October 2006

What the hell happened to Illinois Republicans?

ArchPundit October 25, 2006 4 Comments

If it isn’t entirely clear by now, if I lived in Illinois I wouldn’t vote for Rod Blagojevich or Rich Whitney. And I wouldn’t be entirely happy about my vote for Governor. That said, sweet Jesus this is one of the worst campaign cycles I’ve ever observed. The incumbent doesn’t have just one investigation such as Operation Safe Roads circling around him, but many. One was originally run by Lisa Madigan which she handed over to the feds.

It’s a sign of very bad things to come for the idiot, and yes that’s the term even though I find her personally humorous, since she can’t even make hay out of it.

JBT is one of the last Republicans I can imagine supporting. After her I expect a series of right wing loons running because they are offended by THE GAY!, just as her primary primary opponent attempted and then when that wasn’t enough, discovered THE BROWN GUY.

That said, no one should vote for her. They shouldn’t vote for her opponents either. Whitney should be an attractive opponent on the left that allows one to hold to their principles while sending the mainstream candidate down to defeat. Instead, he decided John Kass and the spotted owl were more important.

Rod, well, shit. He’s lying his fucking ass off. It’s really an admirable attempt. He lies better than most. Clinton lied better, but about smaller things. Okay, that’s assuming a lot about both of their personal business that I don’t care to think about.

The sad public reality is that Rod’s scandal, as of now, isn’t much worse than the Edgar MSI scandal. Seriously, look it up. The average Joe Public is probably responding to a deep seated cynicysm that says most Illinois pols have friends they can’t trust. It’s not a bad interpretation since it’s generally true. The problem is that the scandal isn’t in isolation.

With at lesat several other investigations ongoing, the relative problem for Rod is far greater, but voters have other things to which to pay attention and Rod is probably going to be reelected even though Whitney will probably have one of the best showings for an independent candidate.

What about Thompson?

ArchPundit October 25, 2006 1 Comment

Oh, the hilarious nature of Illinois politics
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