Chicago Republicans

Chicago Magazine, in cooperation with the BGA, published an article on Joe The Lobster, and his various political machinations.  The Lobster, aside from being a powerful commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review, is the head of the Cook County Democratic Party, the Chicago Machine.  He is now running for the office of Cook County Assessor.

Joe Berrios is a throwback to the criminally corrupt machine of the 1930s- 80s.  He is just more sophisticated than the old time rubes.  The Lobster is a man devoid of ethics and does not care who knows it.  Patronage?  Hey, his kids and family members need jobs too.  Campaign contributions from lawyers doing business with his office?  What conflict of interest?  Property tax attorneys working the polls on his behalf, like mere precinct workers?  What is wrong with that?  Lobbying against the public interest and making big bucks from his clients?  No problem.  Investigations of his office and activities?  Par for the course and going nowhere.

It is truly amazing.  He makes other corrupt Democrats look like pikers.  He laughs all the way to the bank and the polls, thumbing his nose at us mere voters and tax payers.  He cares not about the media, investigations against his office, or anyone else, for that matter.  Berrios just cares about one thing.  It is not public service.  Berrios only cares about Berrios.