Unaffordable (Jim) Edgar

The American Spectator ^ | 5/13/03 | The Prowler

[LdSentinal]

PRICED OUT In the aftermath of former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar's decision not to seek Illinois' open Senate seat in 2004, word is trickling out about the reasons why Edgar's candidacy came to naught.

Last week plans for him to run seemed to be on track. He and his wife had returned from Washington after a house-hunting expedition, upbeat about having a place to live. And then Edgar sent a representative to sit down with Republican Senate leaders to discuss financial support for his Senate campaign.

"He wanted a firm commitment up front of at least $3 million from us," says a Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee staffer. "We were willing to promise him full support for the campaign, but couldn't go out and guarantee him $3 million up front. We would have done anything and everything to make his candidacy a success. But even that kind of promise wasn't good enough for him."

The demands for financial backing weren't the only ones being made by this Chicago mob. After the meeting with the RSCC, Edgar's people sat down with Senate majority leader Bill Frist and others and said that Edgar expected to be seated on the Foreign Relations Committee should he win. Again, Edgar's minions demanded a guarantee. In the end, while Edgar would have been a formidable candidate, Republicans on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue weren't willing to make promises they're in no position to make without knowing how their Senate prospects will pan out in 2004.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RINO prima-donna. Ole Jim-boy probably wanted us to lick his ball$, too, to get him into the race. I'm glad to see my Senator Frist knew when to say when.

[Impy]

I did not know this.

That jerk.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Heh, I had momentarily forgotten about this one. I respond to so much in a day that I forget what I answered a month ago... :-P

Now you can see what is wrong with these IL RINO establishment types and how they operate.

[Kuksool]

The IL RINO establishment types only care about granting political favors to their buddies. From 1976-2002, RINOS held the Governor's Mansion in Springfield, IL. During this period, the RINO Governors did nothing to build the IL GOP. In fact, they spent more time chasing conservatives out of the party. Thanks to their cleansing, the IL GOP has no bench strength at all. The IL GOP is completely shut out of the political process. The RATS control everything in IL. All thanks to the "Big Tent" RINOS.

[Impy]

Yup. :(

[Impy]

Who was out last conservative governor?

Not income tax Ogilvie.

Steve Neal praised William Stratton.

Hmm..:(

[fieldmarshaldj]

I was going to say Stratton, but might have to go back even further... Green ? Emmerson ? Len Small ?