It's about time!.............
Posted on 11/12/2010 8:21:18 AM PST by re_tail20
Republicans at the highest level of the state and national party concede they didn't do diddly to financially support the campaign of 8th District Republican Joe Walsh, who now leads incumbent Melissa Bean by more than 300 votes.
But the GOP is now ready to ride in to the rescue, and the help seems much appreciated, given the tightening race and fresh allegations of "ballot shenanigans" leveled by the Walsh campaign. Illinois Republican Chairman Pat Brady tells NBC Chicago the party has deployed a team of four lawyers and 15 to 20 volunteers to "assist with the monitoring of incoming absentee and provisional ballots."
Brady's GOP-team gives the Walsh campaign a few extra sets of eyes in addition to the half dozen attorneys hired by Walsh - "all specializing in different forms of ballot access, ballot integrity and voter fraud," according to Nick Provenzano, Campaign Manager for Joe Walsh.
Provenzano says the campaign has hired former Illinois Attorney General Tyrone Fahner of the powerhouse Chicago law firm, Mayer Brown, to head up the Walsh ballot counting team.
Walsh has already declared victory in the race. He's even announced he's heading to Washington to take part in freshman orientation for newly elected Congressional members. And yet, the Walsh team asserts there's good reason for it to be lawyering up, even though it's up in the ballot counting.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...
Joe Walsh is a Great guy. Illinois Republican Chairman is a BONAFIED CREEP and crook.
God’s Speed Joe!!
It's about time!.............
Joe Walsh is a Great guy. Illinois Republican Chairman is a BONAFIED CREEP and crook.
God’s Speed Joe!!
It's about time!.............
For a moment I thought it said GOP sends troops to Washington....boy did I get excited there for a bit!
He’s leading by 300, and still thousands of “absentee ballots” from Cook County have yet to be counted though, right?
I hope he enjoys his orientation trip, but the “ballots” are in Cook County, and he’s only leading by 300. Does anyone really think his lead will hold up?
Can’t rember where I read it, but somebody’s analysis of the situation made it look like his chances of prevailing are very good, based on the likely leaning of any outstanding ballots. He can thank the LWV hag that scolded the Pledge sayers.
“Didn’t Joe Walsh used to play guitar for the Eagles; and for the James Gang before that? “
And, before that, he had a band called “The Measles” at Kent State University. I knew him back then. During Freshman Orientation Week, we tried out for some of the same bands. When Vox came out with the Super Beatle amps, Joe had a local guy make Super Measle Amps for his band. They were about 8 feet tall! Hilarious guy!
This is Illinois
I have never met him, so I am forced to judge solely on his public persona, but he is on my “short-list” of rock-n-roll musicians with whom I would like to sit down and have a beer and a conversation.
I’ll bet he is an interesting character.
>Republicans at the highest level of the state and national party concede they didn’t do diddly to financially support the campaign of 8th District Republican Joe Walsh
thanks to Rove and Steel
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