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1. #1
   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:29 pm, Ragspierre said:

   Let the GOP donor beware.

   Roger that.

   Target donations to CONSERVATIVES.

   Otherwise, you’re funding the Political Class.

2. #2
   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:35 pm, letget said:

   Donating to the nrsc is as bad as joining aarp. I won’t give to either one. I give to people that think like I do to get elected.
   L

3. #3
   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:35 pm, tre said:

   I’ve e-mailed John Cornyn several times concerning my disgust with him and the way he endorses RINO’s. But he just ignores me.

4. #4
   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:36 pm, Salt said:

   So far as I know, the Illinois GOP has not hinted at any candidates for the senate seat. Kirk is the first Republican to announce.

   As much as I fervently disagree with Kirk’s stance on Cap and Trade, I also consider that this state is currently represented by the likes of Durbin and Burris.

   We need to see a conservative from the Illinois GOP stand up, especially considering that this was Pres. Obama’s prior office. So far, none seem forthcoming.

5. #5
   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:40 pm, MacEamonn said:

   I have been against sitting on one’s hands and not voting in the past but if this is the best the Republicans can do then I can see no other way of getting their attention other than to do just that.

6. #6
   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm, 24Klady said:

   I’m not donating one red dime to the NRSC. I’m not going to standby and watch my money frittered away like in November, and skewing party nominations that I don’t agree with.

   tre #3
   I’m so disgusted with Cornyn I could throw up. He and Kay Bailey are worthless in the trenches.

7. #7
   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm, spaceycakes said:

   I hate everyone.

8. #8
   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm, right4life said:

   does anyone think a real conservative could be elected in the land of the chicago outfit??

9. #9
   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:44 pm, Salt said:

   On July 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm, spaceycakes said:

   I hate everyone.

   Francis? Is that you?

10. #10
    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:44 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    The Entrenched Criminal Class of Corrupt Weasels. Looks like Kirk, unsatisfied with being a low-level assistant Democrat, wants to join the country club. Our entire government is now a gated community… like the Versailles palace.

11. #11
    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:47 pm, Paul Revere said:

    Poor Abe Lincoln.

12. #12
    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm, happyscrapper said:

    I keep getting solicitations from the GOP. I need to change my registration to independent, or libertarian. Anyway, I just toss them all in the garbage. I will support individuals I like. After all, I only have so much money to go around and I want to use it wisely!

13. #13
    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm, Salt said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm, right4life said:

    does anyone think a real conservative could be elected in the land of the chicago outfit??

    Speaking as an (embarrassed by Kirk’s Cap and Trade vote) conservative voter in the Illinois 10th district, the answer is no.

    You have to go back to 1984 (elected in ’67) for the last Republican senator from Illinois and Charles Percy was considered to be a liberal, Rockefeller Republican and not a conservative.

14. #14
    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:59 pm, right4life said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm, Salt said

    its one of the few states without any concealed carry at all..chicago (daley) and his ‘outfit’ run the state

15. #15
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:00 pm, greysheepdog said:

    Durkin smacks Kirk over cap and trade vote
    Republican state Rep. Jim Durkin, who unsuccessfully challenged Democrat U.S. Senator Dick Durbin back in ’02, is debating whether he’ll make another Senate bid – challenging Mark Kirk and others in the 2010 GOP Primary next February.

    Durkin believes fellow Republican Kirk is weak due to his cap and trade/tax vote. “I think he is going to regret that vote,” Durkin said. With decisiveness, Durkin told the DailyHerald.com that he is “not interested nor disinterested” in a run, but adds “If I decided I wanted to run for statewide office I feel comfortable I could put together a team.”
    http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2009/07/durkin-smacks-kirk-over-cap-and-trade-vote.html

16. #16
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:03 pm, granite said:

    Let the GOP donor beware.

    If you contribute to the NRSC, you will be helping elect Mark Kirk to the Senate.

    Yep.

    As others have said, I disregard solicitations from the NRC, and simply s-can them.

17. #17
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:11 pm, traveler49 said:

    Chicago-based energy giant Exelon Corporation has contributed a total of $94,873 to Kirk

    Kirk was bought and paid for. What an unethical loser.

18. #18
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:21 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm, happyscrapper said:

    I keep getting solicitations from the GOP. I need to change my registration to independent, or libertarian. Anyway, I just toss them all in the garbage. I will support individuals I like. After all, I only have so much money to go around and I want to use it wisely!

