Things have changes a lot in Chicago politics since Daley the First died. The Shakman Decree prevented firing city workers for political reasons and made it no longer possible to coerce city employees to do machine political work(especially during working hours!) I went door to door for some of the Daley machine opponents, and it was very real at that time. It is not any more. There is a Democratic organization in Chicago now, but it is NOT a “machine” anymore, not anymore than any political organization anywhere else. The graft in Chicago politics is mostly corporate lobbyists and law firms getting cozy with aldermen and state legislators, same as everywhere else. Your epithets are forty years out of date, Howie. And the “thugs” you often refer to are wearing three piece suits. Look on the bright side, Howie. Forty years out of date is an improvement on your usual stupid, downright ignorant, and malicious.
Murphy224 over 11 years ago
Based on this toon, Romney wins in the appearance category.
rockngolfer over 11 years ago
We belong to a mutual admiration society, Hey the music note thing doesn’t work…
Simon_Jester over 11 years ago
You know the righties are getting desperate when all they can do is scream, "Chicago polticis!’ over and over.
eepatt over 11 years ago
Things have changes a lot in Chicago politics since Daley the First died. The Shakman Decree prevented firing city workers for political reasons and made it no longer possible to coerce city employees to do machine political work(especially during working hours!) I went door to door for some of the Daley machine opponents, and it was very real at that time. It is not any more. There is a Democratic organization in Chicago now, but it is NOT a “machine” anymore, not anymore than any political organization anywhere else. The graft in Chicago politics is mostly corporate lobbyists and law firms getting cozy with aldermen and state legislators, same as everywhere else. Your epithets are forty years out of date, Howie. And the “thugs” you often refer to are wearing three piece suits. Look on the bright side, Howie. Forty years out of date is an improvement on your usual stupid, downright ignorant, and malicious.
joe vignone over 11 years ago
Mittens is a masterdebater.
lonecat over 11 years ago
Here’s my prediction for the debate — no matter what happens, the liberals will say Obama won, the conservatives will say Romney won.
Ketira over 11 years ago
Maybe… but when was the last time any Third Party candidate won the Presidency?
lonecat over 11 years ago
I thought Romney did very well. Give credit where it’s due.