Companeros, your Westing writer in residence has a day job too, and it happens to be working as a copywriter for political operations. Basically I do grunt writing work for politicians who need speeches, statements, endorsement questionnaires, and that kind of thing. It's a pretty interesting sort of freelance writing during this time of year, because you get to watch what's happening in local political races from the box seats. I live in Pilsen, which is in the 25th Ward of the great City of Chicago, which is engaged in a particularly significant aldermanic race that will culminate on February 27 at the ballot boxes. The word on the street is SAY NO TO HDO!