Chicagoist: We’re All Soldiers for Stroger
Did you vote for Stroger? You reap what you sow. Judge Nowicki (why does that name sound familiar? I think I might know her from somewhere.) The report itself makes for pretty good reading, but apparently Stroger hasn’t read it. In perhaps the most arrogant statement I have ever seen in Illinois politics (and that is saying something, Daley is our Mayor!) Stroger said, “I haven’t read her report yet” and “We have cooperated with her office, but the way the report was written, it makes it appear there have been things that have been going on that are illegal in hiring since I’ve been the president, but it’s not the case.” from the Trib. So having not read it, he is now qualified to have an opinion on how it was written? The Trib is even a bit sarcastic on that point. After he indicated that he “is educated” and “can read the paper” the Trib says, “On that basis, Stroger criticized the report”.
Nice little dig, you don’t normally see subtlety like that nowadays in reporting.
Updated: Reading the actual claims… OMG this is horrifying. And this is the same asshole who wants to raise our taxes enough to drive all the business out of Cook County? I wonder if they can arrest the entire HR for Cook County? Reading this report, I think that is what it will take. Then the new HR would need to start firing all the political appointees. Even if they could do it, it would take forever!