by Bob Walsh
Lori Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, has been elected mayor of Chicago. She defeated another black woman, long-time local politician Toni Preckwinkle, for the gig. She begins her term May 20th.
Her claimed main program is to clean up the corruption in Chicago. Lots of luck there. The incident that triggered her candidacy was the shooting of Laquan McDonald by a white Chicago P D officer.
Her opposition kept telling this voters "This is not an entry level job." Lightfoot responded that she had no desire to climb the ladder of a corrupt political party. Obviously the voters agreed. Now lets see if she can actually pull it off.
Remember what is often said about the road to hell being paved with good intentions? Personally I liked Al Capone's view on things better. He said, "A pleasant attitude and a gun will get you more than a pleasant attitude by itself." Good intentions are wonderful, power and the willingness and ability to use it effectively will be necessary to do the job. Time will tell.
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