You know nothing about me. Our organization was raising a lot of money for Doug Hoffman. I was making phone calls to someone I knew in the Scozzafava campaign, urging her to drop out of the race. Little did I know that when she did it, she'd endorse the Democratic candidate rather than Hoffman.
I do my very best to get conservative candidates on the ticket. And when an opportunity (like Hoffman) presents itself, I'll even go against the republican nominee if a third-party conservative stands a real chance to win.
So, due to your demand for ideological purity, you went against the RINO candidate and supported a third-party spoiler who brought about a Dem victory. Hypocrite much?
"We're stuck with a RINO nominee, we need to go out and get that RINO elected. We need to donate to his campaign, man phone banks for him, hand out yard signs and bumper stickers for him, and walk the precincts for him. Because as we have just been reminded, in a way that's too loud and too painful to ignore, ANY Republican is better than ANY Democrat. I will be supporting Mark Kirk for United States Senate here in Illinois for this reason."
But then, in post #162, you contradict that statement and say you've worked against RINO nominees, and that you're willing to go against the Republican nominee if there is a viable third party conservative on the ballot:
" Our organization was raising a lot of money for Doug Hoffman. I was making phone calls to someone I knew in the Scozzafava campaign, urging her to drop out of the race. Little did I know that when she did it, she'd endorse the Democratic candidate rather than Hoffman. When an opportunity (like Hoffman) presents itself, I'll even go against the republican nominee if a third-party conservative stands a real chance to win. <<
Which is it, Philo? Should we 'always' help RINOs in the general election or not? Pick a premise and stick with it.
(For the record, I vote for 90% of the Republicans on the ballot in November, but have never voted for defacto Democrats like George Ryan, Judy Baar Topinka, and Mark Kirk, and I have no intention of changing that and blindly voting for every 'R' from now on. I DO vote for so-called "moderate Republicans", as even a RINO like McCain is well to the right of a socialist like Mark Kirk)
I find it odd that you'd find Kirk acceptable but not Scozzafava. Another pro-Kirk freeper told me that he was totally against ever voting for Corrine Wood in 2002, but voted for Kirk in the 2010 primary. Those positions make little sense in light of the fact Kirk is to the LEFT of the "unacceptable" Scozzafava and Wood.
Scozzafava agreed with Dems on most major issues but was solidly in the GOP camp on one issue -- she had an A rating from the NRA and a reliable pro-gun record. Compare that to Kirk who agrees with Dems on most major issues AND has an D to F rating from the NRA. I can't think of a single issue where Kirk has "always" reliably supported the GOP.
Ditto with Corrine Wood. She loudly touted her "pro-choice" credentials in 2002 and boosted of the fact she was the only Republican running who supported Roe v. Wade. Kirk does the same thing, and gloats about his Planned Parenthood endorsements, but Kirk's so far left on the issue he supports partial birth abortion and opposes parental notification -- and Mr. "thoughtful moderate" won't budge on those positions when over 70% of voters disagree with him. I don't recall Corrine Wood ever pledging to support partial birth abortion, do you?
What I most interesting is Bill Brady is still ahead of Pat Quinn by double-digits in three separate polls, but the media-approved, IL GOP establishment backed, "electable moderate" Mark Kirk is running 3 points behind the most blatantly corrupt Democrat on the ballot. A wet paper bag should be able to beat Ginnolanis in light of the fact his entire "private sector" career was in Broadway Bank and it's on the verge of being shutdown and everyone associated with it being indicted. Kirk is obviously the weak sister on the ballot. Perhaps it's time you called for him to "step down" as the nominee.