Bus Fumes

More Chicago crap that chaps my ass:

I agree with Eric Zorn:

Yes, it's a poultry fest—one of the biggest turkeys in Illinois political history will have placed one of the silliest roosters in Illinois political history in a luxury coop on Capitol Hill. Both birds should be ashamed of themselves. Neither are. That's that. We'll survive.

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Once again Mayor Shortshanks is playing games with city streets:

Yesterday, Daley was all willing to circumvent State and Federal law regarding grants and matching funds to get a piece of the pie Obama is setting up after the inauguration. Today he can't reveal how cutbacks are going to become dollars for plowing?

SCC is right. Richie is nuts.
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If you wonder at all why Cook County, IL has the highest taxes in the nation, how 'bout this for example:

Last winter, Cook County Highway Department maintenance employees called in sick, took vacation or put in for paid time off on the same days they earned overtime compensation, a Chicago Sun-Times review of payroll records shows.

Nice work if you can get it, huh?
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Well, DUH!

Lawmakers detailed a litany of alleged abuses of the governor's power in the draft report. The list include Blagojevich expanding health care without legislative approval, spending state money on useless flu vaccines, refusing to release federal subpoenas and other government information to the public, widespread hiring abuses and pay-to-play activities in which big contributors often wound up with hefty state contracts.

This could have and should have been taken care of months ago by our pals down in Springfield. We wouldn't be facing the mess we're in with Blago's selection of Roland Burris if they had.
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I'm not surprised. Are you?
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The fighting in DC has started before the Exalted One has even taken the Oath of Office:

President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts are running into opposition from senators in his own party who say they won't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs.

Hope and change. Right.