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and bureaucrats in Illinois that are trying very hard to make a difference.
The bad news is that, while distorted to make a political point, this is not entirely wrong. My experience living in Chicago is commonly referred to around here as "the year in hell". Because I used to be a consultant, I've been fortunate enough to have lived in every region of the US and Chicago was, by far, the most blatantly corrupt, mismanaged, and incestuous disaster I've encountered.
Illinois Democratic Party leaders are a breed unto themselves. They don't seem to have any of the values or beliefs that are commonly associated with the party and their influence is seen from Chicago to Springfield, from the Governors office to beat cops, they have their hands out and couldn't care less what you do as long as your payments are on time.
Randy Cunningham was subtle compared to these guys.
When Obama came on the national scene I was, and still am (he isn't President yet), very concerned that this is the system that he thrived in. Racism is still worse there than in the south, something that Martin Luther King found when was there 40 years ago. Prices and taxes are very high, wages are low, and laws are frequently unenforced, provided the offender has paid off the right people. No place is perfect, but Chicago has a lot more room for improvement than most other places.
I'm glad you like it, but I'm guessing you have not yet come up against the PTB, or you are from the right family.
Sorry.
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