My Chicago Rant » TODAY\’S RANT http://www.mychicagorant.com Everything That Really Pisses You Off About Chicago Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:30:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Rant for Sept 2nd http://www.mychicagorant.com/todays-rant/rant-for-sept-2nd http://www.mychicagorant.com/todays-rant/rant-for-sept-2nd#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:16:59 +0000 admin http://www.mychicagorant.com/todays-rant/rant-for-sept-2nd OK. A little late here. Sorry.

How about the wonderful apology from Mayor Daley for the utterly ridiculous parking meter debacle? How much pressure do you think it took to get Hiz Honor Jr.  to do this? Usually it goes like this.  “I am not talking about that today.” And unbelievably, we take it. This is where I ponder our Mayor and our city government. Who else could get away this business? Who else could just push through anything he wants without a care as to what the people want. I am thinking that all of our polititians are thinking that they are our Rulers and not our Representatives.

Once again, the apology was not so much of an apology as a liteny of excuses for a horrendously bad decision. “Well, I sort of, should have, maybe I could have, but I didn’t, and see, we really needed the money anyway, so really, it is a good thing, see I really know what is best for you people, you know? I mean, where would we be at this point, we would be without money, couldn’t pay the bills, so maybe we could have looked a little longer…….”

Have we heard any apologies from our City Council for their lack of spine? Do you think they all have to be buckled into their chairs in Council Chambers to keep from slipping onto the floor? Maybe their apology could come in the form of a group apology. Dear Citizens of Chicago: We are truly sorry that we did not read this piece of trash deal that we voted for. We were told to do it, and we did. Really, that is our job. We buckle ourselves into our chairs, listen to the mayors “mouths” and do what they say. That is our job, right?

Of course, this apology does not address the business community and the losses that they are feeling because of this BAD decision. It does not address what will happen now or if there is anyway to get out of the deal. It does not address the addition of new meters at the lake front. Now I guess we Chicago beach dwellers will be paying top dollar to enjoy our beaches. So, grab your sunscreen, your beach chair, and your 40 pounds of quarters to enjoy a few hours at the beach. Once again, we are pricing our own citizens out of the City we love.

 

 

]]> http://www.mychicagorant.com/todays-rant/rant-for-sept-2nd/feed 0 Thank God For The Bad Economy! (?) http://www.mychicagorant.com/todays-rant/thank-god-for-the-bad-economy http://www.mychicagorant.com/todays-rant/thank-god-for-the-bad-economy#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:20:59 +0000 admin http://www.mychicagorant.com/todays-rant/thank-god-for-the-bad-economy O.K. What are we talking about here. Why in the world would we be happy about the bad enonomy? Just one reason. THE DEAL FELL THROUGH TO LEASE MIDWAY AIRPORT! This is the only reason we are doing the happy dance about the economy. Our mayor and city council are looking to get a bundle of cash by leasing Midway Airport. Same deal as the parking meter lease. Turn over operations and daily handling of CHICAGO’S MIDWAY AIRPORT to an investment group, who would lease the airport, run the airport, and destroy the airport! Don’t know this for sure, but if the lease of the parking meters is any indication, imagine! If the airport deal goes through, look out.   I wonder if any of the aldermen and women have actually read the lease agreement for the airport. As we know, the details of the parking meter lease were not read. As Dick Mell told us, “We have so much to read, we can’t read it all” Really? I thought as our representitive, it was your job to read, study, and base your  decision on what is best for your constituancy? Oh wait. Pardon me. This is Chicago. This is where the Mayors “Guys” come in and TELL our aldermen what the mayor wants them to do. Not even an wink, wink, nod, nod. “Just Do It”, as they say. And Guess What? They Do It! When is the last time we saw our aldermen oppose ANYTHING the Mayor wanted?  Does Everyone Have “Power” shoved so far up their butts that they can not take the time to read, study, and responsibly vote on an issue? Makes you wonder why we have elections, but better yet why we keep voting these people in.

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