[LandOfLincolnGOP]

This seat is too important to lose.

Tell that to the national party. They've written it off.

[unspun]

Are you two possessed by the spirit of Puddleglum? Be a Ronald Reagan conservative and get some optimism, for pity sake!

[LandOfLincolnGOP]

But they should consider the following info from illinoisleader.com before they goon crying that the GOP did not pick Barthwell:

Don't be so dramatic. None of Illinoisans who are unhappy with Keyes wish that it was Barthwell. (At least, I can't imagine that any of us do.)

We're angry that the state party and the national party screwed Illinois up so badly that we need to import someone from the East Coast instead of developing local conservative talent.

When will the ILGOP finally hit bottom? I fear we aren't there yet.