On the Andy Martin Question

The head of the Illinois Republican Party:  “Mr. Martin will no longer be recognized as a legitimate Republican candidate by the Illinois Republican Party.”

Well, too bad, motherfucker.  You can’t do that.  This isn’t England — Anyone can run for office on any party they like.  As long as they pay the registration fee, they’re on the primary ballot for any party they want.  And there’s nothing you or your paymasters in various DuPage County country club locker rooms can do about it.  Being disowned by the Illinois Stupid Party is a badge of honor, IMHO.  Two words:  Alan Keyes.  Seven Words:  Oh for two against corruptocrat Rod Blagojevich.  Four words:  Recycling too many Ryans.  Two words:  Abraham Lincoln.

I heard the ad in question on KMOX, and while the ad is underhanded and (no pun intended) below the belt, and while I wouldn’t circulate third-hand third-rate gossip about Mark Kirk being homosexual (heck, I just did :P), and while that doesn’t matter to me even if he was, there’s nothing Pat Brady Bunch can do about it.  Technically, I’m still an Illinois resident, and if I find a new job in the state, I won’t have to change my residency, and therefore, I’ll be able to vote in February.  Provided that, I won’t be voting for Mark Kirk, but his liberal record, not what hole he sticks his thing in, will be the reason why.  Of course, if I land a new job in MO, then I won’t be able to vote in IL, in which case I’ll focus on Chuck Ferguson over Roy Blunt.

The statements “are consistent with (Andy Martin’s) history of bizarre behavior and often times hate-filled speech which has no place in the Illinois Republican Party,” said Pat Brady, the Illinois Republican Party Chairman.

And that’s why the Illinois Republican Party is in the dumps that it’s in.  Perhaps you ought to consider a we little bit of hate, or rather, what most sane people would call passion.