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How can this be justified? One of the main strategies for cutting the budget should be rolling back some of the highest paid salaries.

JZ, You must be new in town. The Daley motto is and will always be: " DO WHAT I SAY, NOT AS I DO!" He tells the taxpayers he is broke one minute, than spends a couple mill on some lame project the very next day , just so his family and friends can make money. Thats what really aggravates the rank and file worker. If we don't have the money, fine, but than daley turns around and spends hundreds of millions of dollars on these SPECIAL projects.

None of these seem like egregious pay raises to me, especially for those who got promotions to other jobs. They are about what could be expected in any business, and most of them of them are less than the 3-3.5% that CTA workers are getting yearly. (Which lead to them cutting administrative positions.) All the raises you listed add up to $38,000 a year, which would be better used for what, exactly? Hiring a couple more crossing guards? I feel bad for those who lost their jobs, of course, but cutting pay to administrators hurts morale, and its not like we're talking about billion dollar bonuses here. But you know, string 'em up anyway.

"None of these seem like egregious pay raises ... " In the context of late last year? "They are about what could be expected in any business..." Not last year or this. Daley's last resort was tax increases. October 15, 2008 Mayor Daley Proposes 2009 Balanced Budget "This is no ordinary year. Many economists believe that our nation's economy is the worst since the Great Depression," Daley said. "Along with every other city and state we're experiencing the same challenges -- a loss of revenue and slow or no growth economies. "City revenues, especially the economically sensitive ones have been impacted," Daley said. He said that real estate transaction tax has fallen month by month and there has been no growth in the sales tax. The income tax is beginning to reflect the impact of the worsening employment situation. "The fact is that our deficit has grown since late July when we announced it would be $420 million next year. We now believe our deficit to be $469 million - and the difference is a direct result of the recession," he said. "Over the next year, we see the nation's economy slowing even further and therefore foresee our revenues continuing to slow, as well. And, as we look forward three or four years we foresee substantial city deficits of approximately $200 million each year through 2012," the Mayor said. Daley has also announced budget reductions including ... the elimination of non-union employee wage increases... ...And, as "a last resort", the proposal seeks to raise a limited amount of new revenue by increasing the top tier of the parking tax and the amusement tax ($19 million), Chicago Public library fines and a limited number of user permit fees ($6 million.)

Bensenville Mayor John Geils & His defense of pay raises??????????. OH, YEAH, The 6-term Mayor Geils too???????????. Let's not be hypocrites people. Isn't that what you people are against??????????.

Smoking again. You must be a Daley GUY . Geils is fighting Daley to stop him from stealing homes and turning Bensenville into a parking lot. Its amazing when Daley farts all of you guys fall out of his crack.

$38,000 for a select few like Jacklyn Heard who is nothing more than a cover up magician for Daley. Yeah what a waste of money. But the 38k is not the point. THe point is Daley does not know how to run a city when he has no money to shower over his lackeys and hacks. Once the money disappeared he became a two bit hack of a mayor with no ideas whatsoever on how to run a city. Cut public safety, Daleys idea. Cut pothole crews, Daleys idea. etc etc. Increase salaries of those ccovering his useless arse, Daleys idea. daley is a sad pathetic old man with no ideas.

What about Huberman's raise when he went to CPS? Allegedly he's making $225K because he elected not to receive a pension in his new job. Maybe he's still planning on scamming the CPD.

YOU SMELL, Like Cocobrains & His stooge Gayels.

Frankie Cuckooforcocopuffs.

IT'S OK FOR ST.JOHN GEILS TO INCREASE HIS SALARY & RUN MULTIPLE TERMS, FUCKING HYPOCRITES.

It ok for Daley and his merry men to rob and loot every thing in sight. You Freaking buffone. ????? THE SAME FOR YOU AND YOUR PROUD PRIDE FOLLOWERS

Huberman is getting his pension from CTA. Did the City have any comment on this? The budget is running a huge $12 million/month deficit. These raises do look bad. Where should the City cut to get some money? Sworn make up more than half the titles and have been basically untouched. What to do?

