“A rising tide for the GOP is inevitably going to carry some junk with it. Some of that’s going to get washed back out to sea two years from now.”
Unless, of course, people justify re-voting in some of the flotsam and jetsam of the 2010 election. In which case, the flotsam and jetsam stay in office.
I don’t like it either, but look - Kirk is pretty decent on fiscal issues and for me at least, that trumps this other stuff. Would I prefer an actual Conservative? You bet. But I’ll take Kirk over Alexi anyday, because Alexi would not even blink before voting for every bit of the crap that Reid has put forward. Besides, while he seems to have trouble sticking with the truth about it, I respect Kirks military service a lot more than Alexi’s cushy career at the family candy-store aka Broadway Bank.
C’mon, it’s a no-brainer. And if Kirk tries more crap like he did on cap-and-trade, he’s damn sure going to have opposition next time. A Republican in an Illinois Senate seat is a far cry from a job for life.
Also true. Keep challenging RINOs in the primaries.