Chicago Democratic Machine Tries to Suck Up to John McCain

Here's a early sign that Chicago Democrats aren't so sure their man Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton is going to defeat John McCain.Sneed reports:

A McCain memo . . .

The tiltin' Hilton: U.S. Sen. John McCain marked the 35th anniversary of his release from the notorious Hanoi Hilton prison at a Chicago fund-raiser Friday.

• • The kicker: The fund-raiser was at the Chicago Hilton.

• • The comment: McCain noted the service was better at the Chicago-based hotel.
McCain memo II ...

$$$$: McCain, who is attending a fund-raiser practically every day in an effort to fatten his war chest, pulled in $700,000 at the Friday event.
McCain memo III ...

Sneed hears a prominent Dem showed up at McCain's VIP reception: Former U.S. Commerce sec Bill Daley -- who contributed no cash, but wanted to give McCain his regards.

• • Bye Bye: Sneed is told emissaries from Mayor Daley and Ald. Ed Burke, who were attending the Irish Fellowship dinner Friday night at the Hilton, were dispatched to the McCain event wondering if they could have a word ... but McCain had already left.

We know of no better indicator than this,that some Democrats on the inside feel a need to suck up to McCain.