Remember, just like Frank Lautenburg in NJ, he's a democrat; and when you're a democrat, it's different.
Is there any other kind of pol in Illinois? I mean they had to import
Gary Coleman sorry, Alan Keyes to run against BO for Senate (yeah, yeah I'm a bad person

). It seems to me the only party in that state is The Incumbent Party. The only reason its the Dems rather than the GOP is that they sold out first. Run against that party and you aren't running against an ideology, but the largest local industry. Its the economy stupid, and the incumbents control it, complete with a goon squad. I am loathe to reccomend Indiana to anyone, but if I had to live in that frozen neck of the woods? I'd be looking hard at moving east, where the the only requirements for a CCW seem to be the ability to write a $25 check and being at least as tall as this sign. As it should be.

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