What about all the la-z-bones in the Aldermanic offices who got $3K+ payraises for going to the cleaners for their boss, or getting lunch, or coffee?

Did the Alderdogs give themselves pay raises?

IT'S NOT OK FOR DALEY TO ROB, NOR IS IT OK FOR JOHN "I THINK I'M GOD OF THE WORLD" GEILS TO GET MASSIVE PAY RAISES & ALSO TAX INCREASES FOR HIS TOWN, SO STOP KISSING HIS FATASS & LIVE UP TO YOUR PRINCIPLES!!!!!!!.

......Like that smelly, vile 19th ward bitch.

In the Pride parade, Ha ha ha.

Geils budget is peanuts compared to Daley's. You have no problem with a vampire like Daley stealing homes to enrich his family and friends. The big picture is to stop Daley before the rapes to region. The Soto MO FO is nothling more than a clone of Daley. Soto with sale the residents of Bensenville down the toilet,to get Daley's blessing. Daley with Soto's help will turn Bensenville into a parking lot.

?????????? WHEN YOU WERE BORN YOU WERE A QUESTION MARK X OR Y ?

'Let them eat cake!' "Daley's House of Cards Typical Daley: * Mayor Daley's $2.5 billion plan to privatize Midway Airport has run into turbulence -- and it just might be grounded entirely -- because of the nation's credit crunch and Wall Street slide, City Hall sources said Monday. An April 6 closing date that would have made Midway the 'first privatization of a major American airport' has been canceled -- and it's likely to be put off for six months to give Midway Investment and Development Company LLC an opportunity to salvage the deal by lining up more equity investors or bank financing. So that's a $2.5 billion hole that won't be filled, including: * An estimated $1.15 billion of the proceeds would have been used to pay off Midway Airport debt. The deal also included: $225 million for police and fire protection; $126 million for soundproofing and Midway capital projects already underway and $19 million for transaction fees and legal expenses. State law requires 90 percent of the $1 billion profit to be used to bankroll city infrastructure projects and shore up under-funded city employee pension funds. That left $100 million to be spent at Daley's discretion. Chief Financial Officer Paul Volpe has said the money would be parceled out to balance the next four city budgets. Shortshanks is scrambling to find money again. Now we're going to have 'sponsored' street patching? * Mayor Daley on Tuesday warmed to the idea of KFC filling Chicago potholes — even if it means KFC logos on city streets — so long as the fried chicken chain serves up enough gravy. Last week, Daley’s Lincoln Town Car suffered a flat tire on Pulaski Road after hitting a giant pothole. On Tuesday, the mayor upped the ante so many times he sounded like an auctioneer attempting to sell pothole patching to the highest bidder. 'If they give us $25 million or $30 million, we’d be glad to look at it. . . . I want the money up front. I’ll take $50 million if you give me $50 million,' he said. Wow. And this guy wins elections. UPDATE: Here's an interesting tidbit tucked away in the article: * Asked to assess the chances the blockbuster deal will ever go through, the source said, 'I wouldn't put odds on it. No matter what happens, the city gets $126 million. That's more for the city budget than the city gets' if the deal goes through, because of strings attached to the larger pot of money. Even if it fails, the City gets $126 million? Who's stealing that money?"

STILL, HYPOCRISY IS HYPOCRISY, WHETHER IT'S DALEY OR GEILS. AND PLEASE STOP LACITATING YOUR BENSENVILLE BASTARDO, FRANK COCOSH*****.

