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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's ad campaign fizzles

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's ad campaign fizzles:


Rahm's ad campaign fizzles


There's two good letters about Rahm's million-dollar ad campaign in this morning's Sun-Times. The first is from Chicago long-time political analyst Don Rose:

Expect more union-busting tactics from Emanuel
It’s obvious why Mayor Rahm Emanuel is airing boastful commercials that you correctly term “a poke in the eye” of the Chicago Teachers Union. He is trying to rehabilitate himself with the public that overwhelmingly supported the striking union — while a mere 19 percent thought he was