Mike's Corner
Posts from July 2010
Blogging (and Speculating) about Blago
I presume that one of President Clinton's advisers at the time that Congressman Blagoyovich rode on Air Force One was Rahm Emanuel, who, midway through Clinton's second term, had resigned and joined the private sector, where he quickly made a lot of money as an investment banker. I speculate that Rahm had further political ambitions, which, at the time was obtaining a Congressional seat. Problem: none were vacant. Rahm's home district at the time was the Illinois Fifth District, previously held by Dan Rostenkowski, later, by Rod. (Then by Rahm, and now, I'm glad to say, by Mike Quigley.) I speculate that President Clinton was mightily impressed with Rahm, and he thought that Rahm could be a vitally effective Congressman, and perhaps helpful to him and to his wife a few years down the road, potentially a vital ally when Hillary would seek the Presidency.More…
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About the Author
Mike has a long term relationship with Rogers Park, having lived here at various times in his life, most recently returning to the neighborhood in August, 2009. While living here as a third year law student, he remembers drunken nights at Biddy Mulligan’s and hosting a couple of memorable parties that he, hypocritically, now forbids his own tenants from having. Years later, after completing his stint as a lawyer, Mike started investing in apartment buildings in Rogers Park (and elsewhere), and soon after, did what many newly divorced real estate investors do: he moved into one of his buildings. In 1992 Mike was one of the founding members of the Rogers Park Builders Group, an organization that he eventually headed for six years, until yielding those reigns three years ago. Around a decade ago, on a whim, he reserved the web site “Rogerspark.com,” which he has been developing ever since, and which co-hosts RP BizArts networking events. Mike is the proud father of three wonderful children, Amy, Mitch and Ella.
Mike Glasser
