“.....Kirk already votes exactly like a Democrat anyway.”
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Really? Try comparing his votes (and voting record ratings by various conservative and liberal organizations) with those of the other Illinois Senator (Democrat Dick Durban).
Try to do some investigation before making unfounded statements about Republican you’d like to defeat and have replaced with a Democrat.
Hmmm. I could have sworn I specifically said "a Democrat", rather than specifically "Democrat Dick Durbin". There are numerous "moderate Democrats" with positions similar to Kirk, and is some cases even less liberal. Mark Kirk is to the left of many card-carrying Chicago Democrats on social isseus, for example. Hell, you want me to compare him to Durbin, even Durbin's record on abortion when he was a Congressman was much more conservative than "Republican" Mark Kirk's was.
>> Try to do some investigation before making unfounded statements about Republican you’d like to defeat <<
Here's a little investigation you can do. Ask ANY voter in America to correctly identify they party affiliation of a U.S. Senator who:
has an F- rating from the NRA, a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood (including voting YES in favor of partial birth abortion), is rated MORE LIBERAL than Obama on environmental issues by the Sierra Club, opposed the surge in Iraq, supports gay marriage, supported Elena Kagan for SCOTUS, is obsessed with spending more money on "embryonic stem cell research", voted AGAINST making the Bush tax cuts permanent, voted for Cap n' Trade, voted NO on ANWR drilling, voted NO on allowing school prayer, co-sponsored signing on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, sponsored the federal ”hate crimes” bill, voted YES to approve a $140,000 earmark for ACORN’s New York office, voted YES to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, OPPOSES Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration, and accepted $1,000 from Obama's pal Tony Rezko in 2008.
I guarantee you that 95% of the voters would assume a Senator with that type of record is a Democrat. I just described Mark Kirk's record 100% accurately.
>> and have replaced with a Democrat. <<
Nice job putting words in my mouth. I want Kirk replaced with a conservative Republican, not a "Democrat". Though I'm sure you'd happily support any Democrat in the Senate right now if they put an "R" next to their name, since you have no problem when Kirk votes like them.
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D)
Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood, indicating an anti-life voting record
MARK KIRK (R)
Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood, indicating an anti-life voting record
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D)
Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance.
MARK KIRK (R)
Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance.
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D)
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record
MARK KIRK (R)
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record.
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D)
Rated F by the NRA, indicating an anti-2nd Amendment Rights voting record.
MARK KIRK (R)
Rated F- by the NRA, indicating an anti-2nd Amendment Rights voting record.
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D)
Rated 100% by Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
MARK KIRK (R)
Rated 100% by Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D)
Rated 60% by the ACLU
MARK KIRK (R)
Rated 50% by the ACLU
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D)
Rated 89% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance.
MARK KIRK (R)
Rated 75% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance.
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D)
Votes with the Sierra Club 92% of the time, indicating a pro-enviromental record
MARK KIRK (R)
Votes with the Sierra Club 96% of the time, indicating a pro-enviromental record
MARK KIRK (R)
Rated 80% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes.
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D)
Rated 85% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes.
LOL, that’s all I have to say.