Tom Geoghegan for Congress

James Fallows strongly endorses Tom Geoghegan in the upcoming special election to replace Rahm Emanuel as Congressman from Illinois's 5th District.

I'm rather embarrassed, as I didn't realize Geoghegan had announced his candidacy for this seat, but I will chime in with my own endorsement. I've been impressed by Geoghegan ever since I read his 1991 book, Which Side Are You On? I was so impressed, in fact, that I wrote a letter to him, the first and only time I ever did such a thing. To my surprise, he responded and invited me to lunch. I accepted his offer and although I'm sure I underwhelmed him with my presence, he was as cordial as he was intelligent and I was thrilled.

You can read a synopsis of Geoghegan's life and career as a labor attorney on the Facebook page that has been created for his Congressional run.