AMERICAblog: Progressive candidate announces run for Rahm's House seat
Anon
· 10 months ago
aren't they going to give the seat to rahm's father?
A.Political
· 10 months ago
I heard Norm Colemans was going to sue for it concurrently with the Minn. suit....Or was it his brother's neices best friend was going to pay for it, gah!
paulbe
· 10 months ago
He'd have to leave his UZI at home though.
Bush Bites
· 10 months ago
I like what he's saying, but I don't know how progressive that district can vote.
I mean, it will always be Democratic, but it's not exactly Berkeley.
Lots of white collar yuppies and blue collar ethnics.
An_American_Karol
· 10 months ago
Sounds good to me. However, I hope he is vetted before he throws in his hat. Ill can't afford another scandal.
Bush Bites
· 10 months ago
Sounds like a lot of candidates are going to be trying for it.
Ald. William Banks (36th) said Monday he will convene the slatemaking session in two or three weeks, giving a field that once included 22 candidates a last chance to narrow.
"Whoever has the weighted vote becomes the candidate of the party. If nobody does, it becomes an open primary," Banks said.
oh boy, wouldn't it be a great day to see a progressive replace that snake rahm...
petra
· 10 months ago
And he's a terrific writer-- funny and cogent and thoughtful. And he's old-style progressive (Saul Alinski), idealistic but with the pragmatism that comes from practicing law in Chicago. Wish I could vote for him!
paulbe
· 10 months ago
Anything that gets Rahm out of American political life has to be a positive...even if he is a lawyer. Rahm should be kicked all the way back to MOSSAD HQ.
Daddyo
· 10 months ago
"For years we’ve heard the doomsayers: "We can’t afford Social Security." "We can’t afford ‘single-payer’ national health." One thing we all learned from the $700 billion bail out: We’ve got the money to do all of this and more."
I would think this should have been obvious with all the warmongering alone. All kinds of money for that but nothing to actually help americans.
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I mean, it will always be Democratic, but it's not exactly Berkeley.
Lots of white collar yuppies and blue collar ethnics.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/06/replac...
But, man, Chicago politics is complicated:
Ald. William Banks (36th) said Monday he will convene the slatemaking session in two or three weeks, giving a field that once included 22 candidates a last chance to narrow.
"Whoever has the weighted vote becomes the candidate of the party. If nobody does, it becomes an open primary," Banks said.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/1363526,...
I would think this should have been obvious with all the warmongering alone. All kinds of money for that but nothing to actually help americans.