Don't mean to get all political, but I just read Rahm's Wiki page, read some other info on him and the Chicago machine and pulled some gems for a These Blog Postings . What does everyone else think about this kind of individual continuing to set the tone for our city?
I don't like it a bit.
Del Valle seems awesome! anyone have any dirt I should know about him before joining his team for sure? (hint... there was none. I joined his team for sure!)
Love ya!
Going for a ride.....
Brrr......
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These aren't the droids you are looking for...
DelValle made the point at a meeting I attended last week that Chicago is fairly unique in that we have structurally a representative government process, with the Aldermen having a say in what happens in their wards (and presumably acting on behalf of their constituents) and in many other cities Alderman are merely legislators.
What you call 'alderman walking all over the mayor" is what I'd call the way our city government would function if it wasn't broken.
Gabe said:
del valle is a nice guy but is no more than a dressed up alderman. he is very weak and a weak mayor is gonna have the alderman running all over him.
And Mayor Daley was soooo nice.
I'm moderately informed but I'd rather have someone drop the "f" bomb and mock a few people than the passive aggressive behind your back stuff of late.
What you call 'alderman walking all over the mayor" is what I'd call the way our city government would function if it wasn't broken.
Amen to that. The idea that we need a heavy-handed "jerk" with "balls" to keep the aldermen in line is, frankly, disturbing. As if the problem of the Daley era was the the city council was too independent. But if you want things to be pretty much the same as they are now, and possibly even more so, then Rahm's your guy; he'll probably do a good job of keeping the machine going.
I'm voting for Miguel del Valle, for multiple reasons, including his positions on transportation. For one thing, he's the only one who really seems to care about bikes even a little. But also because I think he's the best chance to make a dent in the corrupt political machine.
It is somewhat bothersome to me that Emmanuel seems to think he doesn't even need to show up to forums. Almost as if he feels like he has this baby locked up. Seems like every one of the President's local pals think they are somehow entitled to win elections. I got the same vibe from Gianoulias, but maybe it's just me.
I still say Del Valle. He seems like (wait, I take that back; he IS) the most decent of all the candidates, and also wants the best for the city, not himself or his ego (guess who THAT would be). I would guess that the only stuff that Rahm has the "balls" (ie cockiness, dickheaded-ness, DB-ness, etc etc et al) to "get done" in the city would be the requests of the largest contributors to his campaign. Everyone else will have to wait it out.
Brash is not necessarily bad, in fact it is good for getting things done, pushing forward an agenda, of course if you agree with that agenda.
Too bad Emanuel lacks del Valle`s ideology, and del Valle lacks Emanuel`s power.
http://www.chicagoforrahm.com/issues/transportation
Tweeted by Rahm 10 minutes ago ;-) HIs plan for makin chicago more bike friendly.
And Chico on our wonderful Sales Tax:
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