Geils for Governor clown. | O'Hare power play? Mayor Richard Daley muscling into suburbs near O'Hare, critics say Ex-political operatives help mayoral hopefuls in Bensenville, Des Plaines By Dan Mihalopoulos | Tribune reporter April 1, 2009 Former political operatives for Chicago Mayor Richard Daley are helping mayoral candidates in next week's elections in Bensenville and Des Plaines, sparking complaints that the big-city boss is trying to extend his turf. Some suburban leaders say the former Daley campaign coordinators are involved in local politics because they want to ensure the election of leaders friendly to the city's $15 billion plan to expand O'Hare International Airport. For state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan (R-Des Plaines), this is just the latest push in a long-running Chicago Democratic scheme to effectively transform Bensenville and Des Plaines into the city's 51st and 52nd Wards. "It would not surprise me if [Daley] is building up friends here," Mulligan said. "The goal is to take over the local communities, to make sure we don't protest expansion." Suburban fears of a Chicago machine assault center on the involvement of former Daley political operative Thomas Manion in the campaigns for Bensenville mayoral challenger Frank Soto and Des Plaines mayoral candidate Marty Moylan. Another one-time Daley campaign worker and city employee, Diana Paluch, is coordinating the campaign mailings for Soto and Moylan, Manion said. Moylan also is getting campaign help from Rich Pope, a former city employee and Northwest Side Daley campaign ward coordinator. Pope's name appeared as the sponsor of a dozen job seekers on the "clout list" entered into evidence at the 2006 political hiring fraud trial of longtime Daley patronage chief Robert Sorich, federal court records show. During Bensenville's last election in 2005, Pope ran the campaign of the unsuccessful challenger to longtime Mayor John Geils, who is among the most vocal opponents of Daley's O'Hare plans. But Daley spokeswoman Jacquelyn Heard said the mayor has no dog in these suburban political fights. "I don't know those people or what they're doing out in Des Plaines or Bensenville," Heard said of the former mayoral operatives. On Tuesday, Manion acknowledged he has helped rally labor support for Soto. But Manion said he is doing it because Soto is a good man and thinks it is time for a change at the top in Bensenville. "I haven't seen Mayor Daley in probably a couple of years," Manion said. "That's not what this is all about." Manion, who lives in Elmhurst, directed Daley's campaign field operation in 1991 and has since worked with former top Daley aide Terry Teele. Soto said he knows Manion because his daughter plays with Manion's daughter on the same junior high basketball team. But Soto said he was unaware Manion has lobbied the Daley administration for O'Hare contractors, including Christy Webber Landscapes. Bensenville would be better served to accept O'Hare expansion as inevitable and sit at the table with Chicago officials to negotiate better terms for the community, Soto said. Manion added that Bensenville is in a unique position to benefit from Daley's O'Hare expansion, which will result in homes and businesses bulldozed. "Development on the west side of the airport is going to be tremendous," Manion said. "It's going to be another Rosemont overnight." Geils is unnerved by all of the money Soto is getting for his campaign from such staunch Daley loyalists as the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the carpenters union. "Daley is trying to eliminate the last man standing in opposition to expansion and put in his own guys," Geils said. Like Geils, Des Plaines leaders once were firm opponents of O'Hare expansion. But that opposition has eroded in recent years. Pope, who organized 30th Ward workers in Daley's 1995 re-election run, said his Chicago political activity "was another life" before his move to Des Plaines a couple of years ago. He said he got involved because he thinks Moylan, a union business agent, is the best of the four candidates for the vacant mayoral seat in the northwest suburb. "I'm a glorified volunteer—maybe a couple steps above a volunteer," Pope said Tuesday. Pope said voters are not concerned about his old political ties and care about how the candidates would prevent Des Plaines River flooding or spend the money from a new casino.

Cocopuffs will probably be in Tinley Park or Elgin cutting paperdolls & weaving baskets. Hee Hee Ha Ha Ho Ho.......

.....????? You will be working with the Rotor Rooter man HA ha HA Freak

Coconutty's magnaccia.

Coconutty will be a LONG lobotomized vegetable who lies down or sits alone.

,,,??????? IF DALEY IS INDICTED OR LEAVES YOU WILL HIT YOUR CRACK PIPE HEE HEE ?????? butt wipe

Or if Geils loses his ass, Brownnosers of Jesse Jackass Jr. Butt lickers.

