Big Nuts/Windy City
That lawmaker, William ‘Big Nuts’ Beaver 77, is a former Chicago Police Officer, a former Chicago Alderman, and current Cook County Commissoner, he was also the only lawmaker to vote against the increase in sales tax. “These penny-ante taxes are hard on people” Commissoner Beavers said. Ironically Beavers has been currently indicted by the federal government on tax invasion charges (Insert joke here). It was stated that the commissioner used his campaign money for gambling, and other personal expenses, he is accused of not reporting those chareges on his personal income taxes. This federal case against Beavers and the fact that he was the only dissenting vote on otherwise unanimous desicion should not be simplified or overlook. Although he denied any wrongdoing, expressing through the media that ” I didn’t take any money, didn’t steal any money, didn’t launder any money. okay?”
Commissioner Bearvers style, persona, his tailor made suits, and his brass talking all epitomiizes what Chicago politics represents. The nickname “Windy City” was not given to Chicago beacuse of the wind or the weather at all; it was given because of the shady, swirling ‘politricks’ that goes on here. Keep in mind that this is the city that one man William Daley and his son Richard Daley,has been collectively the Mayor for over fifty years. In some instances, they didn’t have a candidate to challenge them; it was basically understood you couldn’t challenge their authority. In fact, when it was time for the son Richard J. Daley to retire, he quietly picked a Wall Street guy out of the White House named Rahm Emaneul and handed him the seat. Once again, I don’t remember the election; I just knew we had a new mayor. Speaking of seats, also keep in mind, this is the city where the former Governor was convicted of trying to sell a political seat to the highest bidder. That seat, that was previously held by a certain Harvard grad, who came to the city of Chicago and then some years later beacme the President of the United States of America.
Stop Sinning; I Guess 
So with that said, thus displaying some basic knowledge of Chicago b.s, I mean politics. Do I really have right to complain? Or better yet; does it make any sense to complain? I mean, if I don’t like it, I can just move right? Or I could do like my buddy, who went to the store to purchase his favorite brand of cigars, only to find a three dollar mark up and promptly told the cashier that he quit and walked out the store. Good thing he stopped because he needed that extra cash to help pay for the case of beer he bought from the store across the street.
This Article First Appeared in The Black Truth News Volume 3 Issue 3 March 2012
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