[TheRightGuy]

Illinoisans want a candidate who stands for everything Obama does not.

How's 'bout this, Rumsfeld resigns Defense and comes home to Illinois -- he would offer very real contrast with Obama.

OR

Maybe we could dredge up a pretty-boy trial lawyer to run against him -- the campaign theme song could be, "O Sue Bama!"

[unspun]

""""Edgar "gave me a lot of ideas," Dillard said. "He convinced me that someone with my type of profile and experience, and especially with my uniqueness in the way that I line up against my friend and colleague, [Democratic nominee] Barack Obama, that the Democrat on the pedestal can be beaten."""""

Dillard does have a lot of ideas. Some don't even conflict with some of the others.

Notice how he speaks of what should be principles: principles, oh, well, let's just call them tactical political positions -- you know, "the way that I line up against my (bipartisan combine) friend(s) and colleague(s)..."

Can Kama Sutra Kirk join* Kama Sutra Kerry in the Senate - to become his counterpart as Master of Many Positions?

Might work for a sideshow, but do we need more like him in the U.S. Senate? It's sad, but he probably wouldn't be as bad as his old bosses Jim Thompson and Jimmy Edgar. Would I vote for him (over Obama)? Probably. Then, I suppose we can watch to see what continues to happen to his Illinois cronies and if he has been soiled himself, with his bedfellows.*

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* pardon the expression