May 15, 2008
City Council Holds Off on Resolution Opposing Invasion of Iran
The city council backed away from a resolution opposing a US invasion of Iran yesterday at the behest of Mayor Daley. The resolution, sponsored by 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore, encouraged diplomacy in place of military action. "Sen. Obama has been pursuing diplomacy with Iran. Nobody from his campaign has called me expressing his concern," Moore said. Five years ago Chicago passed a resolution, 48-1, opposing the war in Iraq.
“It’s not fair. Let Obama answer all of those questions. He is gonna be the nominee of the Democratic party, and he will be the president. That will be up to him to make the judgments.... If Iran attacks Israel, we should sit back and not do anything? They haven’t attacked us, [but] they can attack everyone else? I have real problems with that,” Daley said. Alderman Sandi Jackson (7th), wife of U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr supported the resolution, saying "the dismantling of the office of public diplomacy indicates how this administration has not placed a premium on diplomacy. Of course we should exhaust diplomacy before contemplating any military action. We have to be very careful after what has happened, it would be irresponsible to trust information coming from the Bush Administration." The resolution was put off until next month at the request of Aldermen Bernie Stone (50th) and James Balcer (11th), who both questioned the need for such a resolution.
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Foie Gras ban lifted...Promoter's Ordinance tabled...ridiculous city declaration on our country's military operations tabled due to it's uselessness...
What's happening here? Did the earthquake in China shake us into a bizarro parallel world where the "City That Works" starts working? Quick, everyone call your aldermen!! They're listening this week!
Those alderman include many mental midgets who could never hold a decent job in the private sector. You are talking about some mediocre people. Adding insult to injury, they are boot-lickers. And panderers.
Regardless of what you think about U.S. Foreign Policy, the clowns in City Council should work on city issues. Oh, that's right. They will just rubber stamp whatever the Mayor's office shoves in front of them. Then they'll collect their fat salaries and their contributions from developers.
I am willing to wager 50% of the city council could not find Iran on a map. This body of elected officals is a daley rubber stamp joke. Maybe they can start worrying about the condition of the city streets and the poor performance of the city schools now.
It's the new American way, governments getting into things they have no business doing. If Congress is going to waste time investigating professional sports (both baseball and football now), why shouldn't City Council work on foreign policy, or polar exploration, or deep sea fishing, or a moonbase while they are at it. Perhaps they should vote to ban birds from pooping on cars in Chicago, that would certainly be popular.
Have they completely run out of Chicago-related issues to care about? Why would they do this? Why am I trying to find reason in the Chicago City Council?
2nd runner up "Quick, everyone call your aldermen!! They're listening this week!"
1st runner up "I am willing to wager 50% of the city council could not find Iran on a map"
and the winner is
" if Congress is going to waste time investigating professional sports (both baseball and football now), why shouldn't City Council work on foreign policy, or polar exploration, or deep sea fishing, or a moonbase while they are at it."!