Eric Zorn's Got It

Today is election day in Chicago (and Ottawa, IL). Richard Daley is about to win his record 6th term in office as Chicago's mayor. No one can think of a great reason to vote against him, until I read Eric Zorn's blog here.

Here's the thesis:

A system in which the man or woman at the top can take re-election for granted might as well be a dictatorship...A mayor--or any elected official--should fear at all times that he's just one juicy scandal, one appalling dereliction, one botched crisis or one hamfisted act of disregard for public opinion away from unemployment.

Amen! If you're a Chicago resident, go vote for someone not named Daley!