With a war of wars erupting between Mayor Rahm and Bill Daley over who drove Chicago to the brink of bankruptcy, the time’s come to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Or as Rahm recently put it: “People chose their politics over the progress of the city. Did I create this problem? I did not create it. But I was gonna be determined to do something different, which is to fix it.”
As someone with no horse in this race, let me tell you—they’re both right.
Yes, Daley put off unpopular decisions on budget cuts and tax hikes until someone else had to make them. Namely, Rahm.
Love to watch O’Connor and Burke come before the commission to nimbly dance around the question—did you really believe all that B.S. you were spewing or were you just going along?
After his speech, Rahm assured reporters that he would endorse Daley for re-election: “It’s more than an endorsement. I want him to run. If he chooses to do it, and I hope he does, I am going to work for his reelection.”