To you and your lover Daley. ????? YOU ARE A MISCREANT,AND A TWISTED ROT GUT MO FU. YOUR GIRL HAS COOKED THE BOOKS AND DESTROYED CHICAGO FOREVER,THIS IS WHY YOU NEED SOMEONE DIFFERENT TO RUN THIS CITY. SOTO IS A WASTED CUM STAIN ON A MATTRESS. He STAYED SILENT UNTIL PAID BY THE BRIDGEPORT BOYS. SO GO BACK ????? TO CLEANING BIRD SHIT OFF SEWER MANHOLE COVERS.

Thats the second time this moron used the word "miscreant." As stupid as he/she is, at least he/she owns a dictionary.

What is your dumbass purpose,to give creditability to ones lacking creditability?

If John Geils should lose the mayoral re-election, It will be YOUR FAULT Frankie!!!!!. Because with your "King Midas In Reverse Effect", It would be your BIG MOUTH that sank his career. So THEREFORE, YOU'RE THE CRACK-SMOKING MISCREANT. And SECONDLY, YOU'RE NOT GOD OR JESUS CHRIST EITHER, SO STFU.

If Daley stays in power another 8 years,we will be living in tent cities. Shutup!!!!!! or I will have your electricity shut off in your trailer. SMOKE THAT BUTTWIPE.

Cazzo. No, YOU SHUT THE #%*@ UP. You are the trailer king, Or queen should I say?. I'll have YOUR electricity shut off ciuccia cazzi. You'd rip the crucifix off the wall & destroy it, While replacing it with an UGLY picture of St.John Geils & St.Tony Peraica, The leccacazzis you brownnose. Oh, YEAH St.Jesse Jackson Jr too. SMOKE THAT BUTT LICKER!!!!!!!!!.

I bet I would not have a picture of you and your bitch Daley on my wall like you !!!!!!! or your rot gut leader Madigan,Cullerton or any of the downlow freaks you worship clown.

Frankie, Sedere della schiuma come voi stronzo!!!!!!.

