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Mayor Daley say's firing Kozicki, would send the wrong message and Fran Spielman of the Chicago Sun-Times and Gary Washburn of The Chicago Tribune actually think that makes sense as does Channel's 2,5,7,9 and Fox32. After Daley makes that statement, he goes to Schaller's in Bridgeport with brother John, Tim Degnan, Jerimiah Joyce, Victor Reyes and Ed Bedore and says with a huge laugh..... "THEY BELIEVED THAT BULL-SHIT"!

If the Sorich case gets overturned as many have begun to predict based on a lack of precedent in trying individuals on patronage issues, one can argue, I believe, that Pat Fitzgerald has not only improved local government but also he has made Daley an even stronger candidate in that he has cleaned out the corruption with very little effect to Daley now that his close friend Sorich may be exonerated. The formative years of the Daley Mayoralty, when patronage was necessary to guarantee election are long gone. Daley has broad support across racial lines and has plenty of buisness support to boot. Patronage was a vestige of 90's that could not be done away with for fear of offending old loyalists. Fitzgerald did the dirty work with Sorich taking the fall. A easy election victory in February combined with the likely prospect of Dem. White House and Congress means new access to cash. While Daley's habit of influencing aldermanic races may take a hit, the ultimate power lays with money and that still belongs with the Mayor.

Anthony or is it David Axelrod, Daley and his crew are nothing but modern day gangsters. He is pushing the WORKING CLASS Blacks, Whites and Hispanics out of Chicago. The city has become a Amusement Park for the RICH! Quality Jobs are gone and Elections are won by who has the most money. US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald??? He's disappeared !So David, I mean Anthony, lets wait till the Day after the Mayoral Election before you answer for the voters on how the love Daley!

Kozicki is not getting protected to blow the whistle but to not rat out John Daley who had a near miss with Molaro's wife and now has Hired Trucks and Sorich coming down his throats

The Appeal Bond is an indication that very few steps are left on the ladder, and the 7th Circuit, (you remember, those guys who were appointed to life terms by the polititians), is going to put an end to it all. The funny thing about this whole investigation is the names. On the prosection side, all Irish. On the bad-guy side, nearly all Italian, Mexican, African-American, Lituanian (sorry), Polish, ect., very few Irish. On the uncharged side, the Daleys, the Degnans, The Joyce Clan, and the Burkes, (not a chance). I wonder what the odds might be of this happening naturally?

Daley is a midget that promotes the smallest men he can find (like cline) so he can appear taller. Daley has a hitler midget complex. But I look forward to Daley's re-election so we have something to write about. Dorothy Brown is too honest to become mayor of Chicago. Dorothy Brown would get rid of massage parlors. At least Daley likes a nice back rub, but does he get a happy ending?

Frank Coconutty, You are the biggest looser I have ever seen in my life. Your dropping names of people the dont give a shit about you or your problems. John, Tim Degnan, Jerimiah Joyce, Victor Reyes and Ed Bedore dont give you a second thought Im sure your name only comes up in jokes. www.frankandpat.net

