Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Republican Contenders for the US Senate Seat in Illinois

There are 3 Republican Candidates better than Mark Kirk My alternate title for this entry is "who else is a better candidate than Mark Kirk?". It has become very clear to me that we must begin a concerted effort now to stop Mark Kirk from being our candidate for the Illinois US Senate seat. I've written before about the many reasons Mark Kirk is not an acceptable Republican candidate.

No more congressional traitors! A short list as follows:

Mark Kirk found to be one of the eight traitors who voted for cap and trade
Mark Kirk Lies to get Senate Candidacy
Mark Kirk Paid $10000 By Each Defense Contractor So He Votes Yes on $636 Billion Defense Spending
Congressman Mark Kirk has repeatedly claimed he supports the Second Amendment; however, he has a gun-control voting record. He is a supporter of reinstating the assault weapons ban. Therefore, the National Rifle Association has given Congressman Kirk a grade of “F.” The Gun Owners of America organization gave Kirk a grade of “F-.”

Do we really want to re-elect a man who voted to strap our children with TRILLIONS of dollars of future debt which the cap and trade legislation will do? Do we want a liar as our Senator, who keeps flip flopping on issues and says he is a conservative but then votes like a moderate? Do we want a man like Kirk who takes 10s of thousands of dollars from Defense contractors and then votes Yes for the most expensive defense bill in history? Do you want a man like Kirk who keeps voting to disarm American citizens?

I say NO! Enough is enough. Let's find a better alternative to Mark Kirk and kick this on-the-take bum to the curb where he belongs.

For more on Kirks Legislative voting record check out Vote Smart.

So just who are the alternatives?

Republicans

Donald Lowery, This guy is a retired circuit court judge. He seems to have the best chance of beating Kirk and having looked at his judicial record, his membership in the NRA, and his detailed position on issues important to Americans who look to the Constitution for guidance I think he would be a perfect replacement versus Mark Kirk. Lowery is active in the Tea Party Movement.
Andy Martin, this guy is totally unacceptable as a candidate. Frivilous lawsuits, barred from practicing law.
Kathleen Thomas, Of all the republican candidates Kathleen seems to be the most traditional, opposing cap and trade, opposes higher taxes, opposes Obamacare, believes in the right to keep and bear arms.
John Arrington, John Signed the Quincy Tea Party Pledge, which indicates his support for all the platforms as laid out by the tea parties.
Patrick J. Hughes, While I detest the thought of another damn lawyer being voted into a federal office, Hughes seems to have a good chance at beating Kirk. He has the endorsement of several Tea Party chapters.

WHO SHOULD REPUBLICANS SUPPORT?

For the many anti-american reasons above Kirk is ineligible for election as a conservative patriotic candidate. Kirk even went so far as to say he is social moderate, which is just another way of saying he is a moderate socialist. We need a man of conviction, willing to fight for Americans and the constitution, you sadly are not that man Kirk.

If Republicans give Kirk the Nomination instead of a better candidate like Lowery, Thomas or Hughes, I'm throwing my support behind Mike Labno (Libertarian). Mike is a normal everyday working American, an Engineer & Construction Manager, who believes that the constitution is our supreme document detailing how this country should be run. He is even taking constitution refresher courses! Are you listening Republican National Committee! Can you hear us now?