Perhaps this melancholy view of history is natural and expected, as one grows slightly older and, as one hopes, slightly wiser. However, this nation has now elected a new President and the media has already declared this shooting star of Chicago Politics to be the coming of our political savior. I am not making any comments about our new President. Instead, I would like to comment on the people standing closely around our new political savior (and their way of doing business – The Chicago Way).
Our Governor has a great deal of troubles these days, mostly for allegedly trying to ‘sell’ Barack Obama’s senate seat. Hello America, this little episode is just the beginning. Wake Up America – Welcome to Chicago!
One of Barack Obama’s biggest political enemies during his recent political campaign was Senator Hillary Clinton (yes, a Chicagoland woman herself, but she was a Chicago Democrat so that really does not count). She had the ‘inside Washington Democratic base’ and she had at least three-quarters of the media doing her political hatchet work for her. She was in the perfect position because this was ‘her turn’ and she was setup to win. The Republicans would put up a fight, but this was a Democratic year and the Democratic nominee would be our next President. Now comes the Chicago guy who knows how to speak and knows how to remain ‘cool’ under fire. That is what America saw.
But what America did not see?
The Chicago Democratic Party, standing just off-camera, pulling all the stings.
This brings us to today and today’s political news. With all the focus on our Governor and his troubles maybe the rest of us, including the media and the American People, can’t smell a Chicago political deal that appears to have been made right under everyone’s nose.
Chicago Politics 101: There should be a class taught in every university in America on this subject. Think about what I am about to print and before you totally dismiss the concept remember, Chicago Politics have now gone national.
