Mark Kirk's political bromance with Dick Durbin March 26, 2014|John Kass
Will someone please explain the political bromance between Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin?
That's Kirk the Republican senator and Durbin the Democratic senator.
The other day, the moderate Kirk was asked if he would campaign for his own party's nominee, conservative Jim Oberweis, who is running against slippery Democratic incumbent Durbin.
And what he said illustrates exactly what is wrong with the dysfunctional Republican Party of Illinois.
Durbin is perhaps the most partisan rhetorical knife fighter among all the Democrats in the Senate. He'd be vulnerable against the right opponent, as he's wedded to Obamacare and all-but-bankrupt Illinois seems ready to demand a political reformation.
Stylistically, Durbin would gut you with his rhetorical spoon and leave you in a lump on the floor, then step lightly over your twitching feet. Afterward, he'd call a news conference, beseeching the nation in a reasonable voice and announcing that the ugly partisan gridlock in Washington must end for the good of the country.
Given all that, this is what Kirk said when asked if he would campaign for Oberweis:
"I'm gonna be protecting my relationship with Dick and not launching into a partisan jihad that hurts our partnership to both pull together for Illinois," Kirk said.
If that's not a bromance, what is?
Via: The only Conservative at the Chicago Tribune: John Kass.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-26/opinion/ct-kass-met-0326-20140326_1_mark-kirk-moderate-kirk-republican-party