January 19, 2022
PODGORSKI FRONTRUNNER FOR SILVESTRI'S COUNTY BOARD SEAT
It's outrageous. It's appalling. It's politically incorrect - and I mean that metaphorically not literally. To plagiarize President Joe Biden, it's a battle for the soul of Cook County, and democracy is hanging by a thread. To further plagiarize the president, that's not hyperbole. To be serious, 28-year 9th District county commissioner Pete Silvestri (R) announced his retirement Jan. 10, which prompted a flurry of interest among Northwest Side Chicago and northwest suburban politicians. Democrats hold a 15D-2R majority, so being a Republican commissioner is sort of like being the team's waterboy - seen and noted for service, but ultimately ignored by the majority. Full Article...
January 12, 2022
REPUBLICAN REMAP SUCCESS DOOMS PELOSI'S MAJORITY
The way to keep a job is not just to be good at it. Instead one must be so good as to be irreplaceable. But after some time irreplaceable morphs into delusional. There comes a time when one must metaphorically walk away before being carted away. That is Nancy Pelosi's predicament: She is irreplaceable but she won't walk away. Democrats have a present 221D-212R majority, with one (R) vacancy. But spectacular 2021 Republican congressional remap successes in TX, NC, OH, GA, MI - and anticipated 2022 successes in FL and PA - will likely erase the Democrats' majority. The Nov. 8 election will be anti-climactic. Full Article...
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