{"id":2814,"date":"2010-09-08T02:13:33","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T09:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2010-09-08T02:13:33","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T09:13:33","slug":"richard-daleys-gift-to-the-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/09\/08\/richard-daleys-gift-to-the-left\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Daley’s Gift to the Left"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have no love for the Chicago political machine, run by the Daley family.  Why?  I was one of the many who helped organize the demonstration at the Democratic Convention in 1968, and I was there when Daley\u2019s father refused to honor the demonstration permit, that we had procured in good faith, and ordered his storm troopers to attack the demonstrators in what a later Congressional investigation would call a \u201cpolice riot\u201d.  I ended up with three stitches in my head and a separated shoulder that day.  But I cannot deny that Richard Daley has given us a priceless gift.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"8daley\"<\/a> Richard M. Daley’s 21-year run as mayor will end next spring<\/strong> with the city broadly reshaped by his vision and unprecedented grip on power, but with his image as Chicago’s sure-handed leader increasingly challenged.<\/p>\n

He stepped off the political stage in stunning fashion Tuesday, with the city in a time of great transition, years of recession taking its toll on his reputation as a shrewd manager, and money running out to keep Chicago moving forward.<\/p>\n

His rule was defined by bold strokes and secretiveness, traits that brought him his greatest successes but gradually undermined his effectiveness.<\/p>\n

Daley leaves a legacy of broad accomplishments, such as Millennium Park and neighborhood revitalization. Other initiatives remain incomplete, such as the ongoing efforts to improve Chicago public schools and expand O’Hare International Airport.<\/p>\n

Daley often spoke of how his passion for leading the city remained strong, so his decision to pull the plug led to questions about his underlying motivation\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <Chicago Tribune<\/a>><\/p>\n

While I do not agree with the Tribune\u2019s high praise of the man, and think that he is leaving, because Chicago\u2019s economy is in the tank, but that is not where I\u2019m going with this.  Why is the decision a gift to the left?<\/font><\/p>\n

The political computer in the White House has been plagued with defective Rahm.  Rahm Emmanuel wants Daley\u2019s job, and although not formally announced, will be leaving the White House.  Frankly, Obama should have fired him long ago as the person most responsible for crafting and persisting in Obama\u2019s failed attempts at bipartisanship, and promoting the appointment of other corporate Democrats at key posts.  I hope that Obama looks to his base for his next Chief of Staff.<\/font><\/p>\n

Whom would you recommend?<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have no love for the Chicago political machine, run by the Daley family.  Why?  I was one of the many who helped organize the demonstration at the Democratic Convention in 1968, and I was there when Daley\u2019s father refused to honor the demonstration permit, that we had procured in good faith, and ordered his […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}