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    <author><![CDATA[John D'Amico's mob family]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[If you cannot make it on one paycheck, get another job. Make your wife work. Also make sure you get a job that pays well. You might lose your house if you lose your job and live on credit cards. Frank Coconate could wash dishes for Mrs. O'Connor but he is too proud and lazy.
        
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      <![CDATA["Alderman Burnett's comments are a good sign. ... a step in the right direction."
    
    Burnett's comments were comments
    
    a good sign would have been a vote in opposition
    
    a step in the right direction would have been a motion to defer in favor of further hearings and deliberation
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Frank Coconate]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I agreed with the mayor for many years.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[re rudymentory]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[They're bending us over and we love it by re-electing them over and over again! We'll never learn!
        
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:21:24 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[Sorry rudy, but it's all hot air, stinking, nasty butthole gas, nothing more.
    
    No doubt directed BY daley, in his orchestrated symphony of the phony, composed by the master lie maker and performed, on cue, by his fart machine orchestra.
    
    If there were a microscopic smidgen of integrity in any of our alderfarts, even a hint of commitment to sincerely, honestly and intelligently performing their duties as LEGISLATORS, there would rarely be a piece of city legislation that passes without public debate, thoroughly discussed during every city council session.
    
    Think in terms of the state and federal legislatures, where the Executive Branch must seek the approval of said legislators, prior to doing anything that requires either the spending of taxpayers dollars or the adherence to the laws said legislatures enact.
    
    In a Democracy, the Legislative Branch and the Executive Branch both propose and dispose, with the Judicial Branch being the final determiner of the Constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches.
    
    In a Monarchical Dictatorship, the Legislative Branch is controlled by the Executive Branch, as is the Judicial Branch, thus  rendering impotent both branches' functions as a check on the Executive Branch's power to rule.
    
    
    With the Legislative Branch failing to represent the people, and the Judicial Branch failing to uphold the Constitution, the Executive Branch runs wild.
    
    
    EXACTLY what our country's Founding Fathers feared could happen.
    
    And it has, here in the Heartland of America.
    
    
    All the hot air posturing means nothing, if not backed by actions.
    
    Methinks the adlerwhores doth protest too much, seeing as their vocal objections are reliably followed by them all, in unison, bending over, dropping their pants, or raising their skirts, as the case may be, and welcoming the corn holing that the mayor is so adept at giving them.
    
    Or is it these 50 assholes understanding that they are actually bending us taxpayers over?
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:10:11 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[Oh, great. Now the people who make sure that the planes don't fly off into the residential neighborhoods nearby will be the same corporations that fucked up our economy. Here's looking forward to that exiting crash footage!
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:47:01 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[What did Obama do?  Foreclosure Democrats fault?]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs
        
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      <![CDATA[Alderman Burnett's comments are a good sign. I can't remember the last time an alderman generally supportive of the Mayor has publicly complained about being a rubber stamp.
    
    It is the job of every legislative branch to question the executive branch.  We just haven't seen much of it in Chicago, and I assume it is because the Mayor has a private agreement with most of the alderman where they agree to ask their tough questions privately and be publicly silent and supportive of the Mayor, in exchange for the Mayor using his control over the city departments to promptly react to local priorities identified by the aldermen.
    
    By sharing his frustration publicly, Burnett has broken his promise to the Mayor, without notice.  This suggests he is approaching the breaking point with the rubber stamp arrangement.  And that's a step in the right direction.
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:58:59 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Budget cuts]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Cut:
    1. Gallery 37
    2. Tim Degnans contracts
    3. Jerry Joyces contracts
    4. Victor Reyes contracts
    5. The big legal contracts like John Schmidt at $525 per hour
    6. Oscar D'Angelo land deals
    7. The Duffs contracts
    8. The Hanleys contracts
    9. Grant money going to Rev Sweet Lucious Hall
    10. Michael Marchese should pay more than $1 for prime land
    11. Cut John Daley's insurance contracts
    12. Cut Michael Daley's legal fees
    13. Cut Bill Daley's lobbying and legal fees and investment banking deals
    14. Eliminate HDO
    15. Eliminate the 11th ward regular Democratic organization
    16. Eliminate the 19th ward regular democratic organization
    
    with all this you will be giving money back
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:52:25 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[aw, poor alderman thinks he was disrespected
    
    at least the Alderman got behind-closed-door briefings
    
    hey, try being a taxpayer sometime
    
    when was the public hearing on this?
    
    when did my neighbors and I get to read the proposal and ask questions?
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:27:18 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[Alderman Burnett's oratory supporting his vote in favor of the Midway deal:
    
    Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to say a few things. One, I think that this is a good deal. I want to commend Volpe and Mr. Smith and everyone involved in putting such a deal together. God knows we can use the money right now, but I would be re miss if I did not acknowledge the fact that I really feel like I'm being pushed because for once, we found out about this deal in the newspaper, three days before we sit down and talk about it, and then we, you know, are on an obsticle course trying to figure it all out and look at it and ask all of the questions, you know I think it's very unfair to us and I just have to point that out. I think it's a good deal but I don't like the way that it was shoved down our throats, and I don't appreciate that and I think that's wrong that I had to, if I have a financial decision to make at home, I talk to my wife and we got to work on it together before we make a decision. You know, we don't even get the chance to read the whole document and do all of the research before we have to vote on such a big deal, and I know we're in a financial crisis, but it's wrong how you guys did it and it's very disrespectful to all of us as Aldermen, very disrespectful and I'll tell you if things like this continue to happen as we go through this budget, there's going to be a problem because, you know, you are just choking us and making us do things whether it's right or wrong, you need to give us the respect as elected officials in this council. I know you all have been working on it for years and two years and three years but you got to give us the respect because we're the ones who vote on this and make it happen. Thank you.
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:24:37 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[HOW LONG]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Will be continually terrorized by these elected thugs.If anyone else would steal taxpayers property it would be a crime. Look at the city pensions also.The investment banking firm Lehman Brothers, which crashed during the economic crisis, may be responsible for approximately $15 million in losses at the city's four pension funds! 
    
    "It's outrageous," said Ald. Ed Burke, who, along with Ald. Leslie Hairston, has filed a resolution directing the city corporation counsel to sue Lehman Brothers and its CEO, Richard Fuld Jr., in hopes of retrieving the pension fund loss.
    
    &acirc;&#128;&cent;   &acirc;&#128;&cent;   Back story: Fuld denied responsibility for hiding information regarding the firm's bad investments during his appearance before Congress. 
    
    &acirc;&#128;&cent;   &acirc;&#128;&cent;   Art smart: Meanwhile, the aldermen want the city corporation counsel to petition the Circuit Court of Cook County for a temporary restraining order preventing the tycoon (Fuld) from selling his modern art collection at a Nov. 12 Christie's auction in New York. 
    
    &acirc;&#128;&cent;   &acirc;&#128;&cent;   Art dart: Noting Fuld owns a master sketch titled "Study for Agony I," Ald. Burke stated: "He has created agony for cops and firemen and city workers whose retirement depended on these funds!"
    
    &acirc;&#128;&cent;   &acirc;&#128;&cent;   Shop 'em: In addition to his $15 million art collection, Fuld owns a $13.75 million oceanfront house in Jupiter Island, Fla., a $21 million Park Avenue co-op, and homes in Vermont and Sun Valley, Idaho.
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:33:19 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[JUST A THOUGHT]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Maybe daley is trying to tell us he is too stupid to run the airport.
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:52:41 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Jacked up  again]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I assumed the role of the Mayor and city council was that of stewardship and not of ownwership. If we live in a Democracy the issue of selling or leasing public assets would be place on a ballot referendum. In a Monarchy, the citizens are left out of the the decision making loop. Our rulers do not feel obligated to inform us,but  only  to follow the orders of the king.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[HAVE NO DOUBT, VOTE INCUMBENTS OU]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[It's so old, so predictable and so not Democracy.
    
    
    The city council is the Legislative Branch of our city government.
    
    It exists to LEGISLATE.
    
    
    Yet, what we have is 50 assholes farting on the mayor's command.
    
    
    50 assholes more concerned with keeping their 100k+ a year part time 'jobs', than with fulfilling the duties of their office.
    
    50 assholes more interested in their own self-interests than in the best interests of those who elected, empowered and entrusted these bung holes with the authority and responsibility to LEGISLATE. 
    
    50 assholes so pussy whipped by the shortshanked liar that they dare not ask any other question than 'how high' when the mumbler says 'jump'.
    
    
    To even begin to address what is wrong with these 50 assholes would take gigabytes of text data.
    
    
    Suffice to say that there is no joy in this giant mudhole of a city, this potentially great and beautiful city of my birth, not while the likes of shortshanks the master thief remains the default dictator of the 50 merry assholes.
    
    
    
    HAVE NO DOUBT, VOTE INCUMBENTS OUT
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Frank Coconate]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[City Council voted 49-0 . 
    
     Thats unbelievable! 
     
     Has it ever happened before?
    
      They all agreed with the Mayor?
    
    
     49-0, I guess I was wrong. I said the Alderman are nothing but pct captains for Mayor Daley.
    
    We should divide the City of Chicago into more wards ,so we can have more Alderman!maybe split the 50 wards to make 100 Alderman. Than the vote could be 100-0.
    
    
    This City is pretty fucked -up!
        
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