- Al Podgorski/Sun-Times Media
- It’s Madigan or nothing these days.
We were having a grand old time of it talking politics at the Hideout—and everyone was almost civil, if not sober—when, of all people, our friend professor Paul Green felt compelled to have the following outburst:
Our onstage guests this week—Mary Ann Ahern and Charles Thomas—had already offered their view of things when Green couldn’t resist jumping into the fray.
The year was 1973. And we were watching Shaft in Africa.
Now we know—contracts with retired cops, firefighters, teachers, and other geezers really are contracts—just like contracts with bankers.
As we’ve recently seen, Mayor Rahm’s an unreliable ally. Good god, the man would sell his soul for the right to run a casino.
As ILGO says on its website, the PAC will “defend Democratic lawmakers who have demonstrated support for the difficult, yet responsible, choices our state government needs.”
