Man, oh man, do I rip--deservedly so--Cook County politicians. Especially Democrats. But I will be crossing the party line on Tuesday, and voting for Anita Alvarez for Cook County State's Attorney.At least down here in what Alaskans call "The Lower 48," Alvarez is the original political "hockey mom." Her son played high school hockey for Fenwick High School.
Alvarez was the lead prosecutor in one of the most horrible criminal cases in Chicago history--The Girl X Case.
Her husband, Dr. Jim Gomez, is a close friend of mine, and based on what I've learned during years of friendship with Jim, as well as with Anita, I can assure you Cook County's five million residents will be proud of the office she'll run when she takes command of the state's attorney office.
Tony Peraica, her Republican opponent, is a strong proponent for Cook County taxpayers. He is currently a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and he's an important spokesman against the incompetent leadership of Todd "Corruption Tax" Stroger. That's the problem. Peraica is using this campaign to run against "Toddler." Make no mistake--Stroger needs to go, but he's not up for defeat until 2010.
Here's another "tip of the hat" for Alvarez. A relative of mine who works for a local government entity is very suspicious of (she's seen a lot of them) Democratic pols, but of Alvarez she says, "She's tough, she's good."
That works for me.
Vote for Anita Alvarez on Tuesday.
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She needs to work on her position on guns. Though there's only so much she can do about that issue.
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