DALEY NEWS
The mayor spent the morning at the corner of W. 18th Street and Stewart Ave. to show off all the wonderful repaving the federal stimulus money has bought for Chicago’s streets.
Then Daley headed to the University of Illinois at Chicago where he gave the commencement address to some lucky medical students. I wonder what words of wisdom he had for them.
DALEY CHATTER
At the morning event, the mayor took questions from reporters and they tried to press him on his growing feud with Cook County Board President Todd Stroger.
The mayor absolutely denies that he’s duking it out with Stroger.
"Remember. I said there was gonna be a gig -- a headline,” the mayor said. “You would try to get Todd and I kind of fighting. And I said, 'I don't know why you're doing that. ... Don't do that gig. I did not fight Todd Stroger,'"
Stroger has been a loyal lackey for Daley over the past couple of years, but the increasing unpopularity of the sales tax Stroger pushed through last year combined with Stroger’s personal unpopularity has the mayor looking to put a little distance between him and Todd.
So earlier this week Daley came out against the tax, saying it was “detrimental” to Cook County businesses.
Stroger fought back, because no one, not even the mayor, criticizes Todd’s beloved sales tax. He reminded people that Daley has also raised taxes several times during the last few years.
Daley says he’s not rising to the bait and he’s putting an end to this argument over who raised taxes more. Likely because it’s and argument Daley knows he can’t win. This round goes to Stroger.
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Daley has always played the blame game, and it's never him. Even though Todd Stroger has continued to be loyalist to he and his father. He has been treated unfairly by the media, simply because of the unbiased opinions of the newsrooms. He raised an unpopular tax, to ensure that every County resident has a place to visit for health care, regardless of their ability to pay. Stroger has been underfire every since he sworn into office. Now, Daley wants him to repeal to repeal the sales tax, just because his brother wants to be in power. I hope that Mayor Daley follows his own advice, and repeal his bottle water tax. Daley's tax cost us 5 cents a bottle water, and nobody even mentions it for one week. The city parking meters are $1 an hour in impoverished communities, and no one says anything. Downtown it cost up to $3.50 an hour to park at a meter. However, Stroger raises one tax and he gets crucified. My own opinion, Todd Stroger has implemented one tax, to assist folks that can't afford healthcare, and this is what he gets in return. Mistreatment...Give him a chance, Daley has had 4 opportunities and were still continuing to getting the same result...taxes more taxes Thanks King Daley...
Are you on the Cook County payroll? It's about the perception of competence. It's not necessarily fair, but that's the way it is.
This BS about the county health care system, is not true. Do people live longer in Cook County? Do they have better health outcomes? I don't know about you, but the Cook County health care system to me seems corrupt, expensive, and a detriment to the people they "serve."
That's a great point about the perception of competence JP. I've heard the argument made that both Stroger and Daley are taxers as Greg was pointing out, but the Daley administration is perceived to be far more competent. Whether or not this is earned is a separate matter...
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