Fresh Paint
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Jack Off?
I have been waiting my whole life to use a headline like that. The media circus continues, and, to mix a metaphor, I will fan the flames.
Chicago Tribune | Ryan file a bombshell
How appropriate, on the day that Bill Clinton's book is officially published, to hear them squirm, run, and cover:
On Monday, a source close to [State Republican Party Chairwoman Judy Baar] Topinka, who is also the state treasurer, said she felt Ryan had misled her. "She stuck her neck out for him and he assured her nothing in those files was embarrassing to him or to the Republican Party," the source said. "There's a general feeling by a lot of people that they've been lied to."Let's just savor the moment. And yes, I want Jack Ryan to stay in the race too.
LaHood was even more direct. "In the interest of saving further embarassment for him and his family, he needs to immediately withdraw from the race," he said. "There is no way Republicans in Illinois will vote for somebody with this kind of activity in their background."
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State Sen. Steve Rauschenberger (R-Elgin), one of the candidates who lost to Ryan in the primary, said Ryan might have handled it better but didn't think the revelations were too serious. "Racy bars in three different cities, that's it?" asked Rauschenberger. "I just think he would have been better off coming out with this information earlier. But I don't think it's a big deal."
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