THAT
WOULD EXPLAIN the many petty, trite attacks on Democrats living outside of Chicago,
all of which are virtually alike, in that Rauner wants to isolate Chicago from
the rest of Illinois.
It’s
the only way he wins. If Chicago does wind up taking an interest in the
election for governor two years from now, then he loses his re-election bid.
Lately,
the Illinois GOP has been sending me (and many others) copies of these attacks –
the latest of which on Tuesday once again goes after the idea of Kennedy (who
for many years was the manager of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, a Kennedy
family-owned property).
This
one reminds us of the high regard many people hold the Kennedy family
(particularly Uncle Jack), and says Chris has disrespected the family name.
“INSTEAD
OF FOLLOWING in their footsteps, Chris Kennedy chose to serve corrupt
politicians like Mike Madigan,” said Illinois Republican spokesman Steven Yaffe.
I’m
actually kind of surprised by that line of attack. I would have thought the
Republicans would have accused Chris Kennedy of following in the family
footsteps. Because, after all, the Republicans who still haven’t gotten over Richard
Nixon’s 1960 loss to John Kennedy are usually the ones who claim that the Cook
County Democratic organization stole that election.
In
the form of Mayor (and Dem Chairman) Richard J. Daley managing to “steal”
enough votes to ensure that Illinois went for the Democrats that year in the
Electoral College.
The
crooked Chicago Machine working once again to rob the people of this state on
behalf of a Kennedy! Which the Illinois Republican Party is now, with their latest advertising spot, is indirectly praising as a family (including Uncle Ted, as well) of statesmen.
YEAH
IT’S A lame argument. It’s totally stupid! It makes little to no sense. Anybody
with a brain would see that.
But
it’s no more pathetic than many of the other accusations the Illinois
Republican Party has already spewed on behalf of an election cycle nearly 23
months off in the future. And Republican political operatives are counting on the fact that people won't pay attention to the details of their "attacks," just the general outline of slime being spewed.
Nor
the more vicious arguments and talking points we’re going to be verbally
assaulted with in the next two years. To the point that it might be enough to
get me away from watching television at all – so as to avoid being slathered in
stupidity!
Now
one should not presume I’m backing Kennedy for governor. I don’t have a clue. I
haven’t given it much thought, particularly because Kennedy has a past track
record of talking himself up as a political candidate without actually going
through the process of running for office.
BESIDES,
THERE’S ALWAYS the chance that someone else of significance could come along to
challenge Rauner – whose defeat would be a Democratic priority just as many
Republicans would love to see anybody but Madigan as a legislative leader.
It’s
all about partisan crud. We’re in for an ugly brawl – perhaps all the more if
J.B. Pritzker and his family fortune (the Hyatt hotels) wind up turning this
into a brawl between the billionaires.
Particularly
if either one of them were to try to pretend to have even the least bit of
comprehension about what working people endure in their lives.
Then
have it topped off with doses of rhetorical nonsense such as we’re now hearing
about Kennedy and Madigan. I’m reaching for the ear plugs right about now.
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