I nearly forgot about the local election we have this Tuesday for mayor and other city offices. It's a doozy of a field since Emanuel decided to not run for a third term; there are 14 candidates vying for the office. I'm familiar with more than half of them but most of them are cut from the same cloth as regular political hacks so I have to do a little research on them. The aldermanic race in my ward is the same thing; incumbent not running so there are nine people going for the gold. More unknowns, more research required. There has been surprisingly little political junk mail in the mailbox lately; direct mail campaigns might be too expensive and less effective than social media and robo-calls. In any case, I expect no winners on Tuesday and a run off election will be required. We'll see.
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The current state of affairs in Venezuela makes me think that the OAS is an organization that doesn't do much at all regarding the welfare of it's members. I read that the authorities in Venezuela were burning food and humanitarian supplies from Colombia, a crazy situation if the people are starving. There are a lot of ways this scenario can unfold, most of them badly. Imagine if Russia or China offer assistance to Venezuela in exchange for certain concessions, and they accept. What do you suppose the Infant in Chief would do?
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