After Lori Lightfoot was voted out of the mayor’s seat in Chicago after her calamitous tenure, I dearly hoped that the residents of Chicago had come to their senses about progressive mayors and would vote for someone who had some understanding of fiscal responsibility and the role of a big-city mayor.
It was not to be.
The mayoralty of progressive Brandon Johnson has been, to say the least, a disaster.
Even as he’s witnessed his rejection by Boards, Committees and the residents of Chicago, he continues to double down on failing policies.
How did he get himself into such a mess?
He began his professional career as a teacher, but realized he could get more done from a political position:
First, he was elected to the county board, with the help of the board president, herself a former history teacher. Then he decided to run for mayor. The [teachers’] union endorsed him. It donated $2 million to his campaign and sent out its army of door knockers to spread the word about him. In an upset, the hip young teacher won, against an opponent with a better-known name who outspent him 2-1.
Once Johnson linked up with the teacher’s union (CTU), his future was bright. Brandon and the union are joined at the hip.
How bad has Johnson’s governance been?
He’s decided to take control of the Chicago Board o
He makes Lightfoot look like a choir girl.
Chicago has the worst Mayor and Maryland has the worst governor.