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Friday, June 09, 2006

Downies Stall as Pol Remains "Incapacitated"

Imagine if a politician was sick and unable to carry out his duties - this country had this when Woodrow Wilson was President, and he suffered a stroke which left him unable to be a leader but his wife covered for him and signed documents of State.

In Chicago, one John Stroger, the president of the Cook County Board, suffered a stroke, but no one can see him except friends, and no one will say what his true health status is.

Oh - but he IS running for re-election.

Health Status of Ill. Politician Unknown

In Chicago's Cook County, where the dead have been known to vote, the county's chief executive is a stroke victim who hasn't been publicly seen or heard from in nearly three months.


No one seems to know for certain whether he is in any condition to run for re-election in November, much less govern the county of more than 5 million people in the meantime.

Confidantes insist 77-year-old John Stroger, the powerful Democratic president of the Cook County Board, is recovering. But his Republican opponent wants a hearing on Stroger's fitness, arguing, "This Soviet-style stonewalling has got to end."

Stroger, a major political figure in Chicago's black community, was felled by a stroke just one week before the March 21 primary. Doctors said Stroger could be left permanently impaired, but they have provided no medical updates since the days immediately after the stroke. Stroger's family and staff have sometimes made conflicting statements about how, if at all, involved he is with work.

At one point, Stroger's son, Chicago Alderman Todd Stroger, seemed to be angling to take over his father's post. Soon, other leaders in the black community and on the county board began pulling for their own candidates.

So far, there are no indications that important county business is being neglected. But many are beginning to wonder who's minding the store - a store with a $3 billion budget.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has known Stroger for decades, has publicly called on him to be forthcoming about his condition: "We simply need to know."


Even Jesse Jackass wants to know.

This kind of story should be national news. Oh, we forgot - he is a Downie. And a black Downie at that. So that merits a blackout on coverage.

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