Comments on: Burris to retire next year

By: Annoying Old Guy

Annoying Old Guy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:52:12 +0000

But could he [Kirk] carry Illinois south of Chicago?

Why would he need to?

By: 2Hotel9

2Hotel9 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:23:37 +0000

Of course he is going to “retire”. He now has the free healthcare and government pension for life, just for seating a seat and doing absolutely nothing. What a sweeeet deal!!!!!

By: Ron Russell

Ron Russell — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:39:06 +0000

Burris is just a wanna-be, a true symbol of Democratic politics in the state. He is a pathetic figure and although I’ll be glad to see him go one cannot help but feel sorry for this old man. He will be better off on his front porch in his rocking chair.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:45:31 +0000

Dr. Eric Wallace is also running for the U S Senate from Illinois and I think he has a chance of being one of the suprise stories next year. wallaceforillinois.com…check it out!

By: Anthony (Los Angeles)

Anthony (Los Angeles) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:21:34 +0000

CZ:

Kirk represents a very liberal district on the north shore.

That’s a good reminder of former Speaker Tip O’Neill’s famous dictum: “All politics is local.” In other words, to get elected, Kirk has to meet his constituents’ needs.

But could he carry Illinois south of Chicago?

By: CZ

CZ — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:50:14 +0000

Kirk’s conservative image has been tarnished but since he IS from Illinois the sky’s the limit.

Local Chicago radio talk shows had him on as a regular guest.

He always seemed to be conservative with his military cred and plain spoken appeal. Kirk represents a very liberal district on the north shore. A staunch liberal has challenged him twice and Kirk still won.

The recent vote has conservative callers enraged. He lost the conservative vote but remember, it IS Illinois.

I would say his future looks bright.

By: Steve Skubinna

Steve Skubinna — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:36:06 +0000

Hey, it’s cool – Burris still gets to chisel (oh, what a fine word! so freighted with meanings!) “Senator” on his mausoleum. That’s all he really wanted anyway.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:23:01 +0000

As was noted in another comment, “moderate” is just another word that means “I don’t have the guts to take a stand but I want to feel the love from the MSM so I’ll always go lib when it counts.”

By: Ron Russell

Ron Russell — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:15:10 +0000

Roland Burris is a joke and I suspect no one will miss him on capital hill. As for Kirk, I just can’t find myself supporting fence-sitters Republican or Democrate they stand for nothing with their finger in the air to see which way the wind is blowing–I have a much better place for them to put their finger.

By: Lorica

Lorica — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:41:39 +0000

Good Riddance!! It will be nice to finally have the constititutionally mandated 2nd Senator after 4 years of not having one. Well actually since our senior Senator is not all together there, it would be nice if the State of Illinois actually had 2 Senators, not just half a person.

As far as Kirk goes, let him switch parties and join the Democrats. I won’t vote for him. – Lorica

By: Carlos

Carlos — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:10:32 +0000

Doesn’t seem to matter much. Heck, in the last two election cycles there the cemetery vote has been fully supplemented with the OakNuts, who are rock solid in the state. The OakNuts claim to be offended by “stolen” elections in Florida and Ohio, but as long as I can remember (several decades now) Illinois has held the “theft of elections” standard.

I just can’t see it changing.

By: mary ellen

mary ellen — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:52:30 +0000

Kirk should not run. I hope he learns a lesson about straddling both sides of the fence. If conservatives want to win they need to be consistently conservative. A republican lite is no conservative at all he/she is just an opportunist!!!

By: Donna J

Donna J — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:37:08 +0000

QUITTER!

heh