Reply #73: I cannot bring myself to vote for any Republican.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

The Illinois Republicans are just as corrupt as some of the Democrats. Big Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar and most especially that scumbag George Ryan are very good examples, IMO, of the Illinois GOP.

Last November I refused to vote for Lipinski and Todd Stroger. I did vote for Blago because compared to Judy Barr Topinka he looked like Einstein.

I was going to write-in Forrest Claypool for Cook County Board President but when I realized (being an election judge) that a write-in for him wouldn't be counted, I just skipped that race completely as I did with the race in IL-03.

Either of the Dem primary candidates running against Lipinski are facing a huge uphill battle. I saw it in action in April during our local elections here in Oak Lawn. The incumbent that was running for trustee/alderman in my area is a staffer for Danny Boy and he did face an opponent who had a chance, albeit small, of beating him.

The day of the election, most of the "greeters" outside the precinct where I worked were from the 23rd Ward in Chicago and they had their orders to make sure that "one of their own" hung onto his seat/aldermanship. It was very discouraging to say the least.

I'm not blaming the people that were doing Mr. H's dirty work, after all most of them were patronage people from either the City or Cook County and they realized that "getting out the vote" meant keeping their jobs or perhaps getting a job.

It's a sad state of afffairs in Cook County and throughout the state, but it'll take a miracle to clean it up. I think even Eliot Ness and the Untouchables would be discouraged by the scope of corruption.