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Mark Kirk Might Vote for Disclose Act

Here we go again.  The same vicious cycle seems to repeat itself ad nauseum.  We become all excited about the prospects of picking up Senate seats during the election.  Then, within a few days these RINOs return to their old ways.  The Hill is reporting that Mark Kirk is considering whether to vote with the Democrats and support the unconstitutional Disclose Act.  Even though he voted against this particular bill while he was in the House, he is showing willingness to sell himself out to liberal special interest groups that are pressuring RINOs to support this legislation.  Here is what Kirk had to say for himself:

“Federal candidates should disclose all of their campaign contributions within 24 hours on the Internet. I hope we can get that done in the next Senate and Congress. Also, for all of these outside groups we don’t want to silence any political voice … we should have them disclose all of their donors, both from the left and the right.”

The Hill further notes, that these liberal advocacy groups will be pressuring Lisa Murkowski to support the Disclose Act.  There is no doubt in my mind that if she ultimately returns to the Senate, she will take revenge against Republicans and support much of the signature legislation of the left.  There is very little hope for Senate Republicans, even after last week’s gains.  The House is where we need to make our stand.  This all brings me back to my favorite cartoon that my wife illustrated in honor of our Senate Republicans:

Cross-posted to Red Meat Conservative

COMMENTS

  • fpete13527

    The Disclose Act is nothing but bad.

  • E Pluribus Unum

    He sounded like one born-again conservative. Good thing I knew it was an act.

  • lyddea

    I, for one, support disclosing the funding of political ads. I don’t understand why this would be a bad thing.

    If you have something to say publicly, say it in public, the less “men behind the curtain” the better.

    • JadedByPolitics

      tell but the bill EXCLUDES certain groups and individuals, now how is that fair? and if Kirk helps it pass it will just make its way back to the Supreme Court and the people of IL will be aware of the putz they elected! not that they didn’t already know but really what choice did they have? Kirk or a gangster! Why its almost like 2008 all over again. Let US promise to never have a candidate for President out of the failed state of IL!

      • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

        …”Kirk is about to vote for the DISCLOSE Act in the lame-duck session.” Heck, Kirk is being blocked from the lame-duck session.

        • JadedByPolitics

          no? It is titled “Mark Kirk might vote for disclose act”. BTW on the not seating him, the Senate Republicans should just not show up to work unless he is seated.

      • JSobieski

        nt

        • acat

          Others may have claimed Illinois as their “home state” (Lincoln, Obama…) but only Reagan was born here, and he got out as soon as he could… (grin)

          Mew

  • Bill S

    But would Gianoullis have been any better? (Hint: No)