Smirking Daley gets what he wants -- again

This column from Mark Brown of the Sun-Times talks largely about the foie gras ban that was repealed yesterday. Of course while the alderman who introduced this ordinance two years ago didn't like what was being done yesterday we get around to the whole debate over whether or not there should be children's museum in Grant Park. In other words the repeal was what Daley wants and we know he wants that museum in Grant Park.

Go read the whole thing but I'll provide an excerpt:

But the biggest reason was just that Daley still gets what Daley wants.

That doesn't bode well for those who think the Council still might buck the mayor's intention of relocating the Chicago Children's Museum to Grant Park over the wishes of 42nd Ward Ald. Brendan Reilly and the park's neighbors.

Sure, aldermen are going to be more interested in preserving their prerogative to control land use matters in their wards than to control restaurant menus.

"Nobody else objected," Daley said of his decision to ignore Moore.

No, they didn't. Everybody knew.

I suppose we can look at the fact that Daley was able to get the city council to not go near the Iran resolution that he says could hurt Obama as well. I'm of the belief that there are bigger issues closer to home that needs attending to instead of a city council condemning something out of the scope of what the city council does. Either way just something to consider today.

Hat-tip to one of the foie gras ban sponsor's friends Craig Gernhardt for Brown's column. That sponsor being Ald. Joe Moore.