Question Number One: The board passed a 1 percent sales tax rollback by a 12-3 vote (with two absences), which Stroger vetoed. An override requires the votes of 14 of the 17 commissioners. The veto was sustained, as four commissioners opposed the override and two voted "present." Will Stroger also veto the "dual run" ban?
A. No, because he's dumber than the proverbial box of rocks, and he hopes the ban will dissuade Claypool and Peraica from running in 2010.
B. No, because it's his personal bailout plan. Stroger is the 8th Ward Democratic committeeman, in the 4th County Board District, a seat held by his father for 36 years. After John Stroger's 2006 stroke, Alderman Bill Beavers (7th) was chosen as the replacement commissioner candidate, and Todd Stroger was chosen as the replacement board president nominee. Stroger understands that he will not be nominated in a 2010 countywide race, so he will sign the ordinance, get his ally Beavers to retire, announce that he's running for the 4th District seat instead of for board president, and guarantee himself a job in 2011 and thereafter.
C. Yes, because Stroger is utterly delusionary and believes that he can retain his current job and win Beavers' job. That would make him "King of Kings," and utterly veto-proof. At present, an override requires a 75 percent vote. If "The Toddler" were both the board president and a commissioner with a vote, an override would require an 87.5 percent vote (14 of 16 commissioners) -- an impossibility.
D. Every answer to this question is making me angry and nauseated, so I'm just going to stop reading, pout, watch a Cubs game, and get thoroughly inebriated.
Answer:B
Question Number One: The board passed a 1 percent sales tax rollback by a 12-3 vote (with two absences), which Stroger vetoed. An override requires the votes of 14 of the 17 commissioners. The veto was sustained, as four commissioners opposed the override and two voted "present." Will Stroger also veto the "dual run" ban?
A. No, because he's dumber than the proverbial box of rocks, and he hopes the ban will dissuade Claypool and Peraica from running in 2010. B. No, because it's his personal bailout plan. Stroger is the 8th Ward Democratic committeeman, in the 4th County Board District, a seat held by his father for 36 years. After John Stroger's 2006 stroke, Alderman Bill Beavers (7th) was chosen as the replacement commissioner candidate, and Todd Stroger was chosen as the replacement board president nominee. Stroger understands that he will not be nominated in a 2010 countywide race, so he will sign the ordinance, get his ally Beavers to retire, announce that he's running for the 4th District seat instead of for board president, and guarantee himself a job in 2011 and thereafter. C. Yes, because Stroger is utterly delusionary and believes that he can retain his current job and win Beavers' job. That would make him "King of Kings," and utterly veto-proof. At present, an override requires a 75 percent vote. If "The Toddler" were both the board president and a commissioner with a vote, an override would require an 87.5 percent vote (14 of 16 commissioners) -- an impossibility. D. Every answer to this question is making me angry and nauseated, so I'm just going to stop reading, pout, watch a Cubs game, and get thoroughly inebriated.