Posted on 07/09/2009 3:06:29 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
Sen. Roland Burris has decided not to run for President Obama's former seat that he was appointed to under a cloud of controversy, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Thursday.
Burris plans to announce his decision Friday by issuing a statement to the press, the newspaper said.
Burris reached his decision after struggling to raise campaign funds. He reportedly only raised about $20,000, but campaign disclosures with the Federal Election Commission are expected to be filed next week.
A source told the newspaper that Burris has been very concerned about his legacy.
"After 20 years in government service, Burris didn't want the last four months in office to be that legacy," the source said.
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Damn.
There goes an easy win.
Uh . . . WHO “decided” ?
Hmm, I wonder what deal Rahm cut with him.
ping
Not surprised at all. Burris was the easiest opponent the GOP could have had. Burris is probably going to get something plum down the road (oh, but it WON’T be a quid pro quo, no sir-ree) for his ‘noble sacrifice’.
Is there a Republican running? IL GOP has been a nonentity for more than a generation.
He probably wanted to keep breathing..
How much was the payoff?
Dunno, but living here I can tell you the IL GOP blows big time.
Is there a Republican running? IL GOP has been a nonentity for more than a generation.
Dunno, but living here I can tell you the IL GOP blows big time.
irrk Dillard—there is a thread about his endorsement of obama it was posted today....he seem st be consumate IL pol
This of course means that he is fixed with benefits for life. Our government continues to be a criminal enterprise. Blago didn’t even get a cut.
Crap. I wanted him to run.
When there were noises back in January about Burriss resigning I said-no way.He’ll fill out the 2 years,make some lobbying deals and retire on a fat senators’ pension and healthcare for life.
Yes. The Republican candidate is Dr. Eric W. Wallace, Ph.D. He's the owner of Wallace multimedia and a longtime conservative Republican activist, sort of Illinois' version of Herman Cain.
You can check out his website at http://wallaceforillinois.com/
There is also an obnoxious liberal RAT scumbag named Mark Kirk running. Some freepers claim he's a Republican (his campaign literature simpy says he's a "Thoughtful Independent"), but his voting record shows he's a loyal Pelosi liberal. Envirowacko groups even rate him to the left of Obama.
GOVERNOR PRIMARY
Andrzejewski, Brady, Murphy, Proft = mostly conservative candidates, Edwards = right of center moderate. Cross, Schillerstrom, and Dillard = RINOish.
U.S. SENATE PRIMARY
Andy Martin = nutcase perennial candidate (has set up a really nice anti-Kirk website though), Robert Zadek = not enough data, Eric Wallace = conservative. Mark Kirk is so far gone he doesn't even qualify for RINO (RINOs like Arlen Specter at least PRETEND to be Republican during primary election campaigns. Kirk never has.) Kirk is a Democrat For All Practical Purposes. They should pass a truth-in-advertising law that would require his name to be listed on the RAT party ballot. Listing him as a Republican is like labeling carrots as a meat product at supermarket.
So, so far we’re endorsing Dr. Wallace for Senator and winnowing down the 4 Conservatives for Governor: Andrzejewski, Brady, Murphy & Proft. Andrzejewski is clearly too green and unseasoned, so that leaves Brady, Murphy & Proft. I’ll see how those three pan out before making an endorsement.
Will he follow Mosley-Fraud into a far-away ambassadorship?
The Malvides? Botswanna? Suriname? Tuvalu?
I agree with you, about truth in advertising. Dave Diersen told me that republican candidates should be required to sign an oath that states that they promise that they agree with most of the republican platform. If they don’t sign it, they couldn’t run as Republicans. If they sign the oath, win, and vote against the platform, the state party should announce that the candidate is no longer a Republican. IL GOP Chairman McKenna knows about Dave’s idea, but he disagrees.
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