tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10079769.post8587289100970425877..comments2023-10-30T09:17:00.666-04:00Comments on Data Janitor: How I Learned Stop Worrying and Love GentrificationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236156272492241767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10079769.post-39116242007830759112008-04-25T17:01:00.000-04:002008-04-25T17:01:00.000-04:00I think you're basically correct in your perceptio...I think you're basically correct in your perception of Chicago aldermen, although for the most part I think it's a well-run city. I think the reason is that Daley does a pretty good job of appointing competent people to run the various city agencies (even if his methods of making those appointments are often questionable), and the aldermen don't really interfere in what the department heads do.Michael David Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077657287053083559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10079769.post-63462701341800711502008-04-24T22:36:00.000-04:002008-04-24T22:36:00.000-04:00I had forgotten about that other Onion article - y...I had forgotten about that other Onion article - yet another gem. I get the impression that Chicago aldermen are some of the most useless politicians in America - am I correct or do I only hear about the corrupt and/or incompetent ones?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236156272492241767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10079769.post-17805359300846480492008-04-24T09:15:00.000-04:002008-04-24T09:15:00.000-04:00I despise my alderman because everything she does ...I despise my alderman because everything she does is an attempt to prevent gentrification. It's really laughable, basically, she opposes anything that might make the neighborhood a nicer place to live because it could lead to gentrification.<BR/><BR/>The Onion has had <A HREF="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51852" REL="nofollow">another good take on the subject</A>.Michael David Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077657287053083559noreply@blogger.com