Tim
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 3:57 PM

Royko wrote another book about hizzonor: "Clout". Richard J was, or seemed to be, an honest man. As long as you did it his way. Many of his cronys went to jail, he was cleen. And polite about it. As long as you did it his way. Richard M is another sort. Not near as polite. And perhaps better at reading the handwriting on the wall. Chicago is broke, Illinois is broke, and there aren't any more parking meters to sell.I remember the day Hizzonor passed away. WFMT interrupted their normally classical programming with the announcement. T'was a sad time.22 years in and around the Windy.


Abu Nudnik
Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 3:16 PM

Very entertaining. One of your best columns ever.


Old Henry
Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 8:20 PM

I didn't realize how close the spiritual kinship Hizzoner I had with Yogi Berra... or maybe with Casey Stengel. Wonderful, as usual. Be Well,Old Henry


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