The Chicago Way... Same Old Same Old....

  You'll love this one folks.  A few weeks ago, the Chicago Sun Times lead off with a story about Rahm Emanuels' sliding approval rating.  The Sun Times even went as far to suggest that Emanuel might be vulnerable enough to be shown the door at City Hall if his numbers are any indication of his current standing with Chicagoans. Can we get real here, ladies and gentlemen.  We, the voters of Illinois, do NOT embrace the concept of change.  Chicago voters can be best summed up by the great Rick Jay's line in Paul Thomas Anderson's epic film "Magnolia."  In other words,  "it what it is."  When Bobby Rush tried to unseat Rich Daley during a run for mayor, he basically did everything but use a bullhorn to scream into the ears of voters that Daley was an inept emperor unfit to lead the city.  The end game?  Rush got six percent of the vote if I'm not mistaken.  And Daley's ineptitude continued on.  You see what I'm getting at here.  Emanuel is NOT in trouble, Sun Times story aside.  We don't hold our politicians accountable in this great state, it's just not done.  How else do you explain the fact Pat Quinn was rewarded with a second term for being both out of touch and fiscally clueless.  You gave him back the keys mister and misses Illinois, remember that.  Remember the path you took, mister and misses Illinois, when the mountain of red ink continues to grow and grow and our great governor is flailing about, Magoo like, in search of a shovel and a flashlight.  Rahm Emanuel will be mayor of this city until one of two things happen; he either dies in office or the political winds sweep him back to Washington for a bigger and better deal.  That's reality, THAT'S the Chicago way.