Forbes as the contrarian

With Obama in the White House, Batman still pissed off, and Blago safely away from power, most pundits and newsfolk consider Chicago to be on the rise.

Not so fast.....Forbes points out some of Chicago's pitfalls

the weather is awesome for 2 months of the year..and sucks the rest.

the cubs are in first place all season, to blow it in the playoffs

we have public transportation, but its slow (still beats Boston in my opinion!)

yes Chicago has its drawbacks and teases...but, I still don't think it belongs on a list entitled "America's Most Miserable Cities".

Here's the full list:

1. Stockton, CA
   
2. Memphis, TN
3. Chicago, IL 
4. Cleveland, OH 
5. Modesto, CA 
6. Flint, MI 
7. Detroit, MI 
8. Buffalo, N.Y. 
9. Miami, FL 
10. St. Louis, MO

 check out the article here