Liberal Chicago mayor’s move to the right on crisis issue sets off fight with allies – Washington Examiner

“Though conservative aldermen have severely criticized Johnson’s methods to address the issue, this is one of the first times that Johnson has received pushback from council members of his own party.” Who are these supposed “conservative aldermen” from the opposing party in Chicago’s City Hall? Is the author implying that there are actually Republican aldermen in City Hall? Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks couldn’t even get elected to City Hall when he was running as a Republican in Wrigleyville. Another fine example of national conservative media using Chicago as a political football, despite knowing almost nothing about Chicago or… Read more »