SCC, and it's regular comment contributors, hit the nail on the head once more: "Damnit! Here we go again with 'MERIT'? Will the City of Chicago give a categorical and unequivocal written definition of their use of the word 'MERIT'? It's a fair and completely reasonable request. Any fool knows that it is anything but the definition of actual merit which appears in Merriam-Webster. Also explain the criteria and standards for so-called 'merit'. Is that asking too much? We think not. And to the Annie Sweeney's of the media: If the City refuses to comply, would you DEMAND a comprehensive definition of 'merit' from the city before you disseminate that bastardized word to your readers (radio listeners and TV viewers). Ms. Sweeney: You are giving uninformed, naive Sun-Times readers the obvious implication that CPD promotions are legit. CPD 'merit' is nothing more than arbitrary management discretion without regard to any standards of excellence. Many Chicagoans, and certainly the entire CPD, know that CPD 'merit' is merely a euphemism for CLOUT. For the love of Sweet Jesus Christ, STOP USING THAT WORD 'MERIT' UNLESS AND UNTIL IT'S DEFINED IN WRITING BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO! Are we asking too much, Tribune and Sun-Times editors? Do you really wonder why your industry is following the course of Pravda? Your inaction and deafening silence only confirms what we know: the local Fourth Estate rests in King Richard's hip pocket. Prove us wrong, Sweeney, Main, Spielman, Rozas, et al. (and your editors), not to mention the producers of local radio and TV news. SCC has been doing God's work in exposing what lies beneath Daley's flower planters and the wrought iron fences. I don't want to ever have to repeat this post again. P.S. to SSC: Quotation marks every time you use that fucking word 'merit'. PLEASE! 4/05/2009 08:11:00 AM" & "At 9:30 AM, I spoke to Mr. Dale McCulloch and "Netty", Chicago Sun-Times, alerting them to this "MERIT" thread. Both assured me that they will advise City Editor Paul Saltzman and reporters Annie Sweeney, Frank Main and Fran Speilman to read this thread in its entirety and respond. I also left my phone number and my eMail address cpdfop7@yahoo.com for the Sun-Times response. The Sun-Times should also send a copy of their reply to SCCmaillist@yahoo.com. The main phone number for the Sun-Times is (312)321-3000. I also phoned the Chicago Tribune and spoke with Mr. Andrew Wang, City Desk. He assured me that he will relay an identical message to editor Peter Kendall and reporter Angela Rozas for a response to the content of this thread. Tribune: (312)222-3232. As time permits, either YOU and/or I can notify respective news mgmt. at local TV and radio stations. Our message is clear: When the City of Chicago uses the word "MERIT", call it CLOUT or at the very least, encase the word "MERIT" in quotation marks. I will keep all SCC visitors informed of the media response. 4/06/2009 09:52:00 AM" & "Speaking of 'media driven creations' which manipulate public opinion, do check my two comments on the SCC thread entitled 'Merit Pool to Grow?' (scroll down 12 threads) This involves the the Sun-Times' and Tribune's cavalier use of the word 'merit' as used by the City of Chicago in describing their rigged promotion and assignment processes. I will promptly post the responses of editors Paul Saltzman (Sun-Times) and Peter Kendall (Tribune). As far as the local radio and TV news, in this context, City of Chicago 'merit' should be prefaced with 'so-called'. To do otherwise is nothing more than a flagrant, odious and deliberate attempt to mislead the public. Both of my comments are self-explanatory. I have yet to receive a response from either newspaper. Unless and until the City provides a categorical and unequivocal written definition of 'merit' (CLOUT) which is consistent with the actual dictionary definition of this word, ZERO 'meritorious promotions'. I submit that it is the sacred responsibility of a vigilant media to report the truth. Then and only then can we begin to bring desperately needed reforms to the CPD. Ultimately, the public will receive the police service which they deserve. Long overdue congratulations to the three exonerated police officers. 4/07/2009 01:00:00 AM" & "I just left second messages for the respective editors of the Sun-Times (Paul Saltzman) and the Tribune (Peter Kendall) regarding my earlier posts about the word 'merit', as used by the City of Chicago. I further specify that their responses be in writing for publication on SCC. Their detailed written responses should be forwarded via eMail ASAP to the two following addresses: sccmaillist@yahoo.com cpdfop7@yahoo.com Upon receipt, their verbatim responses will be posted on SCC for your scrutiny. Both should include their direct office phone numbers to authenticate their respective eMail replies. Next, the major local TV news. In this context, they should preface the word 'merit' with 'so called'. 4/07/2009 08:14:00 AM" The above comments are in reference to this article: "Merit Pool to Grow? Once again, the Sun Times gets an important fact incorrect, but it's the Sun Times. We expect them to be half assed: * Police Supt. Jody Weis said Friday he is working to expand the number of officers who can be considered for merit promotions and, ultimately, make it a system where 'you don't have to know someone.' One of the more far-reaching ideas -- and one still in the planning stages -- would open up merit selection applications to anyone who has passed a test for advancement. Um, newsflash? If you pass part one, you are already eligible for the 'merit' selection process. It says so in the test order. And some people are so confident of their ability to get 'merit' promoted, they don't even show up for part two of the test. Hey J-Fed? Did anyone ever tell you that part of the 'merit' process? Maybe for the next round of picks, you could see what their combined score and actual test rank is? Bet you'll be surprised. Here's an interesting thing we noticed. The Sun Times article is written by Anne Sweeney. If you go to the Southtown Star article, also written by Anne Sweeney, you get this incorrect tidbit: * Under current promotion practices, 20 percent of the positions are filled by those who are recommended based on merit. Most positions are filled based on a test score. It's only 20% for Detective spots. For Sergeant and above, the 'merit' selections are 30%. But it's amusing that two completely different errors can make it through into two different papers both owned by the STNG conglomerate and both errors convey to the reader that everything on the CPD is on the up-and-up when it isn't. Anne better have a couple of talks - one with her source and the other with her editors."

Where's Cicago?????????. Gee, You condescending pricks can't even spell our city. I could only imagine what you stooges would do to this city.

