Those Undemocratic Democrats

Dennis Byrne, as usual, with excellent points in his latest column.

On the Stroger-Peraica contest:

Speaking of voting against someone, I hope voters inclined to vote for Todd Stroger for Cook County Board president realize something. The Democratic Party selected Stroger in a most undemocratic way. Actually, it wasn't even the party, but a crew of ... ? Come to think of it, we don't even know what or who. As if the Kremlinlike secrecy surrounding the health of Stroger's father, John, wasn't enough, Cook County will be run by a camarilla. We won't really know who's in it until the contracts and jobs start getting handed out.

Byrne also has some pointed remarks on an advisory referendum being tossed off the ballot on a technicality.

And this on the grandstanding by politicians (sadly including JB Topinka and some other "Republicans" as well) (note Dem Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn on the front page of the Sun Times) on ComEd's long overdue rate increase which if blocked may push the utility into bankruptcy. (Previous post here):

Two words for Scully: Chicago Skyway. For years, the highway linking Chicago and northwest Indiana kept tolls artificially low, in response to political pressure. The skyway came under the oversight of a federal judge, who approved a 15 percent toll increase.

If you think ComEd's rates are high now, wait until a federal bankruptcy judge, who answers to no one but the law, gets his hands on them.

Not much democracy in action there. Not much statesmanship in the one-party state. Nothing new from the undemocratic Democrats who dominate Illinois.