[unspun]

It's clear that Topinka the vaunted IL GOP chair' was backing Democrat voter, Democrat contributor, sexual harasser, Andrea Barthwell.

Here's some of the story of what was going on behind the scenes the last few days:

http://www.illinoisleader.com/news/newsview.asp?c=18292
http://www.illinoisleader.com/columnists/columnistsview.asp?c=18267

[The Scourge of Yazid]

Thanks for the links!

I'm amazed at the amount of flack that Jim Thompson received from conservative Republicans in Illinois.

When you stop to think about it, he was a treasure compared to some of the nitwits that succeeded him in office.