Mayor Daley is nowhere to be found. Angry citizens, however, are plentiful.
DALEY NEWS
Yes, we know the drawing above isn't of Mayor Daley. It's not even a classic Adam Verwymeren cartoon like this one.
No, the reason you're seeing The Simpsons' Mayor Quimby is because our Mayor Daley isn't around. Yes, the very same Mayor Daley who takes pride in making himself very accessible to be local media hasn't shown his face to them in over a week.
Where has the Mayor been keeping himself and why? Your guess is as good as ours.
DALEY CHATTER
Clearly no one told Bill Phillips that Mayor Daley is banking his re-election on getting the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago. Otherwise, why would he have written this letter to the Tribune? And why would he have insinuated that Mayor Daley would extract the needed funds by any means necessary?
In his frantic efforts to hold a three-week party, Mayor Daley will milk every dollar he can from foundations and corporations...
But even more heartening than Mr. Phillips' letter are the many letters that came the way of The Chicago Reader after their epic story of the great parking meter sell-off. We hope you take a moment to read all the letters and all of Ben's funny (and also serious) responses. Our favorite snippet that refers to our dear Mayor? Here it is:
I heard Daley on the radio say, “You have to monetize your assets or else they become liabilities.” What an idiot. Never took an economics or accounting class at the U. of C., that’s for sure. Vote the idiot out. —South Looper
Now, now, don’t harsh on Mayor Daley. He didn’t have time for economics or accounting—he was too busy studying for that bar exam for the third time.
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