Chicago Daily Observer

Barack Obama’s chief strategist leveled the campaign’s harshest counterattack yet over John McCain’s recent rhetoric on national security issues, and defended himself against charges that threaten to make him a focus of the campaign tit-for-tat in the coming months.

The chief strategist also defended himself against a recent Newsweek story charging that he had essentially lobbied Chicago officials on behalf of his communications firm’s clients. He called the piece a “red herring,” and contrasted his record with that of his counterpart in the McCain campaign, chief strategist Charlie Black, who Axelrod labeled “the most powerful corporate lobbyist in Washington.”

“I never lobbied anybody,” Axelrod said.

This video must be seen to be believed. This is the Rev. Michael Pfleger speaking at Jeremiah Wright’s Church. Fr. Pfleger is a Roman Catholic Priest who is in the Obama camp. Sorry, I take that back. It is much worse than that. I do believe he prefers Obama over Jesus.

If you don’t like Obama, why then you are a racist. Watch this amzing and outrageous video of Rev. Pfleger.

Just as beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so, too, does the perception of political power depend on the eyesight of the viewer.
Most Chicagoans, as well as national observers, perceive Mayor Richard M. Daley at the pinnacle of his power, untouched by a profusion of political scandals, creator of a glorious City on a Hill, and a beloved and benevolent dictator who will reign forevermore.
But aldermen, especially from the northwest side, have a starkly different perspective – namely: that King Richard’s days are numbered, that he may yet be indicted, that he may not run for re-election in 2011, that he may not win if he runs, and/or that, if he wins in 2011, he’ll certainly retire by 2015.
Citizens look as far ahead as next week. Politicians look to the next election, and beyond, and their conclusion is clear: Being a Daley ... Read More...

Age typically is associated with maturity, with maturity being associated with taking on adult responsibilities like providing for one’s self and one’s family. Yet in his Chicago Daily Observer column, Don Rose demands that as our population ages, our politicians should take the expedient 10–15 year time frame, rather than acting as stewards for lasting financial security. Whatever his reason, it’s clear he doesn’t want to address the underlying actuarial problems of Social Security.

This is the equivalent of US retirees throwing a big party and then flying out of town at the end of the party, leaving friends and family to clean up the mess. Or, really, just the younger friends and family.

If you know anything about mathematics, you know that Social Security is a demographic time bomb. It will begin to run a deficit at some ... Read More...