Putting all the facts together:
Body count: In the last six months 292 killed (murdered) in Chicago compared to 221 killed in Iraq , and Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the entire US.
President: Barack Hussein Obama
Senator: Dick Durbin
House Representative: Jesse Jackson Jr.
Governor: Pat Quinn
House leader: Mike Madigan
Atty. Gen.: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike)
Mayor: Rahm Emanuel
The leadership in Illinois - all Democrats .
Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago .
Of course, they're all blaming each other.
Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country.
Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
State pension fund $78 Billion in debt, worst in country.
Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
Cook County ( Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% highest in country.
Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois .
And he is going to "fix" Washington politics for us???
George Ryan is no longer governor, he is in the big house.Of course he was replaced by Rob Blagojevich who is...that's right, also in the big house. And Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned. That's because he is fighting being sent to...right again, the big house!
The Land of Lincoln , where governors make our license plates!!!!
I think the body count is low?
I'm reading an article in NR "To Live and Die in Chicago." When the highrises like Cabrini Green were torn down, all the old gangs that sprung up in the 50's scattered and turned into countless factions. It's like Afghanistan, with each street having its own boss.
I don't see a lot of hope, and Emmanuel has no idea what to do.
I don't know why they can't get Federal help to take them down.
What?
The current Chitcago gang in DC would only make things worse.......Emanuel proves that!
I think the body count is low?
I'm reading an article in NR "To Live and Die in Chicago." When the highrises like Cabrini Green were torn down, all the old gangs that sprung up in the 50's scattered and turned into countless factions. It's like Afghanistan, with each street having its own boss.
I don't see a lot of hope, and Emmanuel has no idea what to do.
They and Detroit are a police force removed from becoming Mogadishu.
From the color of most of the combatants, [Detroit and Chitcago are] Mogadishu.
Liberal dimOkrats are rushing to buy cemetery lots on Chicago, that way when the die they can be buried there so they can stay active in politics, their votes will still count.:-)