They're worried about this guy?
Posted on 06/21/2002 5:17:29 PM PDT by watcher1
MCHENRY -- The Illinois Libertarian Party will be filing petitions on Monday for the slate of statewide candidates in Fall 2002 elections. The Illinois Republican Party is concerned about the effect Libertarian Party candidate for Governor former State Rep. Cal Skinner may have on the Governor's race. Cook County Republicans are now asking for assistance in challenging the Libertarian Party slate's petitions.
"I'm not surprised at all about this," said Skinner of Crystal Lake. "As a matter of fact, a challenge just like this took place in 1998, and the Secretary of State's staff was allegedly involved in going through those petitions. We know we have enough signatures. We're not concerned about their challenge -- but I just wonder who's payroll the signature checkers will be on?"
Illinois law prohibits working on campaigns while on taxpayer time. The offense is considered a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail for a first offense.
The Illinois Libertarian Party filed docments in 1998, after their petitions were thrown out four days before the general election. The documents stated that state employees, including many from then-Secretary of State George Ryan's office, worked on the nominating petition challenge while on state time, according to a November 8, 1998 Chicago Tribune article.
The GOP's recent notice for help from the 14th Ward appears to be a call for volunteer help in going through the signatures. The notice said that the Libertarian candidate "means trouble for the GOP" and "could take 100,000 votes from Jim Ryan."
"I encourage anyone who is for tollways rather than freeways, Sarah Brady's position on gun control and a lukewarm opponent of abortion to volunteer to help with this effort," Skinner said today.
Am I to understand that Skinner is "for tollways rather than freeways, Sarah Brady's position on gun control," and furthermore is "a lukewarm opponent of abortion"? Looks like something got garbled here.
That's the problem. The guy he is talking about Is from the Republican Party!
Read the whole article
No, the GOP candidate Ryan is in favor of that stuff. The problem is that the demonRAT candidate is worse.
Well, if all that is true, then it looks like Illinois Conservatives will be very glad to have the Skinner option. I am not an Illinoisan, but I know how sad it is, when you have no horse in a major race.
William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site
Illinois has become "eastcoast" and nobody cares
Here's an exact copy of all the great, pro-life, socially-conservative stuff that Cal Skinner mentions solid support for on his website:
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
One wonders why someone who reliably voted for these causes in the Illinois House NOW doesn't bring up them up at all UNLESS he's around people who might support them.
Could it be that since his "new" party is OPPOSED to socially conservative legislation, he doesn't want to "rock the boat"... eh? If not, I'd love to hear why his campaign is TOTALLY SILENT on those issues.
Skinner tells Republicans that Jim Ryan is "lukewarm" on the pro-life issue because Jim (100% pro-life rating)doesn't tell people he's pro-life unless they agree with him. Then Cal turns around and uses the SAME policy to conduct his campaign. Add that to Cal "16 years in the same office" Skinner lecturing EVERYONE ELSE about "term limits", and Cal is nothing short of a hypocrite. He won't practice what he preaches.
Cal Skinner wants you to think he's the new Pat O'Malley, when he's actually the new Pat Buchanan. I do not trust "conservatives" who sell out to a party who shares none of their views on abortion, defense of marriage, and border control.
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