I know we're all very excited and breathlessly awaiting Mark Kirk's expected announcement as to whether he runs for U.S. Senate in 2010, runs for a sixth term in Congress, or perhaps even governor, but we all need to take a deep breath.Recent poll results showing pretty good numbers for Kirk if he jumps into the U.S. Senate race have us all on the edge of our seats waiting for the word, but we're going to have to wait a little longer.
I don't expect any announcement today.
Yesterday, various sources (notably Lynn Sweet) were reporting that Mark Kirk was "poised" to enter the race for U.S. Senate, but that was a bit premature. Sweet later revised her blog post to state that Kirk was "mulling" a Senate bid. Ahem. And today the Lake County News-Sun, a member of the Sun-Times Newsgroup, printed a story that sounds like they just heard about Kirk's aspirations for higher office. Um, no. That has been going on for months.
In fact, the article tries to tie it into the recent announcement by State Senator Michael Bond that he was gunning for the Democratic nomination for Congress in IL-10. Ah, no, again. The Bond announcement was (and is) clearly a sideshow to the bigger news as to what Kirk intends to do, and certainly did not prompt Kirk's Senatorial Thoughts.
As someone on this blog reminded me a couple of days ago, those who talk don't know, and those who know, don't talk. I thought that was pretty good advice.
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How true, TA. Those who know are not going to talk about it and those who always think they know, like the sour-faced Lynn Sweet, seldon know. I wouldn't expect any grandiose announcement today or tomorrow. Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall of Susan Garrett's office about now. She has stated that she will not run against the Congressman should he decide to remain as our Representative. IF he wants to make a bid for the Senate my bet is that within seconds of that announcement you will have her smiling face all over the news about her desire to be the best Representative ever. And Seals? Dan who?
If Garrett, Bond and Seals all jump in and stay needless to say there will be a very high profile race in the Northwest suburbs. Three points:
1.) Does Seals existing name ID and campaign team put him over the top? (If it is still there)
2.) Does the only women factor help Garrett?
3.) Does Bond's heavy Lake County support help him? (Garrett and Seals split the Cook)
Interesting times.
Sorry above post:
Assuming Team Kirk Goes Senate.
I'm hoping the Congressman stays in the 10th. I know he's getting a lot of national pressure to go for the U.S. Senate, but the thought of having a "Nancy Pelosi" representing us in the 10th makes me ill.
Mark's record of accomplishments is tremendous, his dedication unsurpassed, we cannot afford to lose him.
All politics is local and the better the quality of candidate we have locally the better of a chance we can make state-wide in years to come.
Let the machine continue to run the State - unioins, ACORN, Citizens Action, and of course Chicago's Streets and Sanitation Department.
Eventually, the State will catch on...and fight back.
For now, let's keep a top notch Republican in the 10th so our voices can be heard in Washington, because it sure isn't being heard vis a vis "Moveon Dick" Durbin, or Roland "I paid a lot for this seat" Burris.
TA, can we get a petition going asking Mark to remain in the 10th?
Anon 9:42, I'll be first in line to sign a petition asking this exceptional man to stay in the 10th. This is not the time to jump ship and run for higher office. Congressman, please, we need you here with us.
Baxter and Beau's Mom
Anon,
I agree - count me in! Get the petition going! Mr. Congressman, screw the National and State parties pressure - stay with us - you can count on us!
Unfortunately, Cong. Kirk needs to look at his prospects in 2012 if he stays in the 10th. If the Dems draw the map, he'll be gone. It wouldn't take much of a shift in the boundaries to change the district.
Lynn Sweet is awful. I'm looking forward to the day she gets axed at the sun-times. She won't be missed and you can count on her to be a major Mark hater. Rahm Emanuel is her best friend and her main source for stories and she will be Alexi's number 1 cheerleader.
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