The American Spectator

Martin| 7.13.09 @ 1:37PM

With this guy, Castle and Crist, together with the RINOS already in place (McCain, Graham, Snowe, Collins, to name a few) the GOP will need 70 seats in order to get a reliable Senate majority. I can only assume the NRSC is in fact controlled by implacable partisan Democrats.

Siegfried X| 7.13.09 @ 2:04PM

This is the same Senate seat that Governor Blago was indicted and impeached for, like calling it "golden". Now we have a weekend of secret talks among the big players which result in a rigged primary election with only one candidate. ("clearing the primary field").

Sounds like the same election process used in Iran.

Come November 2010 conservatives will be told it is our absolute duty to vote for Kirk, since he won the (uncontested) primary.

Siegfried X| 7.13.09 @ 2:10PM

This is one reason I don't contribute to Republican Party organizations. As the founding fathers said, "No taxation without representation". I won't be a member of the Republican party without being given a vote, without being able to vote for a conservative in the primaries.

Red Phillips| 7.13.09 @ 7:31PM

If the "big names" are too chicken to run against this RINO, hopefully an upstart Republican will run against him.