Consensus Building, Chicago Style
Imagine our president doing what he does best, back in his hometown during the last Depression, eighty years ago. A community activist and consensus builder at heart, our man Barack is trying to bring together two of Chicago's most powerful and opposing parties: Al Capone, and Elliot Ness. Al, of course, represents a local ethnic community as well as important Chicago business interests. Mr. Ness, an outsider and worse, a government official from, even worse--Washington, D.C.--is getting the worst of things, in terms of local politics and economic issues. Hence our man Barack's skills are brought to bear. Obama: Mr. Ness, meet Mr. Capone. Capone: Nice ta meetcha. Ness: Are you kidding me? Obama: So, Mr. Ness, I understand you have some concerns about Mr. Capone's business activities in our fair city? Ness: Not really. I just wanna bust his ass and get out of this dump. Capone: Hey, watch yer mouth, fuzz face or I'll teach ya to exit via dat window over dere. Ness: You s