JUST SAY NO TO SOCIALISM
" [He's] Better than Barack Obama"
- Carol Calabresa/The Sierra Club, 2008
" The strength of our campaign remains the Democrats"
- Mark Kirk, 2008
Posted on 02/18/2007 1:20:43 PM PST by BillyBoy
I'm wondering if the GOP is going to seriously contest Bean in '08 if they're acting the way they are towards the vulnerable Durbin. Bean managed to catch 2 lucky breaks, running against a weak incumbent in '04 and being carried by the "Sweep of Evil" (my personal term for the '06 election) for reelection. She should be beatable in '08, but even if we win the Presidential election and take back the House, I never underestimate the stupidity of the IL GOP to seize defeat from the jaws of victory. One name I'd like to see run against Bean ? Peter Fitzgerald. Had he been successful in beating Crane in the primary back in the '90s, he'd probably be holding the seat now (and the Senate seat would probably be in the hands of the RINO Combine twit Lolita Didrickson, assuming she beat Moseley-Braun in '98 AND Smiley in '04).
Terrible to say, but if Kathy Salvi runs, she'll be ignored by the party and be lucky to get 40% of the vote statewide. Illinois ought to just get it over with and call itself West New Jersey.
DJ, Mrs. Salvi would be running against Bean (for the House), not for the Senate. She was my first choice among the Republicans fighting to take on Bean in 2006, and I think she'd have a great chance of winning. Bean is far too liberal, especially on social issues, for that district.
I floated the idea of Peter Fitzgerald running in the IL-08 in 2006 and clearing the field (when it appeared that a RINO may slip due to so many conservatives running, but it appeared that Fitzgerald was done with electoral politics for the time being.
Kirk wouldn't run against Durbin. Kirk is eyeing the Governorship in 2010 and he would have a good chance of winning the Governorship. The media loves Kirk for being an independent thinker who listens to real people, not the Far Right.
As for reclaiming the IL-08, Kathy Salvi would be good to take on Bean. However, there is a state rep. in the district, Bob Churchill, who bears a huge grudge against the Salvi family. In 1998, Al Salvi beat Bob Churchill in the primary for Secretary of State. Churchill spread rumors about Salvi being a RINO. Then in 2000, Al Salvi's brother tried to run for state rep. in McHenry County. Churchill again spread the rumors. The Dem won in McHenry County. If Kathy Salvi is the nominee, expect Bob Churchill to throw a sour grapes tanturm again.
Kirk was in the miltary and yet he votes to stab his brothers in the back.
He emboldens the enemy and is a scumbag of the highest order. His constituents who back him can rot in hell with him.
Kirk for Governor ? Please tell me that is a joke. As for being an independent thinker, I'd say more he outsources his thinking to the rodents. Is there any legitimate candidate outside the Combine who isn't a RINO twit ?
As for the Salvi-Churchill feud, just once again proves the IL GOP isn't ready for primetime. Ridiculous.
In the media, Republicans are portrayed as either flakes (Alan Keyes) or crooks (George Ryan). Kirk is the only Republican who receives favorable press attention. The media fawns over him. Of course, the media likes Kirk becuase he'll move the GOP to be more liberal than the Dems.
There are two problems facing the IL GOP. One obvious problem is corrupt RINOS running the party. The other problem is in-fighting among conservative groups for the right to speak for all conservatives. The Salvi-Churchill feud is a prime example. As long as conservatives bicker amongst themselves, RINOs and Dems benefit.
That's the last thing the IL GOP needs, Conservative personality clashes. That's the kind of crap we expect from the rodent left. They either need to bury the hatchet or just stand aside for the grown-ups.
What??? How long? How many of our troops must stay? What are the names of 'our' allies?
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