now in the bones.

[maggief]

Mrs. Daley has had a set back in her eight year battle with cancer, though I don’t think that’s the full story. IMO, he was likely forced out, (family pension fund deals?. And who is holding all that worthless real estate snatched up before the failed Olympic bid?)

RE wants out of the WH, and always aspired to be mayor, (ironically, so did BHO.)

Axelrod sets the stage ...

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/09/rahm-has-the-presidents-blessing-and-the-personality-to-make-it-as-chicago-mayor.html

Rahm has the President’s Blessing, and the Personality to Make it as Chicago Mayor