Chicago magazine political writer Carol Felsenthal interviewed Susana Mendoza in 2011 and came away “convinced”—as she would later write—that Mendoza “saw herself moving up from [city] clerk to mayor.” She’s since moved on to state comptroller, but that’s another stepping-stone position.
Kass touted McQueary’s piece on Facebook. “I love it when machine Democrats pretend independence & carry Boss Madigan’s water,” he applauded. “Great column here by my colleague and friend. . . . Madiganistan. It was once called Illinois.”
To make a great story even greater, Kass recognized the driver—politically connected hard-ass John “Quarters” Boyle. Kass marveled last Sunday, “In chaotic moments, people reveal themselves. And Mendoza showed she is one tough lady. She confronted a certified Chicago tough guy, a two-time ex-con. She warned those nearby, she announced she’d called police, she backed the tough guy down and he finally ran away.
