I don’t know any conservative that could in good conscience vote for the guy.
You have to cut Kirk some slack. He represented a limousine liberal district that was very difficult for a Republican to win in. He was as conservative as he could be in that district. I don’t expect him to take all the same positions as a senator as he took as a congressman from the North Shore.
He is a fiscal conservative, he is against the healthcare plan, he is against card check and he is strong on defense and terrorism. He is ten times better than Obama’s buddy Giannoulias. It would be stupid to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.