Over a long period of time, I’ve argued that we need to challenge Democrats who are in the pocket of corporate America and stop simply supporting Democrats simply because they are incumbents. So, I’m heartened by today’s article in The New York Times that seems to indicate, at least towards the end, that some folks in Chicago are ready to oppose Mayor Richard Daley’s re-election and perhaps even take on some of the city council members who switched sides to support Daley’s veto of the living wage ordinance. Here’s the key paragraph:

As divisions over the issue boiled over into yelling matches between members of the audience in the chambers on Wednesday, some supporters of the wage rules loudly pledged that they would oppose aldermen who had changed their votes during elections in 2007. Others said they would oppose Mayor Daley, who is up for re-election next year. Regardless, labor and religious leaders said, they will bring the issue back nationally as well as in Chicago.

To which I say: hearty good luck. I’d write a check to any candidate willing to oppose people who sell out workers.