    I’ve been registered independent for years and still receive crap from the GOP…I keep telling them I’m independent and won’t donate a dime until they move to the center and get back to their conservative roots and quit spending money we don’t have!! They don’t seem to get the message…

19. #19
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:24 pm, MeTooThen said:

    Michelle,
    For several years I lived in Rep. Kirk’s district.
    Here, from his Wikipedia page;
    Kirk was born in Champaign, Illinois, graduated from Joseph Sears School in Kenilworth in 1973, and New Trier East High School in 1977. He attended the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México before graduating cum laude in history from Cornell University. Kirk received a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University.

    Kirk was commissioned in 1989 as an intelligence officer in the Naval Reserve. He is one of only two members of Congress serving as a drilling reservist one weekend a month and two weeks a year. In the Navy, Kirk served during conflicts with Haiti, Bosnia and Kosovo. He served aboard USS Normandy and USS John C Stennis. Kirk also served three tours in Panama and was an aircrewman over Iraq as part of Operation Northern Watch. He was named U.S. Navy Reserve “Intelligence Officer of the Year” in 1999 for his combat service in Kosovo.[3]

    I too strongly disagree with Cap and Trade, and I have not yet heard why Rep. Kirk voted for it.

    There are no doubt many reasons he did so, and in Illinois, where there has been little chance of a Republican Senator (since the unsealing of divorce records) Mark Kirk is likely the only or one of the only in the GOP to have a chance to win in the Senate.

    Voting for Cap and Trade (tax) was a mistake. But he is a fine congressman, Naval officer, and would make a very fine US Senator.

20. #20
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, txvet2 said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:03 pm, granite said:

    As others have said, I disregard solicitations from the NRC, and simply s-can them.

    I don’t. I write in my sentiments and send them back to Cornyn(they’re postage paid), making very clear that I will not contribute to any but conservative individuals. I do the same thing when the ACLU sends fundraising letters, except I cut off my name and address so they can’t take me off of their mailing list.

21. #21
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Daley, Gov. Ryan, Gov. Blago, Hastert, Kirk, Durbin, Burris, Obama, …
    Is there something in the water there?

22. #22
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:27 pm, txvet2 said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Daley, Gov. Ryan, Gov. Blago, Hastert, Kirk, Durbin, Burris, Obama, …
    Is there something in the water there?

    LSD?

23. #23
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:27 pm, southsideironworks said:

    Mark Kirk is why the Illinois Republican Party will not get a single dollar from me. If I wanted to vote for a Liberal, I would vote Democrat. Illinois Republicans are addicted to the graft, just like the Dems are.

24. #24
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:31 pm, Salt said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:59 pm, right4life said:

    its one of the few states without any concealed carry at all..chicago (daley) and his ‘outfit’ run the state

    Forget concealed carry, the Illinois laws on outright ownership of a firearm vary wildly from area to area. You can get dizzy trying to figure it all out.

    Chicago has a ban on handguns. Guess which city saw a remarkable increase in gun violence and gang activity following that ban (including slain police officers)?

    …but I’m getting off topic.

25. #25
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pm, Salt said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:00 pm, greysheepdog said:

    Durkin smacks Kirk over cap and trade vote

    Durkin and Durbin… That could make things nice and confusing.

26. #26
    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:51 pm, rambler said:

    I’m tired of the “party” deciding who gets to be a candidate. This is why we keep getting the same old garbage running for office. By running for the senate, this clown won’t be running for his house seat. Hopefully he will lose and there will be reasonable people elected for both seats.

27. #27
    On July 15th, 2009 at 4:05 pm, Salt said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 3:51 pm, rambler said:

    I’m tired of the “party” deciding who gets to be a candidate. This is why we keep getting the same old garbage running for office.

    In theory, that’s why there are primaries, but I hear ya.

28. #28
    On July 15th, 2009 at 4:15 pm, Flyoverman said:

    This is a situation that is perfect for Sarah Palin’s new initiative to help conservative candidates. I cab guarantee you this seat is in play.

    If a conservative will step forward Palin will come and support them. Watch Kirk squirm then.

