Then Kirk’s in the captain’s seat. Sorry for the bad pun.
What level of RINO-ness do we expect from him? McCain/Lindseed or Maine Twins
He’s similar to the Maine Twins, especially on the social issues.
Maybe I don’t have as much fight in me as others, but I was resigned to eith Kirk or a ‘Rat winning this race. The voters who elected Illinois voters in the past have either died or moved to Phoenix. So now we need make it clear to Kirk that we’re open to supporting him, but that he’ll need to win us over.
Maine twins. Kirk agrees with the Dems on every major issue: wall street bailouts, big government spending, abortion on demand, confiscation of all guns, the gay agenda, cap n' trade, no drilling, handouts for illegals, surrender in Iraq, SCHIP, Charlie Rangel's bonus tax, etc., etc. He's been a loyal Dem ally for years. His apologists here will note that during the GOP primary he suddenly decided he was "against" Obamacare and cap n' trade, activist judges, ACORN, etc. Arlen Specter pulled the same old song and dance in 2004. I can't believe some conservatives still believe these career left-wing liars.
Kirk is the second most liberal Republican in the house imo after Mike Castle, who is also running for the Senate.
Arlen Specter/Olympia Snowe.