You mean like the heinous shit that you and your drooling miscreant buddies have been, and are, doing to our city? Is that what you 'could only imagine', you condescending short stick?

The phantom retortist who runs the blog & His "selective moderation" bullshit artistry.

The loser of tonight's elections. Coconutty.....See I TOLD YOU your BIG MOUTH would get unseated 6-term Mayor of Bensenville John Geils in trouble. And VOILA!!!!!......Your "King Midas In Reverse" PROVED IT. Like Chicago or anywhere else, YOU CAN'T justify Geils' political missteps of pay raises & raising taxes as acceptable. SURE, It may be peanuts compared to Chicago.....But DON'T SAY THAT to the village residents. THEY'RE NOT THAT DUMB TO BOW TO SUCH HOGWASH.

From the comments section of the SCC blog: "Erin Martorano said... Off Topic: To Our Police Friends and Family - My name is Erin Martorano. My husband, Joe Martorano, has worked for the Chicago Police Department for ten years. This past November, our four year old daughter, Sara, was diagnosed with cancer. Cancer has no boundaries. Cancer loves to invade every aspect of your life. It is the eternal support of family and friends that is keeping our family afloat in a cancerous sea of good and bad 'moments'. April 5th, our friends held the Saints for Sara benefit. I'm writing this letter in response to my emotions from this heart warming get together. The Chicago Police presence was overwhelming. I appreciate your smiles, your looks of concern, your well wishes, your nods, your hugs, your generosity, your jokes, your cheers, your personalities. That's one thing the Chicago Police Department is not short of...... unique personalities! I'm a girl who was born and bred in the suburbs of Chicago. I am not from a police family. Marrying Joe and his job has been quite an experience. Being a Chicago Police officer is a lifestyle. It is not a job choice. It is a chosen life of leaving your family and going to work with a gun and bullet-proof vest. Every day you choose to put yourself in dangerous and unpredictable situations. Unlike other professions, even when you're off duty, you are still a police officer. You are still expected to 'do the job'. You are expected to keep the city and it's people safe, while having a smile on your face and only nice things to say. You are expected to use your gun at a moments notice to save your life or the life of someone else... and with those same hands, you hold your wife or husband and tuck your kid into bed at night. What is expected of you and your family is extreme. You still do it. If you are not one of us, you do not understand. You are Chicago Police officers. You do not let one of your own, walk alone. Since our daughter, Sara was diagnosed with cancer, you have not left our family's side. We know a lot of you personally, some... we know your name, some... we know what district you work in, some... we just know you are the police. Thank you for support, friendship, prayers and laughs throughout of family's cancer journey. Much gratitude and thanks, Erin Martorano 4/07/2009 08:36:00 PM" And cops are held in contempt by the contemptuous fucks ruining our city.

Jesse Jackson Jr do???????. Diddleysquat. He'd most likely strip the police of their defense power, By appeasing the ACLU more than the FOP. Tough on crime Jesse Jackson Jr???????????. GIMME A BREAK.

Why the hard on for Jessie Jay Junior? What piece of shit thing do you want to say he did to you? Or would you rather not say?

Frankie appartiene nell'asilo insano.

