Sound stupid? Well, that is because it is. Of course it is due to the fact that Todd Stroger isn't the brightest bulb in the closet and he cannot control his minions in Cook County, Illinois government. You see, Stroger wants to harness the citizens of Cook County, Illinois (of which Chicago is part) with a $3 billion dollar budget which includes a 2 percent sales tax hike, as well as other tax hikes. Of course, Chicago residents (and most likely, all Cook County residents) would just like the "braintrust" that is the Cook County government to control their spending and financial waste that they have been so good at piling up to the heavens to this point, but Stroger and his chief mouthpiece, Commissioner William Beavers don't want to have to be accountable. Who in government does, right? That's a story for another day...probably tomorrow. I digress.
Nope, they want to make this into a race issue because when Stroger's massive budget goes before the board, it is voted into the ground. I wonder if Mr. Beavers and Stroger ever gave any thought to the fact that folks in their county and on the board just see them for what they are - greedy little politicians who just love all of that extra spending cash with no one holding them accountable for how they spend it *cough*cough* "undeserved pay raises".
Anyway, enough of our "regular guy" analysis, here are some priceless quotes from Mr. Beavers (these are great), courtesy of the fine folks Chicago Sun Times:
- “If Todd was a white man, he wouldn’t have half these problems”
- “Who’s gonna control the county — white or black — that’s all this is”
- “[Commissioner Tony Peraica] hates everybody who’s black . . . all black elected officials”
- Beavers ended a media session by yelling back “don’t forget” that he’s “the hog with the big nuts and I’m gonna tell you what it is.”
Commissioner Peraica, to his credit, kept his replies above board and didn't really take Beaver's race-baiting attempts to heart. Needless to day, Stroger's goal of having a budget in place by tomorrow (Friday, November 30) is going to fall short. Try again, bozos.
Read the story from the Chicago Sun Times here.
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