tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311721.post6952492564589736233..comments2023-10-25T03:07:22.107-07:00Comments on Pieces of Perplexio π: Rant inspired on asphalt...Perplexiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311721.post-7785807681743429592010-07-08T15:50:20.665-07:002010-07-08T15:50:20.665-07:00Rod was elected because he ran against George Ryan...Rod was elected because he ran against George Ryan who, at the time, was having some legal issues of his own.<br /><br />He was re-elected in 2006 because the Republicans chose Judy Barr-Topinka to run against him. Topinka was the mastermind behind the "Lets have Alan Keyes run against Barack Obama for US senate" idea back in 2004. I ended up not even voting in the general election (although I did vote in the GOP gubenatorial primary that year in an effort to prevent the Topinka trainwreck-- sadly my vote wasn't enough to thwart said political trainwreck) that year because I saw the Blagojevich vs. Topinka as a lack of options... They were equally unpalatable to me. Corruption vs. ineptitude... and people wonder why Illinois is a laughing stock?!Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311721.post-69301489175070391252010-07-03T13:24:28.022-07:002010-07-03T13:24:28.022-07:00That substitute on conservative radio would have t...That substitute on conservative radio would have thrown me for a loop too! <br /><br />Also - Rod and Patti - it's amazing to me that he was elected. How did so many people miss how crass and stupid this guy was? How did this happen?Kevin Moriarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268219787471024295noreply@blogger.com