[Protagoras]

Tie your name to a party and live and die with the label. You may be proud to be a Republican now, but if you lived in Illinois and had yourself tied to George Ryan and the pack of ciminals and liberals they all turned out to be, you might change your mind.

Stick to your principles, they will never abandon you, (you may abandon them, but never the other way around) but the Republicans are humans, and they will sell you out for power just as easy as the Democrats ever did.

Ideas matter Jim, not titles.

I learned my lesson, maybe you will be more thoughtful and not make the same mistake.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Tie your name to a party and live and die with the label. You may be proud to be a Republican now, but if you lived in Illinois and had yourself tied to George Ryan and the pack of ciminals and liberals they all turned out to be, you might change your mind.

That's exactly what I was referring to in #539. Good post.

[Kuksool]

As an Illinois resident, I can attest to your statements. With the driver license scandal constantly following George Ryan around, he become political pollution for the IL GOP. After the 2002 election, the IL GOP is virtually in shambles. The RATS control the Governor's Mansion, the General Assembly, and the State Supreme Court. IL Pubbies are completely shutout of the political process. The IL GOP has been so poisoned by Lying Ryan that the 2004 Senate looks like a sure RAT pickup.