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Chicago Mayor's Son Enlists in Army at 29

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Posted by Steve 2004-11-30 2:56:44 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hmmm... Flushed from the Point in his freshman year, finished his bach at UI, Master's at UoC...

I'm sure Dad didn't pull any strings. Not a Daley!

Posted by mojo 2004-11-30 3:27:37 PM|| 2004-11-30 3:27:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Asked about his own feelings toward the war in Iraq, the Democratic mayor said: "You stand by the president; you stand by the men and women of the military."

But, but....they carry GUNS!

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-30 4:04:48 PM|| 2004-11-30 4:04:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 When your last name is Daley, you don't have to pull strings... good things just seem to happen.
Not to denegrate this kids decision, though.
Sounds like it is coming from a good place.

Posted by Capsu78 2004-11-30 4:08:26 PM|| 2004-11-30 4:08:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Bomb,
I am sure he will get his FOID card updated!

Posted by Capsu78 2004-11-30 4:10:24 PM|| 2004-11-30 4:10:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Color me gabberflasted. Sa-lute!

Posted by Seafarious 2004-11-30 4:10:39 PM|| 2004-11-30 4:10:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Doubt he would have or could have pulled strings at U Chicago Business School. They're swimming in cash, have all the real estate they need and probably care much more about their relations with Wall Street and corporate America than with Daley. You rarely see politicians' kids getting preferred admission into top 5 business schools these days. Far too competitive for that.

Bravo for young Daley. The institution he's joining has a lot more integrity, and is probably much better managed and more meritocratic, than any of the corporations or wall street houses he could have joined.

Posted by lex 2004-11-30 6:08:58 PM|| 2004-11-30 6:08:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Somewhere, Charlie Rangel is flopping around on the floor.

If'n I was a cynical bastard, I'd be thinking there'll be a lot of high-profile Democrats' kids visiting a recruiter, and a lot of up-and-comers making the same trip...

Posted by Pappy 2004-11-30 7:36:04 PM|| 2004-11-30 7:36:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 So he has an MBA and wants to start out as a Private? That won't last long when he realizes the paycut and latrine cleanings to come along. Unless - he has so much of daddy's cash he just doesn't care. I bet he puts in for OCS within a year of boot camp graduation if he gets through it.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-11-30 9:12:38 PM|| 2004-11-30 9:12:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Lex, don't think of him as a politician's kid. Think of him as the second to next mayor of Chicago. Make more sense now?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-30 9:19:58 PM|| 2004-11-30 9:19:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Jarhead, the Army has some intelligent people in personnel. Really. Once they see he has a college degree, he'll be 'interviewed' for OCS. I'm sure Tillman was approached as well. Just a personal choice these days. As an enlisted you have some choices where you want to end up, once you take the commission, the government employs you for its needs.

Posted by Don 2004-11-30 9:30:19 PM|| 2004-11-30 9:30:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Forget ALL the political nonsense...this kid has the right stuff! We need more like him. I have a nephew at Fort Hood, Airborne Medic, just back from 12 months in Korea, deploying to Iraq in 2 months. We're strictly middle-class folk, who believe in serving our country!

Semper Fi

Posted by Justrand 2004-11-30 10:19:22 PM|| 2004-11-30 10:19:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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