Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the wake of Chicago teachers strike...

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the wake of Chicago teachers strike...:

In the wake of Chicago teachers strike...

by Mike Klonsky

North Shore teachers are out on strike this morning. Here, fifth grade Lincoln Elementary teacher Larry Patrick, center, rallys with other 112 district teachers outside the North Shore School District 112 Office. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Poll watching madness. Isn't this just another way of turning politics into a spectator sport? Like watching the