"This isn't about purity or party infighting or any other damned thing."
There are several reasons, for which you have been told repeatedly, and continue to disregard, as if they're not even a problem in your little fantasy world of "let's elect any Republican regardless of how destructive or disreputable they are." Guess what, these are real problems with real repercussions outside of IL. Maybe they don't effect your little spot out in the middle of an Iowa cornfield, but they effect the rest of us.
"It's about a 6-year Senate seat and if you want to know what a big (Biden)ing thing that is, ask Republicans in Minnesota. You know what they got? They got Franken. Correction, we all got Franken."
And here you produce examples that have NOTHING to do with the IL situation. Perhaps you're familiar with a concept known as voter fraud. Democrats managed to "find" enough votes AFTER the election along with judges willing to rubber stamp said fraud to install Franken. So much for the myth of Minnesota being a "clean state." Of course, they have a George Soros Secretary of State. But again, totally irrelevent to the discussion of Kirk.
"I don't care about the petty politics of the IL GOP."
Thank you. An honest admittance for a change. Because you don't care, I don't see how your uninformed opinion of this subject brings anything to this discussion. You're in a thread with people who DO know what is going on in IL and do give a damn about the slime that rises to the top there, aided and abetted by a bipartisan Chicago-Springfield crime coalition known as the Combine.
"Maybe you're the assistant chief vice underling for Podunk County and you think that if the party is small enough, then you get to run it. Here's the deal: The primary's over. And it was decisive. It was not even close."
It was not even a legitimate contest. There were no serious reformists running, and it was by design. You ever heard of a "fixed" race, Hoss ? The Combine let it be known they would have their candidates running in the general for the Senate race. Alexi/Kirk, no difference. Whichever won, the Combine would have their man in DC to join their other one, Dick Durbin.
"You can whine and cry that the Kirk supporters in the GOP hierarchy didn't beg people that they oppose to run against him, but nobody won and that's the way it is. You are not going to win by pulling down people who won primaries fair and square. You're going to lose the Senate seat and lose what little influence you have in the state."
Once again, you don't get it. We already LOST this race. Neither Alexi or Kirk is acceptable, both are puppets of a corrupt political alliance. Kirk doesn't serve the Republican party, he serves the IL Combine. The same outfit Zero serves. If it's a choice between a corrupt RINO or a corrupt Democrat, it's a no-brainer, you let the Democrats own it. Kirk will cause us a lot more damage than Alexi will, since Alexi will probably be heading to prison before long and will embarrass the Democrats. A Governor Brady can then appoint someone not tainted by the Combine to the vacancy, presuming he has the courage to face them down.
"Time to follow Reagan's commandments. No more Sore Losermen. Want to advance conservatism? Elect a governor and give up this petty, childish jihad."
Thanks for your worthless and ignorant advice. When you're interested in fighting corruption, you get back to us. Otherwise I suggest you stick to the cornfield and STFU.
I didn't realize that I was dealing with such delicate flowers.
"let's elect any Republican regardless of how destructive or disreputable they are."
He won the primary. Fair and square.
Guess what, these are real problems with real repercussions outside of IL.
Exactly. One of 100 Senators. Yet another liberal Dem effects me. I'd rather have the liberal Rep. Just the realities of being a Republican and fundraising means that conservatives will have more influence on him than any Dem. Besides, this isn't some Scoop Jackson situation. You have two choices and Kirk is better.
Unless, that is, you're a Democrat troll.
And here you produce examples that have NOTHING to do with the IL situation.
Illinois isn't some magical fairyland where the laws of politics, economics and physics don't apply. I do not want another Franken in the Senate if I can help it.
You're in a thread with people who DO know what is going on in IL and do give a damn about the slime that rises to the top there, aided and abetted by a bipartisan Chicago-Springfield crime coalition known as the Combine.
So? You are so dense. Do you not understand the concept of "better than the alternative"? If you get Alexi, the situation isn't any better. By its very nature, the GOP is less tolerant of corruption. It can happen in both parties, but the Republicans are better at snuffing it out. It's a feature, not a bug, of socialism.
It was not even a legitimate contest. There were no serious reformists running, and it was by design. You ever heard of a "fixed" race, Hoss?
Yes, it was a conspiracy. Why, Kirk and Giannoulias are actually the same person! Have you ever seen them in the same place? And I heard that all of the politicians with ambition in Illinois were put into pods and replaced by aliens.
Or maybe, just maybe, Kirk had name recognition and an early primary date going for him. Funny, Brady had the same deal and he made out OK.
It makes your nihilistic heart go pitter-pat if you can convince yourself that there's never any difference, even a marginal one. It's better for your suicidal personality to lose and wallow in your misery.
Real men, like the founders, had real obstacles and overcame them.
They didn't whine.
And they would laugh at your juvenile kvetching as you bitch about the tyranny of your omnipotent "Combine".
Once again, you don't get it. We already LOST this race. Neither Alexi or Kirk is acceptable,
I don't live in the land of "acceptable". I live in the real world. And in the real world, there is no kingpin pulling the strings. There are alliances and they last as long as those engaging in them benefit. he serves the IL Combine. The same outfit Zero serves.
You are a paranoid imbecile living in delusions.
You know what? Forget it. Go with that. You know what else? I'm with The Combine. *Cue spooky music* And we're bugging your house. We're all in on it, too. All of the IL Dem primary voters. All of the IL Rep primary voters. We're each just a fatcat drawing a multimillion dollar salary from this machine running everything. The country club is nice, BTW. We're not any different. We're clones. The same DNA flows through all our veins, we just wear different wigs. That's why we had to get rid of Blago, his wig slipped off too often.
Thank God none of us have any ambitions except to serve the machine. We aren't quite sure what we get out of serving the machine, but we do it anyway because we have no will of our own. We wouldn't want to be too ambitious because...well, we aren't sure what will happen. But rest assured, Illinois isn't a state with liberal voters. Nope. It's all run by us.
Who made Steve Guttenberg a star? Yep. You got it. Us.
If it's a choice between a corrupt RINO or a corrupt Democrat, it's a no-brainer, you let the Democrats own it.
"We celebrate our recent World Cup victory for the people!" -- today, Kim Jong Il
If the strategy is to win by losing, you must be the biggest loser around.
since Alexi will probably be heading to prison before long and will embarrass the Democrats.
Two problems: (1) Democrats don't go to prison and (2) Democrats don't embarrass.
And, gee, isn't it funny that now there are Democrats? I thought it was all The Combine. *Cue spooky music*
A Governor Brady can then appoint someone not tainted by the Combine to the vacancy, presuming he has the courage to face them down.
Dude, you have a Rube Goldberg political strategy. What could possibly go wrong? I'm thinking that the man won't end up diving into the washtub at the end.
BTW, how did Brady manage to avoid the rotating blades of The Combine? *Cue spooky music again*
Otherwise I suggest you stick to the cornfield and STFU.
You know what I love about you win-by-losers? Your rapier wit and charming sense of humor! But not your sarcasm, you never seem to get sarcasm.