$11.8 Million divided by 321,773 = $36.67 for Rahm Emanuel $3.1 Million divided by 139,635 = $22.20 for Gary Chicobased on reports in the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times, and use of a calculator.
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The smashing 55 percent victory scored by Rahm Emanuel for mayor of Chicago means that he will attune a latch-key slimmed down governance plus old-fashioned entrepreneurialism to become the best mayor in the country…confident that by solving the city’s woes which are the country’s own—overspending, public union autocracy—he will become “America’s Mayor” and grease the skids for a future run toward higher office….which does not exclude the presidency.If Rudy Giuliani who led the...

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Ditch symbolism for substance. Go back to Chicken and Waffles and actually have lunch and have the waitresses and bus boys sit with you for a few minutes over coffee and tea – then pick up the check. Drop into a few schools unanounced – Simeon, Fenger, Calumet and then wander over to Leo, Mount Carmel and Maria. Go along with Water Department Crew during the next freeze of twenty below and stand with the guys when a burts pipeline is fixed -quickly and effectively. Take the RedLine with...

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Q. One thing you do is constantly change favorites for the presidency. Where are you now? A. Now’s the time to change your mind and frequently. Start out with this absolute. I don’t care how brilliant Mitch Daniels is on the budget or as a governmental manager—the name of the game is still Ronald Reagan’s famed three-legged stool. The ideal candidate should stand for economic solvency…a strong military-foreign policy…and traditional social issues. Mitch’s suggestion in The Weekly...

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Much has been made of today’s municipal election being historic. For the first time since 1989, Richard M. Daley will not be a candidate for mayor. When he leaves office in May, Daley will be the longest serving mayor in Chicago history. He eclipsed his late father’s record for mayoral longevity as of last December.Regrettably, election officials have estimated that only fifty percent of eligible voters in Chicago will cast ballots. If that forecast is correct, it will be a shame. The 2011...

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Tahrir Square in Madison, Wisconsin? Perhaps not—though the Egyptian uprising likely encouraged the unionists and their supporters who are in a defensive action there rather than seeking to overthrow a regime. This is a live-action movement and any effort to report on it could be overtaken by events. It is worthwhile, however, to take a broad look at the situation to indicate some of what is really at stake here.First and foremost it must be understood that this is the first major battle in a...

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