…and the next time Todd Stroger comes up in the Democratic primary, I’ll vote for whoever opposes him in the race for Cook County Board President – I hope that will be Forrest Claypool again. Because starting tomorrow, Cook County will have the highest taxes in the country, brought to us by Todd Stroger and his cronies on the Board, along with assists from other local pols and unions and jamokes with a little clout.
Your Stroger-Daley Tax — chicagotribune.com

Fourth, think summer 2009. Relentlessly. There’s barely a year until candidates begin collecting petition signatures to get their names on ballots for the February 2010 Illinois primary. Which means those of us who live in Cook County have about 12 months to find electable, reform-minded challengers for Stroger and the County Board members who enacted this tax increase. To find challengers who, when they take office in December 2010, will reduce Cook County’s budget—and its tax burden—to what citizens and employers can afford.

Fifth, spend quality time this holiday weekend confronting every Democratic politician you encounter at public events. They’ll be everywhere, trying to bond with you. Ask each pol these questions:

1) In 2006, did you endorse Todd Stroger or any of his 10 County Board taxers: William Beavers, Jerry “Iceman” Butler, Earlean Collins, John Daley, Roberto Maldonado, Joseph Mario Moreno, Joan Patricia Murphy, Deborah Sims, Robert Steele or Larry Suffredin?

There’s more detail, but I wanted to make note of who the players were.