Potpourri
Operative JW writes in to ask: Dread and awful Czar, Is what is because of what it is, or is what is because of something else? More the middle one, we suppose. The tech journalists are in a tizzy trying … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Rahm Emmanuel
Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste
And so Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is living large, now that he has bested the Chicago Teachers’ Union. Right? Well, not quite. Although the backlash against the teachers has been intense, the first major test of his ability to restore … Continue reading →
Counter-Strike
The Czar cannot promise that all aspects of Chicago Public School (CPS) politics will be very interesting, but today’s CPS strike is intensely fascinating if largely inside baseball. Here is our assessment. Never let a crisis go to waste, even … Continue reading →
Ranges in Chicago? Maybe. But Probably Not.
Well, we go from not having nearly enough firearm-related posts to having way too many at once. And the Czar will admit he is to blame for the latter. Maybe the former, too. But Confucius* alerted the Czar via Twitter … Continue reading →
Lincoln Might Disagree
This is exactly what is so screwed up about the entire Obama administration…from Rahm Emanuel’s farewell speech: [President Obama is] the toughest leader any country could ask for in the toughest times any president has faced. Really. How about “the … Continue reading →
Run, Rahm, Run!
JS wrote the other day with a couple of simple questions regarding Chicago’s upcoming mayoral race. As you know by now, Rahm Emanuel will be leaving his position as White House Chief of Staff to run for mayor. It was … Continue reading →
Perception Is A Great Reality
At first, it looked as if CNN was going to report negatively on POTUS Obama, which would be astonishing. But no, the headline was misleading: although ex-CIA Director Michael Hayden did say that Obama harmed national security by leaking out … Continue reading →