Welcome to FR, Peorian.
I hope young Rep. Schock can steer clear of the corrupting and soul-destroying influence of “the Combine.” We need more reformers in IL willing to smash the establishment to bits. Of course, if Mr. Schock is one of those stepping up to the challenge, they will want to destroy him first... just like what they and LaThug did with Sen. Pete Fitzgerald. :-\
I think that Aaron Schock has great potential. The only question now is, can the Democrats get Kevin Lyons (the Peoria County State’s Attorney) to run? If so, this race will be a big one.
Thanks for the welcome.
I actually have a different take than you on Fitzgerald and Lahood than you do. Both i feel were good Republicans, although Fitgerald was the more conservative. I just always got the feeling that Fitzgerald quit because he never really wanted the job in the first place. It always seemed that he just wanted the title and wasn’t dedicated to the cause. He should have locked that Senate seat up for several decades, but left it open because of his own selfishness.
Lahood, i’m not sure where you’re getting LaThug from? Perhaps this is in reference to his asking Jack Ryan to step aside and allowing Obama to waltz to a free senate seat? I put the blame for that on Topinka, who wringed her hands figuring out who to appoint to the Republican nomination. She bypassed her rivals and made a mockery of the party by picking Alan Keyes. Topinka and George Ryan destroyed the Republican party in IL. Lahood I always thought was a decent Representative. Not the best, but good.
But I do know this much, Aaron Schock is the real deal. He has that quality that you can’t teach someone - electability. People just love him, no matter their political persuasion. He is truly a godsend for Illinois Republicans. And once he makes the national stage, he will be a national Republican star as he makes all the talk shows as the youngest memeber of Congress.