Senator Ditka?
Hey, he did play in Soldier Field. He is a cigar smoking, beer drinking, pizza eating American tough guy. Maybe he could go in there and kick Leahy's *ss. This guy won't need an F bomb to make his point.
Seems like a good guy, but I'm most interested in if he could win or not. Face it, considering the State, anybody who will vote for Frist as Majority leader and vote against filibusters would be good enough from a realistic standpoint. Do you think his sports persona will be enough to have him actually win? If so, great, if not, who else we got?
He must run! He'll be the dims worst nightmare ever conceived!
First of all, he'll be next to impossible to smear. If they we to smear him, it'll be just like smearing the common man -- you know a Grabowski.
Secondly, the publicity he would generate would be out of this world -- like Arnold.
Thirdly, Illinois would be in play for Pres. Bush due to all of Iron Mike's publicity. With Illinois more in play, the dims will be forced to spend more money where they didn't think they have too.
Fourthly, it serves the dims right to replace Ryan with Ditka after what they did to Ryan. If I recall correctly, Ditka had a problem with a Ryan in the past. ;^)
Fifthly, his "political inexperience" is IMHO a strength in a state like Illinois. If Obama brings up the experience issue during a debate, then all Iron Mike has to do is list successful former athletes/actors who went on to be great politicians. He can also say with GREAT EFFECT, the Senate already is full of liberal trial lawyers, we don't need any more.
Finally, nobody and I mean NOBODY rants better than Iron Mike! He would take the Republican ranting title away from Orin Hatch the minute he takes the Senate floor and we all know Iron Mike will not chicken before he Hatches.
We need to get behind him NOW! It'll be the dims worst nightmare!
If Schwarzenegger can be governor, Ditka can be senator.
Go Mike go!!!!!
I love it!!!!
Ditka all the way. Makes me wish I still lived in my dear home state and not stuck out here with Arnie boy.
WoooHooo!!!!!!!!!!!! Da Man!!!
http://www.draftditka.com/
sign the draft ditka petition.
I honestly believe he'd punch out Leahy's lights - or any Dem that personally insulted him. But that'd be a 'good thing' :-)
Not saying Ditka needs to be suffocated or redirected, but I'd like to see his message refined a bit.
A popular Ditka candidacy poses an interesting set of circumstances for Mayor Daley, does it not? Turning out "his" vote in Chicago would be essential in a tight race, yet you can't really go negative on an icon like Iron Mike in Chicago, even if you are one of the most powerful mayors in the country.
Can you?
Not long after this pic was taken, Ditka took the rest of the draft day off to play golf. It was funny at the time, but the next 3 losing seasons were not.
He is definitely interesting. Quite a change from the dull speeches of Sen. Kerry.
He needs to tune his delivery to a more nuanced political stance and slightly away from the bar fly populist or even Da Coach will be treated as a joke.
Yeah, right!
Daaaaaaaaa Senator.
While I don't have a dog in this fight, being in Ohio...I have to admit two weeks ago I wrote off this Senate Seat.
Now?
Who knows? But thats better than just handing it over to the Democrats.
Get em, Mike!
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Sorry Jeri Ryan's husband, 'da Coach is back in town.