From the (transparency-infested/ snark off) swamp that gave us Obamacles!
Posted by Dan Mihalopoulos at 6:40 p.m.
Mayor Richard Daley said today Chicago has compiled a wish list of "shovel-ready projects" to spend federal economic stimulus funds on should Congress approve a plan.
Unlike hundreds of other cities, however, Daley said Chicago won't make its list public.
"Yes, we do, we have our list, we've been talking to people. We did not put that out publicly because once you start putting it out publicly, you know, the newspapers, the media is going to be ripping it apart," Daley said.
"It's very controversial. Yes, we have ready projects from the Board of Education to the City Colleges to the Park District to the CTA and the city of Chicago. Oh yes. Us and New York decided not to do that. We thought we could go directly into the federal bureaucracies and the different departments," the mayor added.
Later, Daley was asked why he wasn't being more transparent.
"Read some of your newspapers. Heh heh," he replied.
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"It's very controversialcrooked. Yes, we have my favorite contractors, ready projects from the Board of Education to the City Colleges to the Park District to the CTA and the city of Chicago. Oh yes. Us and New York decided not to do that as opposed to sharing with the little people down state. We thought we could go directly into the federal bureaucracies and the different departments since we is a special country unto ourselves...so's to speak," the mayor added.
The old Daley apple didn't fall too far from the tree.
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Make it easy on everybody, Richie. Reclassify them for distribution in a timely manner.
Brother in Law, Uncle, Wife's Aunts Cousin, Frank the Union Guy from Down Da Street, Councilman X's Frat Buddy From College, Judge X's "Niece's Father"...
See? Much easier...
The city of Costa Mesa has agreed to waive all fees and allow my daughter to get her out of impound and returned to her rightful ownership.
IT was approximately $1550 plus other admin costs, which now can be spent on that which she had originally intended it....on her pursuit of a degree and either an MBA or a Juris Doctorate...
Thanks for all of your concerns and advice. I would also like to think that being embarrassed by the public scrutiny for their money grubbing ways on Rantburg also contributed to this largess
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What is this story about, mods?
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his daughter's car was impounded - personal rant
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No worries, we made a few calls and the fix was in.
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It's nice you'll be able to keep the Benz and hold onto a few dollars with the California income tax rebate IOU and all. I wonder how many Californians will be changing thier W-4 Withholding tax? Ole 2009 might be a real lean year for the California tax coffers.
She went from shear terror and tears of frustration and fear to tears of joy when she got the call from the Costa Mesa police.
I personally think that someone on the Police Dept smelled a rat. She'd only lived in that apartment about two weeks and a policeman drives down an alley to find her car? Personally the person that deserves the thanks is the police LT that thought something was fishy and did some checking...obviously...some kind of scam and kick back scheme with some tow service.
Anyway, next time I'll post something more meaty and interesting to the "Burg" in general.
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The House Democratic Caucus spent more than $500,000 in taxpayer money over the past five years for its annual retreats at resorts in Pennsylvania and Virginia. On Thursday, Democrats will head to the Kingsmill Resort and Spa in historic Williamsburg, Va., for the three-day planning powwow. The resort boasts multiple championship golf courses, a full-service spa and six restaurants.
Individual lawmakers pay for most of the expenses related to retreat lodging through their campaign committees, but the Democratic Caucus subsidizes some of the costs for what aides consider "official business" -- to the tune of nearly $100,000 each year, according to a Democratic aide involved in retreat planning.
Good thing they aren't Wall Street bankers. Imagine the outcry ...
For instance, the caucus picks up the hefty transportation tab, as well as the thousands of dollars in expenses each year for guest speakers, food and entertainment, according to financial disbursement records.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
The House Democratic Caucus spent more than $500,000 in taxpayer money over the past five years for its annual retreats at resorts in Pennsylvania and Virginia. On Thursday, Democrats will head to the Kingsmill Resort and Spa in historic Williamsburg, Va., for the three-day planning powwow. The resort boasts multiple championship golf courses, a full-service spa and six restaurants. 
