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Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he has nothing to do with a new group that wants him to run for president — and says he has no idea who put the somewhat mysterious organization together.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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I am all-in for Rahm. Dems need a thoughtful and smart bully of their own with good values. He’s tough!! I’ve interacted with him. No one else fills the bill for what Dems need right now.
Transparency in a tu tu. Same old Rahm.
He doesn’t know who is behind this? Seriously?
Rahm vs. Pritzker? Who do you think has the better political smarts? Pritzker used his own money to buy the governor’s office, but where do you think the smart money’s going to go? Rahm or JB? Which one makes a more telegenic appearance? JB has to know that if Rahm decides to run, his chances dip to zero.
I hope he runs. That way maybe he will be on the national campaign trail and won’t be around Chicago too much.
This one is going to get some traction. He recognizes the party went too far left and is framing himself as a moderate. Emanual is charismatic and easy on the eyes. I certainly don’t discount him.
Guaranteed if he gets into office again, he will vote for transing kids, illegals, and DEI.
Hard no on this grifter.