The machine is still working. Our state rep Kevin Joyce has announced his retirement. When did he do this? After he was given the nomination, in the primary, to run in the general election. What does it matter you ask? Let me tell you.
Our ward and neighborhood tends to vote democratic and those in power know that. Why, we may never know, but it is what it is. We personally think that these offices would be ripe for the pickings if an independent were to run in a general election against any one of these individuals, but we digress. Incumbents have a tendency, more so because of name, to be re-elected. So, every primary election, the incumbent runs and wins. Then it is a surprise when they retire. What happens next? The machine then gets to choose the next candidate they want to run on the democratic ticket.
It happens time and time again. Here is the rundown.
Rugai was appointed by Mayor Daley after the previous alderman left office.
U.S. congressman Lipinski was appointed by a 'committee' after his father retired. (King passes on to prince)
Father Stroger was kept alive long enough (we think he was alive) to win the primary, then Cook County Board Pres. Toddler Stroger was given the nomination.
Over and over again this happens. The new pick is now beholden to the committee or person that puts them in power. All of this ensures that the machine maintains power and no 'true' challenger can ever break through.
Why do we comment on this on a crime blog? Simple, we are not happy with the current problems in our community and the same leaders have been in power for decades. We can only look to them as the problem, not the solution. We need to stop the machine before it eats everything we hold dear. This machine is always hungry.
Side note: we found a website that has the potential to be beneficial to track our politician's political heritage. Clout Tracker. Could be a useful tool for your own research. It appears they are also looking for information about our politicians, feel free to contribute.
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I don't think we vote Democratic. Admittedly, most of us vote in the Democratic Primary (old habits are hard to break). But then, we tend to vote for the Republican candidate in the General Election.
Bernard Epton, Alan Keyes, John McCain, etc.
Good job of reporting MTGP. Living in Shitcago I haven't seen a good piece of journalism in many years. Glad to see it's still possible.
Beg to differ. Barack Obama won the 19th ward in 2008. Not John McCain. Barack Obama won the 19th ward over Alan Keyes in 2004. Unsure of the Epton vote. Democrats keep winning. And that is okay, as long as they are not part of the machine.
Unfortunately, it appears that the machine might have eaten them all.
What is Kevin Joyce going to do know? He is pretty young to walk away from politics.
Maybe the writing was on the wall when info came out that he co-sponsored the school voucher program
Tried to post this in the last post but screwed up in that attempt. Very relavant to the are along with the rest of the Shity
http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2010/06/08/still-no-council-hearings-scheduled-on-police-understaffing
Mount Greenwood Protection said...
Beg to differ. Barack Obama won the 19th ward in 2008. Not John McCain. Barack Obama won the 19th ward over Alan Keyes in 2004. . . . .
All of this may be true, but I bet Obama did not win Mt. Greenwood. There are a lot of liberal voters in the 19th Ward, but outside of MtG.
We analyzed the numbers for every pct in the Mt. Greenwood area. We have to apologize to our first poster. Mt. Greenwood voted for Mcain over Obama. Haven't looked at the Keyes/Obama race yet.
It is good to see Mt. Greenwood has the balls to stand up to the machine. That being said, there were still many in Mt. Greenwood that voted for Obama and the machine ilk. Be careful who you vote for.
Kevin Joyce was a tool and the next person will be too. All of the Cook County dems go to Springfield and ruin the state by marching to Daley's tune. I'd like to see a cop from the community run in the next democratic primary! (I would say republican, but too many people vote based on the letter after the name).
Don't you think it's funny that Lipinski is branded as a "conservative" democrat? Are they afraid a typical liberal democrat might lose to a republican in the 3rd district?
Is anyone going to the Second Amendment Freedom Rally at the Thompson Center in front of Daley's office? It's July 9th. Sorry for the plug, the blog owner can delete it if it's inappropriate, but I thought it might be something people in the area would be interested in.
