Readers of this column sometimes ask me why I use Tomczak in references to U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Democrat heading his party's national push to regain control of Congress.Rahm has an opponent. His name is Kevin White.
When I mention him, I do it this way: U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Tomczak).
That's how Emanuel got elected, defeating a non-machine liberal Democrat. Daley sent his patronage armies out for Rahm. One was commanded by Tomczak.
They had thugs and tough guys on the city payroll, goons and eager apprentices, some of them even qualified for their government jobs, but most of them were qualified to muscle the vote for Emanuel.
Tomczak testified to helping Emanuel and others in federal court at the trial of Daley's patronage chief, the convicted Robert Sorich.
Though Tomczak missed his court date on Wednesday, Emanuel was busy with reporters, talking about how Democrats would fight corruption better than Republicans, and they gushed all over him.
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