Bernie..or as he says Berny Stone's Citadel Crumbling
As the Oct. 29 filing deadline approaches, area political circles are awash with rumor, bluff, duplicity, deceit, and creeping paranoia – all the usual political nonsense.
Here’s an early summary:
In Chicago’s 50th Ward, which encompasses West Rogers Park, basic instincts are unsheathed and unrestrained.
From the perspective of 79-year old Bernie (who spells his name Berny) Stone, a fading political icon who has been alderman since 1973, the 2008 Democratic committeeman race is all about self-perpetuation. If he loses his committeeman’s post, he’ll be a political eunuch, unable to either plausibly run for re-election in 2011, or to hand off the aldermanic job to his daughter, Ilana Stone Feketitsch, who is his chief-of-staff.
From the perspective of ambitious, 47-year old State Senator Ira Silverstein (D-8), who proudly claims that “Berny has been my mentor,” the 2008 committeeman’s race is all about self-preservation. Silverstein aspires to the Illinois Senate’
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