McKenna Pere Sucks Up All the Money for His Kid.

This from a veteran GOP ex-campaign manager I respect: No one…and I mean no one…worries about Andy McKenna, Jr. as a formidable threat. He just isn’t. A bland, follower-kind-of-guy with a placid demeanor. What they fear is the old man, Andrew, Sr. who has run his vacuum cleaner through the A-List so that nobody can get a dime for their candidacies. That old man is never interviewed by the media. He should be. For those who know him and knew …

If  current rumors are right…and, remember,  sometimes they are…the Republican party kaleidoscope in Illinois is being shaken up once again.
It appears that Andy McKenna who has long dreamed of a successful elective political career will shortly announce that he will be a candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.  But McKenna has a lot of wood to chop since as state Republican chairman, he didn’t win many adherents given the low estate of the state GOP under his tenure.
Be that as it may, the view is current that he has chosen …

By all odds, the Illinois Republican party should be out on the hustings with a top-rated candidate for governor. Reason: never has the Democratic party of Illinois ever looked worse. Its junior Democratic U. S. senator stands condemned as a bribe-giver wanna be. Its past Democratic governor has been arrested, impeached and tossed out on his ear. Its current Democratic governor glided into the lieutenant governorship using the ill-gotten dough from his predecessor since the two ran as a team: and didn’t squeal in protest until his boss ran into …

I would offer for your consideration, the amazingly obvious path to victory for Republicans in 2010 is grassroot activity in Chicago and Suburban Cook. Since I work for the Chicago Republican Party, one would be correct to think my analysis is for self-interest, so let me simply present the facts.
Both Chicago and suburban Cook County each represent 20% of the statewide vote. Cook County represents nearly half of the statewide vote.
Illinois is considered a blue state, but prior to George Ryan’s conviction, Republicans won 75% of executive offices. This is …

Andy McKenna has a long list of reasons why he is disgusted with the Illinois Democrats.
Sen. Bill Brady Wants Sen. Burris to Resign
Rep. Tom Cross is audibly angered with the Democrats re their patterns of corruption
The Illinois Republicans have started a petition drive for a special election
Rep Jim Durkin and Tom Cross want more information on Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie’s handling of the Burrs affadavit.
In the meantime…
Gov. Pat Quinn has hired Jack Lavin as Chief Operating Officer.  Lavin was formerly CFO for Rezko Enterprise, one of Tony Rezko’s companies, and …