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(96,882 posts) Mon Mar 2, 2015, 02:57 PM Mar 2015

Sen. Kirk: Re-elect Rahm or Chicago could end up like Detroit [View all]

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., on Monday warned that Chicago could go the way of Detroit — which declared bankruptcy — if Mayor Rahm Emanuel is not re-elected.

“The people who are running against Rahm don’t have the gravitas with the bond market. I would worry about the value of the Chicago debt if Rahm was not re-elected,” Kirk told reporters at the Pulaski Day festivities at the Polish Museum of America, 984 Milwaukee Ave.

Kirk’s dire warning comes three days after Moody’s Investors Service dropped Chicago’s plummeting bond rating another notch, to two levels above junk status.

Emanuel is facing Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in a runoff election April 7. A recent poll put the race in a statistical dead heat. Emanuel and Garcia survived a first-round election Feb. 24 against three other challengers — Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd), businessman Willie Wilson and community activist William “Dock” Walls.

Read more: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/407760/sen-kirk-re-elect-rahm-chicago-end-like-detroit

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Sen. Kirk: Re-elect Rahm or Chicago could end up like Detroit [View all] brooklynite Mar 2015 OP

a Repuke endorsing Rahmbo tells me what I need to know. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #1

+1 daleanime Mar 2015 #29

+1000 blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #35

No shit...Have never liked Rahm randys1 Mar 2015 #51

Talk about coersion and corruption. blackspade Mar 2015 #2

"Nice little city you got there. Be a shame if something happened to its bond rating." Scuba Mar 2015 #47

Fear! Not surprised conservative leaners go with brinksmanship HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #3

Memo to Kirk: The bond rating drop happenned DURING Rahm's watch! muntrv Mar 2015 #4

exactly what I was thinking... dhill926 Mar 2015 #17

Good to know. Thanks merrily Mar 2015 #26

Tammy Duckworth is gearing up to take out this soft fascist(kirk). Dawson Leery Mar 2015 #5

And this says everything you need to know about Rahm... truebrit71 Mar 2015 #6

If Kirk is endorsing Emanuel......... RationalMan Mar 2015 #7

We'll always have crony politics. We just need to make sure we have better cronies. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2015 #14

"(those) people... Detroit..." Enrique Mar 2015 #8

A Lot Of Good Rahm's Gravitas Helped... global1 Mar 2015 #9

Rahm's reign lark Mar 2015 #10

Advising my sister and her hubby to vote for Garcia as Emmanuel is done. android fan Mar 2015 #11

From your keyboard to the voting booths of Chicago! I hope you are right. merrily Mar 2015 #28

Anyone else a little disturbed that bond ratings depend so heavily on "gravitas"? Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2015 #12

ROFL: it's all very scientific, you see! alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #19

I think the Republican meant to say "closing public schools" merrily Mar 2015 #30

That was my reaction, too. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #42

hopefully this will hurt him JI7 Mar 2015 #13

Or elect Rahman and Chicago will end up like Somalia. Hoppy Mar 2015 #15

I thought this was The Onion fredamae Mar 2015 #16

New qualification for mayor: gravitas with the bond market alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #18

As though Rahm has had nothing to do with the bond rating dropping so far riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #20

Most of Chicago's problems lie with Daley. former9thward Mar 2015 #22

Agreed. But he's been in office for 4 years now. He's got some responsibility here riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #23

Oh yes and I think it would be refreshing to have Garcia win. former9thward Mar 2015 #25

He can solve all the city's financial woes by legalizing recreational MJ riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #27

Obama appointed Mayor Daley's son to replace Rahm as chief of staff. At first, I thought merrily Mar 2015 #32

Always follow the opposite plan of a Republicans. bloomington-lib Mar 2015 #21

Nobody needs that kind of "gravitas" tularetom Mar 2015 #24

and, by "code," I assume you mean "dog whistle." merrily Mar 2015 #33

+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #55

sounds like Mark Kirk had too much vodka at the celebration. guillaumeb Mar 2015 #31

Or, did he? merrily Mar 2015 #36

Go, Jesus! merrily Mar 2015 #34

carefull with that tltle guillaumeb Mar 2015 #38

But, it's such fun! merrily Mar 2015 #39

firestarter guillaumeb Mar 2015 #41

Well, now you've made it less fun and much more serious. However, I will say this: merrily Mar 2015 #43

understand and agree guillaumeb Mar 2015 #49

Thanks. I have no problem with anyone being a person of faith. I do have a problem with merrily Mar 2015 #50

great reply guillaumeb Mar 2015 #52

Thank you. merrily Mar 2015 #53

I just donated to Garcia for Mayor - and it's all because of YOU, Sen. Kirk! nt LiberalElite Mar 2015 #37

See, Republican Senators can do some good in this world, even if they'd rather not. merrily Mar 2015 #40

Whatever good they do is by accident nt LiberalElite Mar 2015 #44

And against their will! merrily Mar 2015 #45

"The people who are running against Rahm don�t have the gravitas" meaning whereisjustice Mar 2015 #46

self- delete. Stupid post. apnu Mar 2015 #48

We still have Rahm to thank for 2010 Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2015 #54