http://achicagoblog.blogivists.com/2006/11/30/nepotism-alive-and-well-in-illinois-next-stop-madigan/ Living and breathing in the Second City Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:48:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://achicagoblog.blogivists.com/2006/11/30/nepotism-alive-and-well-in-illinois-next-stop-madigan/#comment-5 Anonymous Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:14:43 +0000 http://achicagoblog.blogivists.com/2006/11/30/nepotism-alive-and-well-in-illinois-next-stop-madigan/#comment-5 Unqualified? Since when were qualifications required for City or County employment? Unqualified? Since when were qualifications required for City or County employment?

]]> http://achicagoblog.blogivists.com/2006/11/30/nepotism-alive-and-well-in-illinois-next-stop-madigan/#comment-4 Daniel Messick Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:51:09 +0000 http://achicagoblog.blogivists.com/2006/11/30/nepotism-alive-and-well-in-illinois-next-stop-madigan/#comment-4 It is sickening, absolutely sickening!!! The sense of entitlement that politicians have with regard to securing employment for their relatives, bypassing the democratic process of lettting the people decide who should fill a vacant seat. Then again, the "people" were stupid enough to elect Todd Stroger despite the fact that he is unqualified, and apparently incompetent in that he wants to retain an advisor who is under investigation for corruption because "he knows who's who and what's what in the county government." So Todd, you get elected President of Cook County Board, then seemingly realize you have no clue who does what in County government? If that doesn't SCREAM unqualified, what does? It is sickening, absolutely sickening!!! The sense of entitlement that politicians have with regard to securing employment for their relatives, bypassing the democratic process of lettting the people decide who should fill a vacant seat. Then again, the “people” were stupid enough to elect Todd Stroger despite the fact that he is unqualified, and apparently incompetent in that he wants to retain an advisor who is under investigation for corruption because “he knows who’s who and what’s what in the county government.” So Todd, you get elected President of Cook County Board, then seemingly realize you have no clue who does what in County government? If that doesn’t SCREAM unqualified, what does?

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