What about all those lovely "fiscal conservatives"? Does Judas "leadership" in fighting to raise the state sales tax when she was in the general assembly, doubling the budget of the treasurer's office, and merrily signing off on George Ryan's tax-and-spend "Illinois First" scheme resemble ANY measure of "fiscal conservatism"? Ron Gidwitz is one of those nice "social moderates" and he attacked her leftist fiscal record more than anyone else.
>> But I figure she's gotta be an improvement over Illinois' current governor. <<
How so? Name one issue. I suppose on paper, Judas CLAIMS she'd lift the death penalty moritorium, but her opponent HotRod CLAIMS he will never raise state taxes, and "fiscally conservative" Judas won't even say the same. She's arguably to the LEFT of Rod on several issues!
>> At the very least, Judy Baar-Topinka would be a check on the Democrat-controlled state legislature <<
Since when? Was our last RINO Governor a check or a rubber stamp on the libs in the legislature? George Ryan eagerly enacted their agenda. I seem to recall them fawning over his gay-friendly, big-taxin' policies. He gave 'em a "check" all right!
I Agree with all of the above. But the fact is that the combine thinks the "base" has no where else to go. And the combine will do well in November due to effective strategy and tactics, an area where we are MIA.
If Meeks enters the race, consider that he might be the lesser evil, which is the argument for supporting the other evil. Supporting Meeks would not be about supporting his ideas. It would be a shot accross the bow that we can and will go somewhere else.
Sorry for you Shuffleupagus supporters. But history has proven that route does not work.