[JohnnyZ]

"George Ryan kind of ruined anybody with the last name Ryan."

That is the Democrats' mantra, which will be repeated by every gullible idiot without a brain to think for himself.

[JohnnyZ]

The former governor is rated unfavorably by 64 percent of GOP primary voters and is rated favorably by only 16 percent of the Republican electorate.

But Jack Ryan is being judged on his own terms. The poll indicated that 34 percent of GOP primary voters like him and only 5 percent don't.

[azcap]

For those of us who don't follow Illinois politics how does Ryan rate on the Conservative vs RINO scale. Give us a Senatorial comparison. Is he an Olympia Snowe or a Rick Santorum?
Taxes- Pro-Life - 2nd Amendment?

[teletech]

Doesn't our state have anybody with a last name OTHER tan Ryan to run on the GOP ticket. That name seems to spell disaster for the GOP candidate.

[Cicero]

I'm absolutely delighted to hear that Karl Rove is backing a pro-lifer for a change, after some of the things he has done the past couple of years. This is a critical seat. I'm very pleased to hear about Jack Ryan--he sounds great.

[Pubbie]

Ping

[Theodore R.]

That reminds me, JohnnyZ, of the popular Edmund "Pat" Brown, Sr., in CA who warned voters not to support the "actor" Reagan because it was "an actor who killed Lincoln." Still, it will be hard to sell anyone named "Ryan" or any Republican for that matter in IL. Not only is IL heavily Democrat, most of the Republicans that it has elected have come from the left: Percy, Thompson, Edgar.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is terriffic news. Thanks for this exciting posting.

[Paladin2b]

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned that Jack Ryan is divorced, and from none other than Seven of Nine: