Any idea why Mayor Deep Pockets Daley is opposing the smoking ban?
Look no farther than today's Sun Times:
Mayor Daley has received $94,753 in campaign contributions from restaurant owners over the last four years -- a time when he has bent over backward to appease them in the heated debate over a proposed Chicago smoking ban.Of course Hizzonor (or at least Hizzonor's spokesflunkies) are quick to point out that the contributions in no way influence da Mare in his opposition to the ban.
"The suggestion that, somehow, he's allowing himself to be used by the restaurant industry or that his opinion is somehow influenced by contributions is patently absurd," [Mayoral press secretary Jacquelyn] Heard said.And if you believe THAT....
It's nice to have a little humor on a Monday morning, isn't it?
(Anyone looked into campaign contributions to Champaign's Mayor Smokey Schweighart lately?)
And so it goes.
1 comment:
Well you certainly did see the owner of Pias sports bar Eric Meyer at all these functions (and he allegedly he forced his employees to be at the last city council meeting when they had the study session on the issue). I'm certain that he's probably involved somewhere.
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