Yep... Turbin Durbin is sweating bullets now. Remember today he told the media that it had been ‘12 days’ since Blago had returned his calls and that he was a ‘hard man to discuss issues with’ or some such nonsense...lol. Looks like the O team forgot to inform Durbin of what was coming down!
Be back in a bit. Got to go cook supper.
Durbin on the senate candidate scene, (spin/deflection) 11/11 ...
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Family beats out politics in Durbin ‘s book - Senator reflects on pre-election death of his daughter
Chicago Tribune (IL) - Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Author: Ray Long, TRIBUNE REPORTER
Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday that his daughter’s sudden death the weekend before the election served as a reminder that family is more important than politics.
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Durbin refused to say who he’d like to see get Obama ‘s Senate seat, but he said he’ll talk to Gov. Rod Blagojevich , who will make the pick.
“Sen. Obama , though from Chicago, made a point of heading Downstate for town meetings as soon as he was elected,” Durbin said. “And I want a colleague in the Senate who understands that there are 102 counties in this state and that all of them need help.”
With Obama busy lining up Cabinet choices, Durbin said he planned to offer his thoughts this week to the president-elect.
“If just the people who have contacted me want to serve in the Cabinet are any indication, he’s going to have a lot to choose from,” he said.
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