Emanuel to "Re-Evaluate" Daley Security Detail

Mayor Emanuel, staying on his message of "shared sacrifice," said that he would wait until the end of summer to "re-evaluate" the security detail of his predecessor, Richard Daley.

Emanuel kept May Day's five-officer detail intact for the time being, even as he ordered the detail of 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke -- which Burke has kept in place since his Council Wars Days -- reduced from four active police officers to two retired ones. The move, Emanuel stressed, would save the city $650,000.

Emanuel stressed that Daley's bodyguard detail would be "transitional and temporary" and that Daley is well aware of that. But Daley, when news broke in May of his security detail (and a request for two city cars at his disposal) defended the decision as only a man who's been mayor of a city for over 21 years could - impetuously.

"I’ve been mayor for 22 years, and my wife has made a commitment [to the city]. Former mayors received security appropriately. It’s appropriate for every former mayor. Yes, it’s always appropriate.”

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By Chuck Sudo in News on July 13, 2011 8:50 AM

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kdjk5467

Don't forget to reevaluate the cost on taxpayers (federal and local) for protecting Obama's empty home that he simply must maintain for when he wants to pop in for visits.

Jeff

Good point. We could totally make a huge dent in the national debt by getting rid of those few people.

ChicagoD

Good point. No President has ever had a private location secured when they were sitting.

Idiot.

kdjk5467

Your good friend Nixon was the last one to maintain a home within a city like Chicago. Stop drinking the Kool Aid. So... idiot: 1, ChicagoDouche: 0

ChicagoD

Oh, you will be a welcome addition around here. So, the key is that the location is in a city? If it were 10,000 acres in rural Texas it would be OK?

So, I would say idiot null, me null. But you are still an idiot.

kdjk5467

LOL, I do not deny my idiothood. Lifetime member.
Yeah, I dont like the house in the city. It is much more difficult and much more hassle for many more people. Also, It affects me since I live near him and cant drive down a bunch of streets around him ever, even if he is away for a year.

Mimihaha

Daley wants bodyguards he can pay for them himself.

twocee

Love the picture of Daley here. I see it and I keep hearing Tom Freakin' Skilling's voice saying, "Do you know who I am??? I could have you killed!"

Video reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...