http://washingtonindependent.com/50420/mark-kirk-drops-out-of-illinois-senate-race National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/50420/mark-kirk-drops-out-of-illinois-senate-race/comment-page-1#comment-43319 Steve Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:13:06 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=50420#comment-43319 pardon my typos - that's "South Carolina" and "their" and not "there" pardon my typos – that's “South Carolina” and “their” and not “there”

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/50420/mark-kirk-drops-out-of-illinois-senate-race/comment-page-1#comment-43318 Steve Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:11:37 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=50420#comment-43318 What are the odds that the new candidates will be African-American? Is Jesse Jackson "in the clear" regarding the potential Blago situation. I personally believe that Roland was given a "pass" provided he did not run in 2010. Had a Special Election been held this winter/spring, Mark Kirk would have won and the seat would have been lost to the Dems. Don't ever think that all this positioning done by Durbin, the Governor of Illinois as well as Madigan was coincidence... Burris was never going to resign and there never was going to be a perjury charge. The Dems needed that Burris vote and it would have been political suicide to kick him out. If you notice in outh Carolina and Nevada, If Mark Sanford resigns, a Republican would replace him and the same is true in Nevada with respect to Ensign. Politicians do know where there bread is buttered. What are the odds that the new candidates will be African-American? Is Jesse Jackson “in the clear” regarding the potential Blago situation. I personally believe that Roland was given a “pass” provided he did not run in 2010. Had a Special Election been held this winter/spring, Mark Kirk would have won and the seat would have been lost to the Dems. Don't ever think that all this positioning done by Durbin, the Governor of Illinois as well as Madigan was coincidence… Burris was never going to resign and there never was going to be a perjury charge. The Dems needed that Burris vote and it would have been political suicide to kick him out. If you notice in outh Carolina and Nevada, If Mark Sanford resigns, a Republican would replace him and the same is true in Nevada with respect to Ensign. Politicians do know where there bread is buttered.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/50420/mark-kirk-drops-out-of-illinois-senate-race/comment-page-1#comment-43262 RedGraham Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:31:05 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=50420#comment-43262 I hope its Jesse Jackson Jr vs. Alan Keyes or that old Bears coach. I hope its Jesse Jackson Jr vs. Alan Keyes or that old Bears coach.

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