Smug Thug Bosses

Mayor Daley praised Todd Stroger, who was appointed by Dem party insiders to succeed his ailing father, as a "wonderful candidate", and took a jab at Claypool, who lost in the primary, suggesting he should move on. Tribune:

Claypool responded that he supported Washington when Daley ran against him and said, "It's a real disservice to the memory of Harold Washington for the mayor to compare him to Todd Stroger.

"I didn't run against Todd Stroger, I ran against John Stroger, who the mayor assured us was recovering and would be on the ballot in the fall," Claypool said.

Dan Proft, Peraica's spokesman, pointed out the significant number of Democrats, former Claypool supporters who are working for Peraica.

(Website of some of the Democrats for Peraica.)

There is good reason to vote for Tony Peraica.

The Sun Times betrayed the public trust in their endorsement of Todd Stroger.

Here's the Tribune editorial, "If the bosses get away with this":

Remember how Chicago's Democratic bosses lied to voters earlier this year? Remember their assurances that John Stroger would return after his stroke to lead the Cook County Board? Once the deadline for other candidates to file papers for Stroger's seat passed, the bosses did what they'd plotted all along: They put Stroger's lightweight son, Todd, on the ballot to cement their control of county jobs and contracts. But it turns out that wasn't the end of their disdain for voters--especially African-American voters:

The Tribune's story Sunday about 11th-hour efforts to mobilize black turnout for Todd Stroger and Gov. Rod Blagojevich included a revealing quote from a Democratic strategist: "You don't have to do anything but get them out, and the time to get them out is the weekend before the election."

Contempt for voters. What a surprise. Taking the African-American vote for granted, and betting that suburban Cook County voters won't care enough to turn out. Tribune:

The alternative the bosses dread is four years of Tony Peraica, teaming with other reformers on the County Board to redirect money spent on patronage to improving services for poor people.

Vote for Tony Peraica, and a give those smug, Cook County Bosses a slap in the face. Say no to the thug bosses and their friends who line their pockets with hard-earned taxpayer dollars while Cook County crumbles around us.


Previous posts: Credibility in Chicago, Those Undemocratic Democrats, Tribune Endorses Peraica, Those Charitable Dem Politicians, Stroger Not Credible, Surprise, Surprise, Cook County Shenanigans, Stroger Steps in It, Break the Stranglehold, The Family Business, Chicago Style.

UPDATE: Wilmette Life story refers to report last spring that for the first time in 64 years suburban Cook County voters outnumber Chicago voters. Not surprisingly, Chicago-dominated Democrat chairman disses suburban voters in response to Peraica's appeal:

Peraica said the electorate feels "dissatisfaction . . . with the secrecy surrounding John Stroger's unfortunate stroke and that that process was kept secret to get past the filing deadline on June 25 to allow his son to replace him.

"The least qualified one was picked to replace his father in a monarchical transfer of power."

Cady Gibbons, executive director of the Cook County Democratic Party, said the suburbs will not play more of a role in this election.