If the title didn't clue you in, this is a rant, but I will happily accept any criticism from Chicago boosters. This diary is inspired by all of the media attention Chicago has been getting as of late: I'm tired of hearing about how great Chicago is. This is all PR BS surrounding Obama's election (Yeah!!!), but mainly, it's ass-hat-supreme Mayor Daley's insane campaign to bring the 2016 Olympics to the "Second City" while helping drive it's citizens to the financial brink. Yes, there's a ton of good in Chicago--the people above all-- but our political leaders are making life here intolerable and more costly at a time when many can least afford it. However, I'm also using Chicago to pose a more general question about creating political change at the local, municipal level.
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