[unspun]

My beef isn't really with Keyes. It's with the circumstances that bring him to the race.

And since we both know that the state of the State is so terrible, we can be very thankful we have such an articulate and sincere conservative to build the base with.

[LandOfLincolnGOP]

And since we both know that the state of the State is so terrible

The state of the state isn't terrible. The state of the state party is terrible. You would think from this decision that there were no good candidates in Illinois. Not true. There were just no good candidates who were willing to enter the race with ZERO support from the state party and ZERO support from the national party.