29. #29
    On July 15th, 2009 at 4:28 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm, happyscrapper said:

    I keep getting solicitations from the GOP. I need to change my registration to independent, or libertarian. Anyway, I just toss them all in the garbage. I will support individuals I like. After all, I only have so much money to go around and I want to use it wisely!

    I changed my registration to independent almost 3 years ago and still get RNC “surveys”. You shouldn’t throw them away. Send them back.

    I make them as heavy as I can with things like “McCain pesos”, include a note like “You must have me confused for a Republican, I’m a conservative, you guys are at war with us remember?” Then mail it back since the envelope is prepaid. Not only are they not getting my money, it is costing them for my reply.

30. #30
    On July 15th, 2009 at 4:56 pm, Ron said:

    Ok, I don’t live in Obamaland, but if the GOP endorses this cretin (no offense to real cretins) I wouldn’t blame any GOP donor for sitting on his money.

31. #31
    On July 15th, 2009 at 5:23 pm, Papa Louie said:

    After much waffling, he has decided to launch his candidacy on July 20

    In other words, Cap’n Tax Kirk has decided to boldly go where many waffling fools have gone before…

32. #32
    On July 15th, 2009 at 5:49 pm, cubbiegal said:

    I worked for the Al Salvi(remember him) campaign back in 1996.
    I’m an election judge so I won’t change my party affliation-but if Kirk is the nominee I WILL skip over that race.

33. #33
    On July 15th, 2009 at 6:37 pm, WaterBoyz said:

    Hey Mr. Steele, where are you on this issue?
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    sounds of crickets

34. #34
    On July 15th, 2009 at 8:09 pm, right4life said:

    Hey Mr. Steele, where are you on this issue?

    don’t you know its RACIST to question comrade Steele☭ ??

35. #35
    On July 15th, 2009 at 9:46 pm, lgm said:

    Go ahead. Turn the Limbaugh attack dogs on a successful member of the Republican party. Destroy his political career. Make sure a Democrat gets elected to represent his district. It turns out global warming denial is good for something after all.

36. #36
    On July 15th, 2009 at 9:56 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    There are other people running for the Senate seat. With all due respect, at least mentioning their names could help.

    Moaning about Kirk only gives him name recognition.

37. #37
    On July 15th, 2009 at 10:12 pm, ChicagoRobb said:

    The last Republican senator from IL was PETER (not Patrick) Fitzgerald, who was driven from the IL GOP, as he wouldn’t “play ball” with the money guys (Fitzgerald has his own and did not need theirs)
    As a former Illinoian, I really disagree with Kirk over “Cap and Tax”, but he would a great improvement over almost any (except for Paul Vallas) Dem who would replace Burriss. 50% of something is better than 100% of nothing.

38. #38
    On July 16th, 2009 at 11:26 am, cheapseat said:

    bribing 535 lawyer/politicians is way easier and cheaper than getting john q public to eat an excrement sandwich and pay for it too.

39. #39
    On July 16th, 2009 at 11:59 am, Salt said:

    On July 15th, 2009 at 10:12 pm, ChicagoRobb said:

    The last Republican senator from IL was PETER (not Patrick) Fitzgerald, who was driven from the IL GOP, as he wouldn’t “play ball” with the money guys (Fitzgerald has his own and did not need theirs)

    Whoops. Quite right about Fitzgerald. Odd that I completely forgot about him.

40. #40
    On July 16th, 2009 at 11:05 pm, nlebou said:

    https://act.credoaction.com/survey/climate_senate/index.html?r=4263

41. #41
    On September 20th, 2009 at 6:09 am, Dread Pirate Roberts VIII said:

    #746039 MeTooThen

    Kirk is an unelectable liberal clown, who cannot win because he’ll get 0 support from conservatives.

    He has a 55% ACU lifetime rating — i.e., he votes with the GOP only 55% of the time — and his ratings the past two years have been 48 and 40. He’s a liberal; there is not anything even remotely conservative about this fairy.

    He has actually voted:

    - Against the Iraq War “surge”,
    - Against the partial birth abortion ban (yes, really),
    - For Crap and Tax,
    - For all manner of gun and ammunition bans, even sponsoring the assault weapons joke/ban,
    - For illegal alien amnesty.

    He has a 100% rating from the teachers unions.

    You are obviously a partisan Republican who doesn’t care about policy. I’m not. I’m a conservative, and Kirk will never get my vote.