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Tribune7 wrote:: (The context was that Keyes is a political charlatan who runs for office not to win, but to use campaign contributions as his personal income.) So, the Illinois GOP screws up, can't get a candidate, calls in Keyes at the last minute for a completely no-chance campaign, and you bitch about it. And then you whine that the powers-that-be got mad at you.

Don't forget, Keyes previously ran for president so his MO was evident to anyone who was paying even minimal attention and not blinded by ideology.

The man is a mountebank, a wordsmith who makes a living telling ideologues what they want to hear.

That's all well and good until he starts turning using contributions as his own personal piggy bank.

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The man is a mountebank, a wordsmith who makes a living telling ideologues what they want to hear.

That's not necessarially an illegitmate point of view but a general election in which his opponent is an extreme leftist is not the time to fire away with it.

And an unrelated point -- I think we conservatives put way to much faith in candidates. We do a much better job when we stick to issues whether it be specific laws (shall issue, parental notification for abortion) or general philosophy (abortion is killing, the right to bear arms is not about hunting, tax hikes are bad for the economy)