While I appreciate Mitt Romney’s statement, on behalf of the kids and the parents of the city of Chicago, if he wants to help, he can then determine that when it comes to his tax cuts, he will never cut the Department of Education… I don’t give two hoots about national comments scoring political points or trying to embarrass — or whatever — the president.
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, delivering an icy rejoinder to Mitt Romney’s statement of support for his predicament. Chicago’s thousands of teachers are on strike after the city and teacher’s union failed to come to an agreement on a new contract.