More tasty tidbits from the comments section of: http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/ "Think small, be small. You want to get the Mayors and alderthieves attention? Threaten them with their jobs. Let it be known that the police are serious about circulating petitions to bring a term limit referendum for alderman and the mayor on the next election ballot. Also that we are serious about fighting residency all the way to the supreme court. 4/08/2009 08:56:00 AM" & "Dear Mayor Daley: About your being an ass, I have a question to ask you--can you name the mayor of Atlanta back in 1996? You know, the year they had the Olympics? Didn't think so. No one knows or cares. More folks remember Richard Jewell, the mope security guard falsely accused of setting off a small IED. Anyway, my point is that even if the 2016 games come to Chicago, they will not be your legacy. Your legacy will be numerous murder victims, high crime rates, lousy public services, high taxes, 'X'ing out Meigs Field, hired trucks, meaningless gun control laws, selling off our city's future, and, in general, ruining the standard of living here, while lining your pockets and those of your cronies. These, not the Olympics, are the games which will be your legacy. 4/08/2009 09:16:00 AM" & "Daley is an Ass Like this is News!?!? WE have known this for years, and this ASS keeps getting elected. Every time he runs for re-election, a black hater candidate runs. Then a second black vote-splitting candidate pops up and Shortshanks wins. Don't tell me that second candidate is NOT somehow put up by Daley minions under the table. But the true measure of this Evil Little Man's Character came out some years ago in an interview in the Sun-Times, when it ran a series in the Sunday editions where the readers would write in questions for famous people. The second in the series was Richard M. Daley. It was during contract negotiations and after the city council voted the mayor and themselves hefty raises. One of the questions was, 'How can the mayor get a 35% pay raise and the aldermen get a 30% pay raise and you only offer the firefighters and police officers a 2 ½ % pay raise.' The mayor’s response, 'I am the mayor of a great city and the aldermen are the legislators of a great city. I am very proud of the salary that I make. If this guy or anyone else doesn’t like what we are offering he can quit. We had 40,000 sign up to take the firefighters test and he can be easily replaced.' This is what we are up against, the mentality of that man with the mean little man. 4/08/2009 09:21:00 AM" & "Yes, but Daley has a problem that Boston does not have. He has HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of $$$$$ put to the side for his pet project, The Olympics. He also has Millions in TIF money put to the side. He cannot cry broke to an arbitrator with this money on the books. He will cry there is no money, but the fact is he has openly admitted he has 500 Million still sitting on the side from the Chicago Skyway sale. 4/08/2009 12:05:00 PM" & "First Responders, CPD & CFD, need to do more. We need to unite our groups. We need to involve everyone, Police, Firefighters, Medics. White shirts of all ranks as well. The First responders in Chicago are being left behind by 'shortshanks', it's almost as if he doesn't have any respect for us or the jobs we perform everyday, making his City safe. He has no clue as to what we do for a living and would rather continue with his corrupt ways in doing business with his cronies than give us a fair wage and benefits. Why can't we enjoy the same pension and medical benefits the aldercreatures enjoy. Why does he constantly rush to appease his new found 'base of voters' and forget those who helped make the Daleys look good all these years. Time has come we spoke up for ourselves! We need to continue speaking out! 4/08/2009 12:35:00 PM" & "If the city is so broke, it needs to start cutting expenses. It is planning to waste even more money on the Olympics, so obviously the city cannot really be broke. 4/08/2009 01:38:00 PM" & "Did anyone see who ShitShanks was sitting with at the Sox game yesterday? He was hanging out with his buddy, Father Phleger and another guy who looked suspiciously close to Reverend Meeks. This idiot has GOT to go, that's all there is to it. You could run a rubber chicken against ShitShanks and the chicken would have a decent chance this time around. Can't we find just ONE decent candidate to take this guy out? Suggestions?? SCC... this needs a thread of it's own. It's not too early to start planning on this. Let's see if we can find a candidate to draft for a run against ShitShanks. If we eliminate Daley, the rest of his sheep followers will be rendered powerless. C'mon.... LET'S GET IT ON!!! 4/08/2009 01:45:00 PM" & "maybe our next march in front of city hall should have even a bigger turn out. our signs that we'll be holding should tell the public the Real Truths about what goes on in this city, how the police department is continuously shit on and about all the waisted spending that Daley does. Our mayor is so corrupt it put Al Capone to shame. 