tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post5465275740873110348..comments2023-04-01T06:34:38.141-05:00Comments on Hyde Park Progress: Alderman Hairston Throws Caution to Wind, Houses Ward and Campaign Offices in Same Buildingchicago pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-89138093104558779722011-02-14T17:20:43.082-06:002011-02-14T17:20:43.082-06:00Ok, maybe physical space arrangement is legal, in ...Ok, maybe physical space arrangement is legal, in the strictest sense. But adjacent spaces like that will be subject to interaction that will bring their functional and financial separateness into question. Perhaps this doesn't bother the Hairston campaign, but as the original post says, it's cutting it too close.Richard Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773215580457414540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-64546468811753978862011-02-13T06:41:07.004-06:002011-02-13T06:41:07.004-06:00Beth, a little research would have revealed that t...Beth, a little research would have revealed that this is an entirely legitimate practice. Leslie pays for the ward committeeman space from ward committeeman funds. The rent for her space is divided by the square footage each space occupies. City funds pay for the part of the office that houses the aldermanic functions, and political funds pay for the ward committeeman space.<br /><br />If you had ventured beyond your keyboard to her current space, you would have seen that there is a clear distinction (and signage) between each of these spaces.raylodatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05444029975060443994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-10732891671509323112011-02-11T12:28:01.769-06:002011-02-11T12:28:01.769-06:00Whatever else Leslie may be, she's a pretty cl...Whatever else Leslie may be, she's a pretty clever politician. She knows how to spin, she knows how to play smoke and mirrors, and she knows how to butter up her most vocal constituents. The Save The Point NIMBYS and those who feel they're entitled to free parking will back her to the bitter end. How else does someone with virtually no significant accomplishments keep getting re-elected?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-71478663737644769102011-02-10T19:34:33.551-06:002011-02-10T19:34:33.551-06:00I'll also add that the document Elizabeth Fama...I'll also add that the document Elizabeth Fama links to demonstrates - whatever your political party - that Chicago needs a more competitive system of political parties. How else would we know about this case if it weren't publicized by the Republican Party?chicago pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-52764294519807772462011-02-10T19:33:35.374-06:002011-02-10T19:33:35.374-06:00I have no empirical basis for estimating, at this ...I have no empirical basis for estimating, at this point, but I would say anecdotally that Anne Marie Miles has definitely caused a stir and made Hairston take this election seriously. A lot of people will vote for her because she's the incumbent, and because she's spun a few well-publicized accomplishments pretty well: 1) the Starbucks on Stony Island, and 2) her City Council position against parking meter privatization. Both of these had very little impact on her ward as a whole, but got her a lot of attention, including the favorable regard of both city papers, which were too lazy in their endorsements to actually research her record over the last TWELVE YEARS.chicago pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-67080946907974052322011-02-10T18:58:04.577-06:002011-02-10T18:58:04.577-06:00what are the chances she'll be voted out?what are the chances she'll be voted out?GlassHospitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125026979326544590noreply@blogger.com