Can t argue with that logic. But the Royko targets we remember best, particularly now, are those windy egoists who contest elections without the slightest concern about the dull, throbbing pain they inflict on the rest of us. They ve no consequences to fear. Mr. Royko s ingenious plan would certainly change that. Still, we re queasy.
Execution is so . . .
Of course, Mr. Royko spent his entire professional life in a city that likes its politics in the raw. In Chicago, they eat wimps for lunch. We Californians are effete by comparison. Here, you can say you actually enjoy tofu and nobody dares laugh. We admire Mr. Royko s purpose, mind you.