4/08/2009 02:34:00 PM" & "Chalkie paid a visit in 006 today and another one in 007 might be claimed by Mr. Chalk. Mr. 10th Ward Alderman Pope. Have you driven around in your ward lately. Never in my entire life have I seen the city streets this horrific with pot holes, craters and sink holes. WTF !!!!!!!! While I'm bitching, drive around for 2-4 hours and I'll bet you never see a single squad car. Obviously, you have no problem with that, but I sure as hell do. Do something already. Typical Daley Cronie (the apple doesn't fall far from the tree). 4/08/2009 02:42:00 PM" & "Lick-A-Dick Daley strikes again. He always has an excuse for his actions being justified like a little child who does wrong, but claims that he didn't and that it's someone else's fault.. it's always SOMEONE ELSE'S FAULT WITH HIM. He is supposed to be responsible for the City's employees for several years in advance, as far as making the proper projections for allocating a reasonable pay raise for police, fire, teachers, Streets and San, etc; he knows how long their contracts are. This man-child takes advantage of the fact that we have a no-strike clause somewhere in our Contract. He never subjects the Teachers, Streets and San, etc., to this type of treatment, all for his own Greedy intentions. Why don't we just get an Arbitrator already, FOP? What's the sense of wasting any more time with this mental and physical midget? OR perhaps you are in cahoots with Mayor Shortshanks, as you never seem to do much until the rank and file are breathing down your necks, at their angriest, then you act a bit, and only enough to appease temporarily.. It was SCC, and the rank and file, who put together the Highly Successful Picketing, NOT FOP, they just jumped on the band-wagon like the fence-sitters that they are, after the frustration was so obvious. I wish we could get the FireFighters Union, and make it the Firefighter/Police Union, all in one. Time to put up or shut up FOP; your games are at end. We are watching and videoing. 4/08/2009 04:47:00 PM" & "I don't know if I'm the poster you're referring to but I did make a comment about Daley rescinding the closing of mental health clinics. The mental health clinics in Chicago are a joke. The majority of their mentally ill clients don't take their medications or don't even show up for their appointments. If they do, it's only because their SSI 'disability' (if you can call drug and alcohol dependence a disability) payments will be held up or they won't get their kids back. Then they go once or twice and you don't see them again for another six months until someone threatens to hold back on their money that comes from all of us---taxpayers. I was upset because I thought, here are Chicago's finest, our police department, who serve and protects, and Daley plays games with them but caves into pressure from a handful of people that sat outside his office. Let me ask you, do you think the police would be allowed to have a sit in on the fifth floor? No, they wouldn't. Someone put them up to it and with Daley's blessing. It's all an act, orchestrated by the usual suspects and paid for by us. And yesterday, when I saw Father Pfleger sitting next to Daley in the bleachers, it all became very clear. The more I read this blog, the clearer it becomes. That people do not vote and did not get out and vote yesterday makes me sick. These lazy bastards who fill the ballot boxes are smarter than decent working class people who sit home on their ass complaining about who's in charge, because, they know not to bite the hand that feeds them. God forbid they have to REALLY work for a living like the rest of the working stiffs. God forbid their phone call gets disconnected or they fall out of favor of the dick they suck day in and day out. I watch it all from a distance and it is fucking sickening, human nature at it's absolute worst. Parasites living off the backs of the taxpayers. I cannot even imagine what that must feel like because anything I ever wanted, I worked for. All the rules I was raised with don't apply anymore. It's all about something for nothing. Sorry for the rant. Just my two cents. 4/08/2009 05:07:00 PM" And some people say that cops are dumb.

But YOU probably are.

"probably"? Only "probably"? C'mon, you have more confidence in your own opinion than that. After all, you, and only you, know what's 'best' for the citizens of this fine city, right? And you, and only you, know what you really feel, right? And you aren't really unwilling to 'speak your mind', are you? C'mon, buddy, say what you think, express those feelings of contempt and disdain towards anyone and everyone whose opinions are contrary to you own. You know you want to. Indulge yourself, as is your wont. It's what you do in every other aspect of your existence. Why make an exception here?

Oh, YOU SHOULD TALK. Re-election campaign washout of Bensenville. Geils LOST BADLY in part because of your BIG MOUTH & hypocrisy of pay raises & raising taxes. Certainly, It's peanuts compared to Chicago, But NOT for a small town issue like Bensenville. Besides YOU were the one smoking crack & on heavy meds, NOT ME.