Historians will someday document the pressure that Democrat Party leaders put on their members in Congress to vote for the “health care” bill. Until then, we mainly rely on leaked stories and accounts offered by House members willing to talk. But there is this one other source we can look to for hints of what’s happening to Democrat House members behind the scenes.

President Obama and Chicago’s Mayor Daley share a political advisor: David Axelrod.  Plus, Axelrod and Rahm “Rahmbo” Emanuel worked together on Democrat Paul Simon’s 1984 election to the U.S. Senate. It’s all in the family, so to speak.

Daley attacked the reporter when he was asked a question pertaining to the suicide death of Chicago School Board President Michael Scott. Watch His Honor’s response here.

It reminds you of this: (more…)

Chicago Tribune reporter John Kass is an old school journalist. He’s one among a cadre of Windy City reporters, most from the Sun Times and the Tribune, who routinely expose the hooligans and shenanigans of the Chicago Political Machine.

Kass says the national MSM ignored the political environment that gave birth to Barack Obama.

While Kass calls Obama “a Chicago political guy,” he knows the Machine is multi-layered. While the hub is Chicago, spokes extend throughout Cook County, and reach deep inside the state capital at Springfield.

Because the MSM ignored the Machine from which Obama emerged, the electorate didn’t realize that voting for Obama meant endorsing politics the Chicago way. Consequently, those outside Illinois knew little about the Machine, how it cleans up its messes, and how the clean-ups can impact individual lives. For example: (more…)