Tribune Slams Kirk

Well the New York Times might not get involved, but Chicagoland’s premier newspaper weighed in today on Mark Kirk’s distortions: http://www.chicagotribune.com/…

Considering the Trib’s conservative bent, it is very noteworthy that they took Kirk to task like this. I dont expect that this will sway the race one way or another, but what it does do is prove Kirk to be a flawed candidate. Unfortunately, Kirk’s Senate opponent, Alexi Giannoulias, is also flawed as his family bank gave loans to felons and ultimately collapsed. Yet, instead of a “corrupt vs. honest” narrative, Kirk’s misrepresentations may make this a “lesser of two evils” race. And in Illinois (see: Blagojevich, Rod) that race will be won by a Democrat 9 times out of 10.