Ready To Make History

I would like to begin by congratulating the Sun-Times and the Tribune for their successful coronation of Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley as the Democratic nominee for Congress in Illinois’s 5th District.

By endorsing Commissioner Quigley whilst virtually ignoring the race as a whole, providing less than ample coverage of the candidates and their campaigns, the two major dailies essentially ensured that their man would finish first amidst the low voter turnout and un-recognizable names on the ballot.

Then, the mainstream press tells the voters that the April 7th General Election is a mere detail in this Democratic stronghold: Mr. Quigley is the presumptive victor.

I wonder, “What if Chicagoans are increasingly disgruntled with the corruption and malfeasance in the Democratic Party of Chicago?”

“What if it isn’t enough that Quigley is a purported reformer? What if voters are ready to defeat the machine, rather than reform the machine?”

“What if voters want an end to these expensive wars of aggression in the Middle East, as opposed to re-focusing on Afghanistan?”

“What if voters don’t believe that our attacks on innocent civilians in Afghanistan amount to a “good war?”’

“What if voters are ready for bold, fresh ideas to tackle our economic malaise, such as abolishing the federal reserve and ridding our monetary system of its tendency to operate on the creation of artificial economic bubbles?”

“What if the tax-payers of Illinois’s 5th district are ready to be spared the immense expense of supporting a foreign empire?”

“What if Chicagoans are disgusted by these banker bailouts: handing trillions of dollars out to a criminal banker class that has shown almost no willingness to operate by the rules, and to treat their compatriots with any sense of respect and decency?”

“What if we really need a bailout of the people, wherein we invest in creating good Green jobs: putting people to work re-invigorating our public transportation and building alternative energy plants throughout the country?”

“What if we can pay for our Green Works Projects by halving the Pentagon Budget over five years, instead of running this country deeper into debt?”

“What if I can attract fiscally prudent conservatives and ecologically-minded progressives, get them out to canvass for me, phone bank for me, decorate the district with Green yard signs, and, most importantly, vote for me on Election Day?”

Then, we will make history on April 7th by electing America’s first Green Party Congressman.

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Matt Reichel