This is an interesting little city "guide;" of special interest, to me, anyway, was the Chicago entry. I agree with the posts. It's true that Chicago is Democratic to the core, but in many ways far from liberal.
To bad the rest of this site is no longer active.
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
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Kathy, I don't like the Democrat Party's misuse of the term "democratic". Its the Democrat Party, not the Democratic Party. Saying "Democratic Party" is like saying "Republicanic Party". Just doesn't make sense. Of course, they have been doing that more of late to make them seem more "Democrat ICa". Hmm...did I miss the issue?
Seems like most big cities are liberal I've noted--comes from the lower standards of education found in our cities... ha! just kiddin'
Would like to invite you to the News Snipet Blog to weigh in on the Social Security issue.
-j
Jack: Thanks for weighing in on "Democrat" vs "Democratic". I think you're right. It seemed weird when I was typing it and I couldn't quite decide how to best word it...
Peter: Chicago is liberal compared to the rest of the Midwest, but that's not saying much. The racism and segregation, which I have personally found to be pervasive, makes it decidedly non-liberal, IMO.
K, I am in the process of writing a book (why not, everyone else is, huh). One of the things it points out is the "relativity of direction"-- the "left", "right", "liberal", "conservative" issue. So I see Peter's point. Btw, when does Peter launch his blog?
That's a good question, Jack. I've asked it myself. I suspect that what's stopping him is that he's a teacher, so he doesn't spend all day in front of a computer like you are I do, so can't through something into the blogosphere whenever the urge strikes.
(Actually, *I'm* not writing a book, which is unusual, because I'm a journalist, and all the other journalists I know are.)
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