Good Riddence to EVERY DemocRAT Politician. Fuckin Communists...
He's probably going to Washington D.C. to work for the Commie-In-Charge...
From Chicago Breaking News:
A man has been charged in the Wednesday beating of a woman who was using an ATM in the South Loop neighborhood.
Darrel Washington, 25, of the 9800 block of South Claremont Avenue, was charged Wednesday afternoon with one count of aggravated battery, said Police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak.
The victim, a 33-year-old woman, was using an ATM Wednesday morning in the 500 block of South State Street when she was attacked, Kubiak said.
What has this guy done closer to home? Cmdr. Kuemmeth, please have your men take a look at him!
The responsibility for crime and all the other social upheaval in our neighborhood cant sit squarely on the shoulders of the politicians that we elect. Certainly, you don't want them, or for that matter the police in your living room every time something in our own homes goes wrong. Its always easier to point a finger at someone else as being at fault. I once had an FTO that told me that 95% of everything that goes wrong, is our own responsibility. In his words, "we do it to ourselves". If it feels better to blame someone else, thats just human nature. These are shit times. We have people moving in that dont have the wherewithall to be here. Is that the politicians fault, or the lender who makes his money processing a mortgage that will be sold to another finacial institution? The attitude is fuck it, I got mine. The ones left holding the bag are us, the ones who pay our bills, and our taxes.
But local politicians dont write the script for the private sector, they don't hold approval over the loans given to unqualified applicants.
On another level, the politicians dont send gangbangers and druggies into our neighborhood . After all, they live here too. And the courts basically uphold the rights of these dirtbags to go where they want. The pendulum has swung the other way. The media has spread false sense of fair play.
Look at all the boo-hooing in the papers for murderers of Officers Doyle, Fahey and O'Brien. Look at the comments section following the articles about the Burge trial. They convict Burge in the press and then complain that the Wilson brothers were stereotyped by the police as offenders only because of their race, not their criminal histories. You want to point a finger, theres a lot of directions to go. If I were to boil it down to who's responsible for our neighborhoods going down the drain, I'd have to look at the media, and those who forget that they themselves are a for profit business, NOT A PUBLIC SERVICE. Ive said enough, I have to go watch Maury Povich, he's doing another one of those "whose your daddy?" themed shows that are so relevant to we, the people who work to keep our neighborhoods up. Sorry for the rant, just venting.
Its not a matter of a D or a R after the politicians name. Its a matter of who is going to do the job. Obviously Ginger did a great job for her beverly neighborhood. Mt. Greenwood hasnt nearly the neighborhood beautification that beverly has gotten. Take for example the playgrounds for our kids. I donated 50$ for the Mt.G. playground. Then I see Gingers, Joyces, Mahoneys, and the mayors name on a board on the fence before construction. What the fuck ? I see they have a new playground on 102nd and Longwood, wonder where that money came from ?
What I would like to see is Gingers aldermanic expense account. She is allocated 1.2 million a year to invest in our communities. What has Mt G. gotten ? Not a field house, not a playground (we paid for that, may a contribution from the above pols. but thats still my tax money) not streets or street lighting ? So vote for someone who is going to do the job, I can tell you guys one thing and that is that I am running for this office, and committeeman as well.. I wont stop till we get on an even playing field. I dont want anymore than anyone else but I dont want anything less either.. Tired of being neglected !!
Stallion, if, as you said, you are planning to run for alderman and committeeman, why don't you tell us who you are? You better get going too. The election is in February.
THEY ARE PUTTING UP THIS CULLEN KID WHO IS A EGOTISICAL ASSHOLE AND HIS FATHER IS GEORGE CULLEN WHO MADE HIS BY LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES INJURIEDE ON THE JOB AND HE PAID OFF STEERERS TO SEND WORK HIS WAY. ASK FRANK HARMON HOW HE LOST HIS CITY JOB.
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