Chicagoist: Deal to Sell Midway Officially Dead

mike_thoms

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:31:27 -0600

Waa...waa...waa...

clark9201

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:10:11 -0600

You heard them: "With a global recovery in the economy and improving liquidity in credit market conditions, there's no reason to believe we won't get back to a point where this makes sense in the future."That's right, the only way to keep Midway (and presumably anything else that generates money for the city) from being sold to the highest bidder is to vote Daley out of office the next time around. Now what are the chances that a qualified candidate will be on the ballot against him ...?

Stealth

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:01:10 -0600

"We're on the cutting edge. If you're not creative in an economic crisis for your city, where are you gonna get the infrastructure money to compete?" Well, he's sorta right. I CUT the EDGE of my tire on a big ass pothole the other day. So when's that infrastructure money gonna get here?

Slaphappy

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:38:38 -0600

Maybe Daley is on to something... 1) Present infrastructure available for lease to investors. 2) Receive millions in earnest money. 3) Keep earnest money when the deal falls through. 4) Repeat. Do this 15-20 times and Chicago will be in the black again!

matilda

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:37:08 -0600

"Mayor Daley's dream of leasing Midway Airport finally came crashing down for good Monday.." Well, give it another year or two; the city still will need the cash in a very major way, and Daley is a huge advocate of privatization. In fact, you seem to acknowledge the general plan of leasing Midway still has life in the following sentence which contradicts your initial thesis: "Although the South side airport will remain in public hands for the foreseeable future, the city hasn't taken the idea of leasing it to a private company off the table .."