==PROPOSAL FOR AN ELECTION EXPERIMENT== This may not be the proper forum for this, but I will state my 'idea'/'proposal' anyway, and see if anyone is intrigued by my reasoning. I hold the opinion that it has been a very, very long time since we, the citizens of these United States, have truly and honestly been represented by our so-called 'public servants'. While it can be said that a certain small percentage of any given area's population is well and generously served by their elected officials,(at the financial and social expense of the area's 'common', politically unconnected citizens),for the most part, our elected officials are motivated by three basic principles: get power, keep power and use that power to gain wealth, for themselves and for those of like mind. I assert that the vast majority of voters are poorly served by the 'powers that be', in all areas of their daily lives. It is obvious that many 'public servants' define themselves as being those individuals who are served BY the public. This sad state of affairs is the result of simple mathematics. If one determines, in any given area,(ie. city, county, state and federal),the total number of citizens who are qualified to cast a vote, one finds that perhaps 50%, more or less, of that number are actually registered to vote; further,in any given election, one finds that typically between 50% - 60% of those registered don't even bother to make the effort to actually cast their vote(s). Thus, all that is required to win a 2 person race is 51% of the votes actually cast, effectively meaning that a mere 26% of the total number of citizens qualified to vote are determining who is elected. In a race of more than 2 contestants, the percentage needed to win becomes even lower than 26%. It is a puzzling mystery why the 2 major political parties, the Dumbocrats and the Retardicans, continue to strongly resist the establishment of additional political parties, though one sees occasional use of 'shill' candidates by both major parties. So, I propose a little experiment, to be conducted in both the smallest, local level elections, (ie. town, city, county, township, village,etc.), as well as in the larger level elections, (ie. state and federal), an experiment which is designed to accomplish several goals and answer several questions,(besides the obvious one, of seeing if enough people/voters will get off their butts and choose to participate in this experiment!). Basically, my question is this: what would happen if enough voters choose, in every election, both primary and general, to cast their votes by adhering to the following rules, completely disregarding all factors commonly used by voters to make their decisions on who to vote for, and simply casting their vote(s) by applying these rules/formula: * 1) Determine which candidates are the INCUMBENTS and DO NOT vote for any of them. * 2) If there are only two candidates running for any given office, all that the voter MUST know is which one is the INCUMBENT, then vote for the CHALLENGER candidate. * 3) If there are MORE than two candidates vying for a given office, determine if the incumbent is listed FIRST, and IF THIS IS SO, then vote for the challenger candidate who is listed LAST. * 4) If the incumbent is NOT listed FIRST, then vote for the challenger candidate who IS listed FIRST. * 5) If no incumbent is running for office, always vote for the LAST candidate listed. Remember to COMPLETELY DISREGARD all impulses to concern yourself with the specific persons who you are voting for and/or the specific persons you are not voting for and/or the specific incumbents who will, should enough voters in any given election participate in this experiment, be losing their jobs. Remember,also,that the issues don't matter, policies don't matter, individual candidates' personal charm/attractiveness does not matter..................... nothing matters other than adhering to the 5 rules stated above. If enough voters in any given election participate in this experiment, the result should be that a whole lot of incumbents will be voted out of office. What reaction(s), on the part of politicians and their cronies, will this stimulate? If enough voters CONTINUE to participate in this experiment during the next several election cycles, thus keeping any specific person from holding office for more than a single term, will those non-politically connected individuals who would like to sincerely serve their fellow citizens by holding public office, but have determined that their chances of being elected are slim-to-none, now find that they have a reasonably decent chance of succeeding in holding public office? Will the 'professional politicians' eventually find other lines of work and abandon trying to gain and hold power over their fellow citizens, (since it's difficult to establish power,influence and control in just a single term in office)? Will the majority of those citizens who do gain public office now be honest, ethical, hard-working and intelligent individuals, who seek office to actually serve the electorate, (since the traditional motivations of power, influence and wealth will effectively no longer be available)? Will these new, honest candidates, now encouraged to run for office, alter the usual dynamics of 'campaigning'? And in what ways? As the reader may surmise, this experiment is designed to disrupt the decades-old flow of bullshit, which has passed for so long as democracy; bullshit both by the politicians and bullshit by the voting public's failure to effectively participate in their own governing. The above experiment should be conducted in all political contests; Administrative, Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The rule to remember is: WHEN IN DOUBT, VOTE THEM OUT. The 5 rules above are designed to mathematically ensure that the maximum number of votes are cast in such a way as to be effective in denying all elected officials more than one term in office; to prove, by the only means those smugly in power ever understand, that the voters actually determine who holds public office, and that those presently holding said office(s) have, for way too long, held the vast majority of their constituents in contempt, evidenced not by their words, but by their deeds. Keep in mind that this experiment I am proposing is not meant to be a solution to our present social, economic and political disparities, but more as a catalyst for positive change in the attitudes of those who claim to represent ALL citizens' best interests, instead of the present predominance of their representing only the interests of the chosen few. To paraphrase one of our past presidents, who once said: * You may fool SOME of the people ALL of the time * You may fool ALL of the people SOME of the time * But you cannot fool ALL of the people, ALL of the time The sad reality is that you need only to fool just the right number of people, at just the right time, to attain power and control over the many.

Just..Get your affairs in order for the next election David E. Neeley!

I actually work with this guy. His official title is Deputy Commissioner of Blank. His office was moved to the fifth floor of city hall but because this is to close to the mayors office (someone might take his picture) we had to hid him away in a corner on the 11th