Chicago Goes National

I've said it before: with Hussein in the White House, America is going to get a first-hand look at politics the Chicago Way. And now they're getting it in spades.

For those of you that don't know how Chicago politics work, let me bring you up to speed. First, my credentials: I've lived in or around Chicagoland my entire life, and don't remember a time when politics weren't crooked. In truth, Republicans in Illinois are not blameless by any means, but the Chicago Democratic Machine is the author, editor, and agent of the VAST majority of political wrongdoing in this state, and Cook County in particular. (Cook County consists of the city of Chicago and the collar communities that surround it; not huge in terms of area, but massive in terms of population.) The Democratic Machine is just that: a vast network of clout, money, and gerrymandering that pays lip-service to its constituents while lining privileged pockets with tax-payer dollars. Some of its more infamous members: the prez himself, Rahm "Jewish When It Suits Me" Emanuel, Little Big Man Mayor Richie Daley, Loud-Mouth Idiot Jesse "The Rev" Jackson, County Board Prez Todd "My Old Man Would Have Wanted This" Stroger, and let's not forget Rod "Dumb Enough to Talk on An Open Line" Blagojevich. It's the real-life version of Disney's Cast of Villains. Chicago politics is controlled by inside deals, mudslinging, intimidation, false accusations, and media manipulation, and involves a great deal of acting indignant in the face of obvious wrong-doing while trying to spin the spotlight to the opposition. Sound familiar, America? Sure it does, because that's exactly how Bammy does his bid'ness.

Case in point: Chicago politicians have used union muscle to further their aims since the early 20th Century. The Machine, the Outfit, and the unions are how the Democrats have had a stranglehold on the city almost beyond living memory. And now Hussein is using the same tactic, hiring union thugs of the SEIU variety to disrupt town hall meetings. He has ordered his goons to "hit back twice as hard" in order to silence the opposition. The SEIU punks have locked doors, disallowed entry, stacked town halls, distributed propaganda, intimidated, threatened, and used physical attacks to try and stifle Hussein's adversaries.

Which makes perfect sense, seeing as how Hussein is all about transparency and hope and change. (Sarcasm)


These actions remind me of another fella that used to go around smashing up beer halls with an army of hired goons to advance his political agenda.

Of course, we're hearing from the liberal jackasses about how these conservative demonstrations against Obamacare (more on that later in the week) aren't political dissent but mob action. I have a concise and heart-felt response to them:

Fuck off, you self-righteous gas-bags.

It was okay for them to rant and rave and say all sorts of vile and disgusting things about Bush: that was the exercise of Free Speech and qualified as Political Dissent. But now that their guy is driving (the country right of the friggin' cliff), such actions have become intolerable. Typical bully mentality: act like assholes until someone calls them on it, then wonder why the other guy is getting out of hand. And this is NOT a matter of two wrongs making a right, or whatever other pacifist/vegan/hippie "moral" stance they want to take; it's a case of fighting fire with fire. The gloves are off, at Hussein's insistence. So now we'll see if the prez has the stones to go bare-knuckle. He's got his goons out for the first round; time to counter-punch.

An anecdote about Bammy's goons here.