Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago ? Body count: In the last six months: 292 killed (murdered) in Chicago ; 221 killed in Iraq . Chicago.... Who Runs it: Senators: Barack Obama &Dick Durbin Rep: Jesse Jackson Jr., Illinois Gov: Rod Blogojevich, Illinois House leader Mike Madigan, Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike), Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (son of Mayor Richard J. Daley) .....leadership in Illinois .....all Democrats. Thank you Obama for the combat zone in Chicago . Can't blame Republicans; they're aren't any! State pension fund $44 Billion in debt, worst in country. Cook County ( Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% highest in country. (Look 'em up if you want). Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country. This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois . And he's gonna 'fix' Washington politics for us?
Baltimore is worse. I can say that without having to even read your whole post. Baltimore is worse than any city in America. Go O's
I will be in Chicago starting Sunday, if I see a murder I will post pics. If I see corruption I will probably just put the money in my pocket and walk away....
I was in Chicago for about 56 hours ... I felt dirty. Here we have ghettos but a few miles away you find nice neighborhood... we kept trying to find a place that was not ghetto. Could not find one. That was like 11 years ago. I have no urge to go back.
Never fear the Baltimore Democrats are here to blame ..er I mean.. ah.. save the day! House Oversight and Government Reform Committee member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. asks questions of the panel during a hearing of the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008.
I bring you Maryland politicians a gaggle of Democrats Governor Martin O'Malley Lt. Governor Anthony Brown Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler Comptroller Peter Franchot Senator Barbara Mikulski Senator Benjamin L. Cardin Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger Congressman Chris Van Hollen House Majority Leader, Congressman Steny Hoyer Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger Congressman Chris Van Hollen Congressman John Sarbanes Congresswoman Donna Edwards Maryland General Assembly: Of the 188 members of the Maryland General Assembly, 137 are Democrats. Under the leadership of Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Democrats hold 33 of 47 seats in the Maryland State Senate In the House of Delegates, Democrats occupy 98 of the 141 seats. In 2003, Speaker Michael E. Busch Local Leadership: Democrats hold leadership positions in many of Maryland’s counties and municipalities: Chief Executives for 6 of Maryland's 8 jurisdictions with Mayor/County Executive government County Executive Isiah "Ike" Leggett of Montgomery County County Executive Jack Johnson of Prince George’s County County Executive Jim Smith of Baltimore County Mayor Sheila Dixon of Baltimore City County Executive Ken Ulman of Howard County County Executive Rick Pollitt of Wicomico County Mayors of Baltimore, Annapolis, Ocean City, Rockville, Bowie and a majority of county council and commission members
