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Posts tagged "Politics"

Mike Madigan Takes Swipe At Pat Quinn Over Taxes

This is clearly opposite day. In an interview, I asked Mr. Madigan if he agrees that Mr. Quinn has “a mandate” to boost taxes, since Mr. Quinn proposed that during the campaign and won, and GOP challenger Bill Brady opposed it and lost. Mr. Madigan replied that talk of a mandate is overblown. “If (the... Read more »
By emzanotti,
November 9, 2010 at 4:10 pm
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Pat Quinn Says You Totes Voted for Taxes

Any time you hear a politician say they received a “mandate,” just assume that what they’re talking about is complete bullshit. Whether it’s an unnecessary war, a gimmicky, bloated spending bill or Pat Quinn’s 2012 fiscal year budget plan, it always makes a tough sell that much easier when they convince themselves you want it... Read more »
By emzanotti,
November 8, 2010 at 1:50 pm
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Kirk, Giannoulias Have Awkward Beer Meeting

I’m kind of disappointed that I only realized today how much Alexi Giannoulias reminds me of The Situation. That would have come in very handy before the election. Kirk bought the beer. Alexi gave him a book about Lincoln. They exchanged phone numbers. It turns out they don’t hate each other, which is refreshing considering... Read more »
By emzanotti,
November 4, 2010 at 1:14 pm
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Headed Into The Home Stretch: A Roundup With Charts!

I’ve missed a lot of stuff this weekend while I’ve been trying to convince the greater Chicagoland area that yes, indeed, I closely resemble Tina Fey and yes, I would like people to buy me drinks as a reward. It started out as Snooki, but I couldn’t bring myself to admit that I actually own... Read more »
By emzanotti,
October 31, 2010 at 8:16 pm
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Obama In Chicago To Compete With Sanity Rally?

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will be hosting the million-moderate march on Washington in an effort to put an end to the insanity that has gripped our political process since candidates realized that elected leadership was a slightly more acceptable profession than prostitution. It’s an admirable goal, and since some of us weren’t successful in... Read more »
By emzanotti,
October 21, 2010 at 2:54 pm
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Congresshottie Aaron Schock Makes National Headlines With Abs

I’ve said that I once danced to bad 80s music with Aaron Schock and I wasn’t lying. Last year, I was an honored guest at the Chicago Young Republicans “Right Here, Right Now” conservatives-coming-out party, featuring my favoritest cover band, Sixteen Candles (I’m not kidding about how much I heart them. I wanted to get... Read more »
By emzanotti,
July 8, 2010 at 3:37 pm
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Could It Happen In Chicago?

So people in the blogosphere are doing a much better job of covering the arrest and, now, arraignment, of alleged Times Square bomber Faisal Shazad. In short, however, here is the run-down on the terror suspect arrest in New York, which is playing out like a terrifyingly real-life episode of 24: This is the criminal... Read more »
By emzanotti,
May 4, 2010 at 4:06 pm
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NYC Hearts Blago

A few days ago, I reached some sort of achievement level in iPhone Skee-ball: for ten tickets I was allowed to purchase a United States Senate seat. Unable to resist, I selected it, and the game told me that not only was this an exceptional choice, but also, a f@#$ing beautiful thing. Its like Rod... Read more »
By emzanotti,
March 25, 2010 at 2:23 pm
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Wedding Gifts For People You Hate

So it’s wedding season and if you’re like me, you’re spending hours of time in Crate & Barrel picking out gifts for people you’ve never met but who insist on requiring you to travel hundreds of miles to be with them on their special day. Not only is a wedding perhaps the largest ego trip... Read more »
By emzanotti,
March 18, 2010 at 12:48 pm
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New Kid on the Block

Okay, so for my first post on ChicagoNow, I was going to interview the Manhattan Madam, the woman who supplied Eliot Spitzer with “friends,” and who is now running for Governor of New York, but apparently political campaigns only pick up the phone for “real” journalists. So here I am introducing myself instead. I’m Emily... Read more »
By emzanotti,
March 3, 2010 at 9:17 pm
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