Crain's Chicago Business:
In a major political surprise, Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool has decided not to run for County Board president in next year's election.
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There's got to be more to this story than is being reported.
He wil never have my vote. He needs to prove that is a desent candidate let alone worthy candidate. At this point, I would have to see some drastic changes in chicago politicians before I vote for another one.
I voted for Claypool last time.
That was before I learned he was a Wingnut, tho.
D@mn! I though this was a story about Primus.... LOL... but no it's about Forest... *sigh*
This is very sad I was really looking forward to volunteering for his campaign. I really hope that he reconsiders but it sounds like he has made up his mind.
I am deeply disappointed in this news. I honestly believed that 2010 was going to be HIS year.
Suffredin is barely known, but I'll back him, or whatever Democrat runs against Thief Stroger in the primary.
Hard to imagine Todd pulling it out.
He's worse than Roland Burris.
Burris is a saint compared to that greaseball, but he has nearly as powerful a political machine behind him as Daley.
... except that Suffradin was the deciding vote for the sales tax increase after Stroger agreed to independent oversight of the Cook County healthcare system, something that has never materialized. Suffradin sold us out.
It's a shame... Forrest is a good man, but the Chicago Democratic Machine wants to keep the status quo with the corrupt waste of space, Stroger.
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First Posted: 06-18-09 05:13 PM | Updated: 06-18-09 05:20 PM