Columnist Lynn Sweet reports critics have taken to stinging the White House with the description "Chicago style politics". Here's one Chicagoan who thinks that sting doesn't have any real bite to it. First, because politics is played the same tough way in every part of the country. Second, because whatever the myth-makers want to say about rough-and-tumble Chicago, they better include its dazzling accomplishments.
Find me a city with more architectural innovation and skyline splendor...a lakeshore with more sweep and spectacle...a Magnificent Mile more magnificent...a network of world class hospitals more dedicated....a theatre community more fabulous...a galaxy of teams who may not always make playoffs, but sure always make headlines....oh, and the nation's Top Chef.
When the critics derisively toss around "Chicago Style politics," they're playing with half-baked fictions much more than fully-cooked facts. Catch us this coming Fourth of July for proof.
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I'm proud to be from Chicago, but I must admit our politics is more than a bit applealing...especially with the recent Blago circus! But that doesn't discount all the positives you mention.
ReplyDeleteRight, we can't let political bums telling us we're bigger bums than they are. It's more like a tie!
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