Paul Vallas and the Sharp Tool

Sources tell RPB that the possible candidacy of Paul Vallas for Congress has been put on hold, if not called off. Too bad for Andrew Sharp (alias "Seamus", alias "the Irishman"), a known Maoist and highly paid political consultant to Chicago's 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore. One RPB source said that Mr. Sharp was hanging around Chicago after the Joe Moore re-selection on April 17 because he was laying the financial groundwork for Vallas to run for Congress in Illinois' 3rd District. It now seems much more likely that Vallas will become the new schools chief in New Orleans, even though his family will move back to Chicago. The Vallases have been living in Philadelphia since 2002, where Vallas was the city's school CEO. He was Chicago's school czar just prior to the Philadelphia position. Meanwhile, "Seamus" is said to be working on post-election public relations triage for the badly damaged Joe Moore. Moore won the election, but barely. It seems certain that this is his last term as alderman in the 49th Ward, and if he can avoid going to prison of federal charges of conspiracy to orchestrate voter fraud he may run for Congress himself. Andy would be a sharp tool for that campaign, if he can just restrain himself from stalking bloggers and screaming at former candidates while jogging. (Oh, you didn't hear about that one?)