Chicago's loony, three ring mayoral contest circus continues. While in one ring some question whether contender Rahm Emanuel (D) is a legal resident, another sideshow erupted. Multi-tasking minister, state senator and now mayoral candidate James Meeks (D) upset the usually upsettable who happened to hear him define minority on a radio station. Meeks said then that minority business set-asides should only go to African American-owned businesses."The word 'minority,' from our standpoint, should mean 'African American,'" Meeks said, according to video of the appearance on the FOX-TV Chicago web site. "I don't think women, Asians and Hispanics should be able to use that title."Set-asides are a euphemism for affirmative action priorities guaranteeing that a government contract should go to a "minority owned" business, no matter the skill, competence, experience, price, efficacy of that business compared to others bidding on the project. In corrupt...(Read Full Post)