Chicagoist: We're All Soldiers for Stroger

Scooter Libbby

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:27:13 -0600

It was the fault of a lot of people! First, all the people who didn't vote in the primary at all! That means you, the lazy suburbanites who never came out & voted for Claypool! He only need 10% more of the burb dwellers to vote that day. Second, all the black people who voted for Toddler in both the primary & the general election. When are people going to realize, just because someone is of the same race, religion or ethnic background, it doesn't mean that they will do you any good! The people getting screwed the worst by Toddler & his gang of thieves are poor black people, & if they voted, they voted for him! None of them are getting any county, no work jobs, the way Toddler's family & pals are!

fed up

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:55:06 -0600

It is the fault of all the morons who listened to the precint capt and voted how they were told. the democratic lemmings of crook co. are now approaching the cliff its a long way down and you deserve to crash and burn. This is what ignorant voters and machine politics gets you the highest taxes in the country supporting the most corrupt goverment in the country.

Tower18

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:04:49 -0600

Democrat here, voted for Peraica.

matilda

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:26:17 -0600

Kevin: Does this make it harder for Stroger to use the sales-tax increase to hire 25,000 new workers, as you claimed will happen?

Ward Up

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:01:11 -0600

Yes, it WAS the fault of the people who voted for him. Citizens who are Democrats in Cook County, including some commenters on Chicagoist, could not stomach voting for Peraica, a Republican. The Democratic votes should have realized that the issues addressed by the core principles of Democrats are decided in Springfield and Washington. Those voters would NOT see significant issues women's rights, gay rights, or national defense decided by the Cook County Board. On those issues within the county, things like same-sex benefits would pass even WITH Peraica as president. Please, Democrats, consider voting for a Republican Cook County Board president. You won't be betraying your values. You can vote Democratic for everything else, i.e., where Democratic principles are truly on the line.

Swilly24

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:27:28 -0600

It wasn't the people who voted for him as much as it was the Tribune and Sun Times which failed to point out what was going on when this all went down.

Tracadie Harbor

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:06:03 -0600

Tod Stroger is a disgrace. The people who voted for him are idiots. Cook county government is an unneeded waste.

magilla gorilla

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:26:40 -0600

seriously, this guy is horrible. he'd rather read the newspapers than the actual report? also, 220 people? this must be grounds for some sort of impeachment or something

Tower18

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:15:22 -0600

"except in the case of requiring documentation regarding college and high school credentials and licenses, no action is taken to verify whether information on the applications is accurate." Well, I actually can't hate on Cook Co. too much here. That is very very common.