I know one is not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but I do worry that someone reading this thread may not realize that this individual was a pro-abortion liberal Illinois Combine Republican.
Just to be clear.
Regarding Topinka's career, I've followed the "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all" rule, but you make a valid point.
I understand being polite about her years of "public service" and saying she was a nice lady out of respect for her friends and family, but numerous responses from conservatives have gone far beyond that, and reinvented JBT as some kind of selfless beloved conservative icon who fought tirelessly for taxpayers and saved the IL GOP. You can even see one glowing JBT-was-a-conservative-hero post on this very thread.
I'm reminded of the saint-like depictions of Ariel Sharon when he passed away earlier this year. If you knew nothing about the man's treasonous record as PM, you'd think he was the Ronald Reagan of Israel from the ridiculous propaganda on Twitter.
In a political bio discussion it's just as correct to point out to the reader the truth that Ms. Topinka was a RINO.....as it would be correct to point out she was a conservative GOPer.....if she had been one.....which she wasn't.