Poll Numbers Don't Matter

So says Shortshanks:

• Mayor Daley is defending his performance in light of a new poll that shows he has record low job approval ratings.

  When asked by reporters about the Tribune survey of Chicago voters that had his approval at 37 percent, the mayor initially brushed aside the subject saying the numbers don’t matter.

  Instead of worrying about poll numbers, Daley said politicians should focus on their actions.

Oh. OK. Let's do that. Explain McCormick Place. Explain the parking meter fiasco. Explain TIF corruption. Cost overruns at Millennium Park, the Monroe garage, the O'Hare expansion, just about every project under the sun, illegal hiring of unqualified minors, inspectors, blatant cronyism and fixed promotions.....

Do you really want to go there Shanks?