The previous Mayor left our city in financial ruin. Rahm has the unenviable task of cleaning up the mess. He is not a warm and fuzzy guy, he is an ass-kicker. Due to the residency requirement for city workers, Chicago is a public employee union echo chamber. Every move that Rahm takes to lessen the stranglehold public employee unions have on our city's finances will be met with rancor, the recent teachers strike a prime example. I don't always agree with his delivery style, but Rahm is the bitter medicine Chicago needs right now.