Marathon Pundit: Ministers back South Side Chicago Wal-Mart

I was watching Fox 32 Chicago this morning--it reported on a group of South Side ministers who favor building a Wal-Mart--which would be only the second one in the city.

Alderman Howard Brookins looks at a vacant South Side lot and is more optimistic than he ever has been.The 21st Ward alderman says he WILL get a Wal-Mart and the jobs that come with it after a years-long fight.

"This would be it," says Brookins as he points out the empty corner in the Chatham Community neighborhood. "We're glad the mayor has weighed in on the squabble between the unions and Wal-Mart."

His optimism is fueled by a new push from Mayor Daley and an army of influential South Side ministers.

The mayor wants the ministers to help forge a deal to bring Wal-Mart to Chatham.

Here's what Mayor Richard M. Daley says:

You know who's gonna start brokering things? All these religious leaders. They have members of their congregations that can't get work. They can't get work, they can't even get a decent job!