""They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way."

–Jim Malone, "The Untouchables"

When Barack Obama promised to deliver "a new kind of politics" to Washington, most folk didn't picture Rahm Emanuel with a baseball bat. These days, the capital would make David Mamet, who wrote Malone's memorable movie dialogue, proud.

A White House set on kneecapping its opponents isn't, of course, entirely new.

....In recent weeks the Windy City gang added a new name to their list of societal offenders: the Chamber of Commerce. For the cheek of disagreeing with Democrats on climate and financial regulation, it was reported the Oval Office will neuter the business lobby. Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett slammed the outfit as "old school," and warned CEOs they'd be wise to seek better protection.""

Or Better yet....

Spike,

The infamy of our fair City's tiny, cult of corruption, values centered political leadership spreads. Though be they in the minority, a growing majority seethe the light.

Thanks, Spike, for illustrating the devil's web. One flow chart is worth a thousand words.

Through your teachings, more maybe saved from drinking the purple kool-aid and descending into hell.

J. Jones