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Ninja fighters and reformers

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* Congressman Mike Quigley (D-Chicago) was elected earlier this year as the reform candidate. Both city papers touted his reformer credentials over and over on their editorial pages. Well, those often over-the-top editorial boards would do well to pay attention to Quigley’s remarks yesterday when touting his endorsement of Rep. John Fritchey for Forrest Claypool’s county board seat. Watch it


You can’t fight everything and everyone on every single topic and demand total victory or nothing and then expect to win anything.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Sep 2, 09 @ 1:39 pm

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  1. that is the quote of the year: a reformer isn’t a ninja fighter

    Comment by Tom B. Wednesday, Sep 2, 09 @ 1:41 pm

  2. You have to be joking — Quigley won that pathetic-turnout congressional campaign by claiming to be the lead ranter and raver on reform. Which is fine, but if he wants to take it back I have to ask: is Quigley’s reform record more “voice in the wilderness” than actual accomplishments? How many of those “reports on reform” Quigley touted during the Congressional race ever got enacted? Just what limits on patronage did Quigley successfuly champion to the chagrin of Todd Stroger?

    Indeed, if that’s what you want — another decade of incrementalism (at best) of reform — take his advice. Don’t rant and rave, watch the kabuki of the entrenched powers pass swiss-cheese reform laws, and let the Blago/Ryan outrages fade into memory.

    Comment by lake county democrat Wednesday, Sep 2, 09 @ 2:02 pm

  3. Ninja Fighting! - Carl Douglas, enhanced by VanillaMan

    Oh-oh-oh-oh!
    Oh-oh-oh-oh!
    Oh-oh-oh-oh!
    Oh-oh-oh-oh!
    The Reformers are Ninja fighting, but those cats are unappetizing
    Their results are often frightening, but they fight with political timing
    There are funky Daley men from funky Chi-town
    They are screwing things up, they are screwing opposition down
    It’s an political Chicago art, right from the City’s start
    Deceased voters who are stiff, just keep voting Democratic
    There is political infighting, prosecutors on the verge of indicting
    In fact it happens is frightening, but it’s fun to watch the back-biting
    There is funky Quigley and tanned John Fritchey
    They said, we fight The Toddler, who’s a corruption coddler
    These Ninjas took a stand, started swaying with a hand
    But on taxes they got whiffed, now Cook County is a sinking ship
    The Democrats are now infighting, the polls show the races tightening
    Illinois’ economy is totally frightening, we’re all screwed come tax-timing
    Everybody is budget fighting, the books have been struck by lightning
    In fact this shouldn’t be surprising, when the Democrats are tax-rising
    Ninja fighting, now has to be faster than lightning!

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Sep 2, 09 @ 2:21 pm

  4. Vanilla Man, that was inspired.

    Comment by Rubbernecker Wednesday, Sep 2, 09 @ 3:21 pm

  5. VM - I’m holding my lit lighter up and yelling for more!

    Comment by Belle Wednesday, Sep 2, 09 @ 3:46 pm

  6. Sidenote: an increase in ninja-related posts would be good for everyone, and probably the environment.

    Comment by Scooby Wednesday, Sep 2, 09 @ 4:11 pm

  7. Someone still reads the song lyrics?

    Comment by JonShibleyFan Wednesday, Sep 2, 09 @ 4:37 pm

  8. V-Man, that was just like hearing Pavarotti for the first time. (sigh) (wiping away the tear)

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Sep 2, 09 @ 5:43 pm

  9. ========
    You can’t fight everything and everyone on every single topic and demand total victory or nothing and then expect to win anything.
    ========

    Wow! That’s pretty good, Rich. Is that yours? So true.

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Sep 3, 09 @ 2:21 am

  10. V-Man, I take that back. That was like hearing Pavarotti AND Barry White singing together for the first time. lol

    We havin’ fun, boys and girls?

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Sep 3, 09 @ 4:29 am

  11. Great commentary there by Congressman Quigley. Tribune ? Pat Collins ? Anyone hear what he said there. Something about working together?

    Comment by siriusly Thursday, Sep 3, 09 @ 8:44 am

  12. VM — just seeing this now - hats off! Carl Douglas would be proud.

    Comment by lake county democrat Thursday, Sep 3, 09 @ 11:06 am

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