edited by: Douglas Welch,
Illinois Editor
from the Hughes for U.S. Senate campaign
"Two months ago Mark Kirk had no problem voting Yes for a H.R. 2892, a bill that would transfer detainees out of Guantanamo Bay and into our backyards. However, now that the detainees are being moved into Illinois and Mark" [...]
It's yet to be seen whether Rep. Mark Kirk's flip-flop on cap-and-trade will help or hurt him at the ballot box in 2010. What we do know is that the decision appears to be attracting major right-wing donors.
According to their latest FEC report, which was filed yesterday, [...]
SarahPalinUSA Appreciate Rep.Mark Kirk's(Illinois)comments re:Pres Obama not CLOSING Gitmo, merely moving it outside of Chicago!Very,very odd strategy,DC.React to Gitmo
Kirk: Plan to bring terrorists to Illinois flawed
Congressman Mark Kirk says Administration forcing Illinois residents to accept "unnecessary risk" without vote, public hearing or detailed plan
WASHINGTON-- On November 20th, members of the Illinois congressional delegation asked detailed questions [...]
Last week, we noted GOP Senate candidate Mark Kirk's latest anti-earmark effort, pointing out that the whole thing sounded rather McCain-esque. The AP, meanwhile, used Kirk's latest demagoguery to recall that he was a fan of earmarks not that long ago. (Indeed, he secured $30 million for various [...]
from Illinois Republican Party:
CHICAGO – Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady today blasted Democrat Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky for ignoring President Obama’s call for earmark reform and defending millions of dollars in wasteful spending projects.
In 2008, Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk joined then-Senator Barack Obama in declaring a self-imposed moratorium on [...]
WASHINGTON--Democrats are stepping up their attacks on Senate hopeful Rep. Mark Kirk, the front-running Republican, with Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Democrat from a neighboring Illinois district on Monday planning to lambast Kirk for his flip flop on earmarks.
As part of the coordinated strategy, the Demoratic Senatorial Campaign [...]
I was very proud today to participate in the Libertyville Township GOP endorsement session, led by longtime Township Chairman John Emerson, a Libertyville attorney. Emerson orchestrated an impressive event, which started before 9:00 a.m. and did not wrap up until 5:00 p.m. We knew we were [...]
The big news in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary today is a new Rasmussen poll showing how the three top contenders are faring in head-to-head matchups against GOP frontrunner Mark Kirk. After tying Kirk in the October Rasmussen poll, Alexi Giannoulias now leads him by three points. Meanwhile, [...]
We've said it before and we'll say it again: Mark Kirk's U.S. Senate campaign is starting to feel a whole lot like John McCain's 2008 presidential bid.
As was the case with McCain, Kirk has long benefited from media coverage that exaggerated his "moderate" and "independent" credentials, while glossing over his [...]
Various organizations and elected officials are throwing their weight behind candidates in the race to replace Rep. Mark Kirk in the 10th Congressional District. That includes former governor Jim Edgar, who formally endorsed State Rep. Beth Coulson (R-Glenview) in the crowded Republican primary.
On the other side of the aisle, the New Trier [...]
Last week, Illinois Review reported GOP candidate for US Senate Mark Kirk signed Americans for Prosperity-IL's pledge to oppose any Climate Taxes if he's elected to the US Senate in 2010. We wondered how Kirk was going to explain this apparent flip on his Cap [...]
from the Vernon Township GOP
Lincolnshire, IL Dec 8, 2009: Vernon Township's Monday evening GOP endorsement session surprised local incumbents Congressman Mark Kirk (R-IL 10) and IL State Senator Matt Murphy (R-27), who both failed to garner the nod in their respective state-wide races for US Senate and Lt. Governor. Kirk [...]
Stephen Moore of the WSJ's Political Diary wrote last weekend that word is the Republican National Committee is getting behind GOP primary candidate Elizabeth Coulson in the 10th CD -- hoping to succeed Congressman Mark Kirk. Moore suggested Coulson -- one of the Illinois House GOP caucus' most liberal members -- [...]
The conservative alternative to Mark Kirk. Running for Senate in Illinois. Give Patrick Hughes a good look.Rep. Mark Kirk's decision to abandon his previous position on cap-and-trade might have earned his U.S. Senate campaign a few extra supporters, but it's certainly angering his former allies in the environmental community.
Over the weekend, the Illinois Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) -- both of whom [...]
