Mark Kirk For U.S. Senate: Open Letter To Republican Leadership Requesting Kirk Drop Out Of U.S. Senate Race In Illinois From Influential Pro-Family Activist

by Laurie Higgins

 

The following open letter from Laurie Higgins to Illinois Republican Party leadership is posted below by RFFM.org with Mrs. Higgins permission.  Higgins appeals to GOP leaders, urging Mark Kirk to bow out of the Senate race "for the good of the party."  Higgins joins a growing chorus of conservatives who believe Kirk should be encouraged to do what's best for not only Illinois Republicans, but the integrity of the political process as well. 

 

Laurie Higgins is an influential pro-family activist and a widely read columnist.  Higgins has a background as an educator.  Her articles and columns have been published across the country.

 

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Higgins writes:

 

I live in Deerfield, Mark Kirk’s Congressional District, and I’m writing to plead with the IL GOP to force Kirk to drop out of the Senate race. I have never voted for a third-party candidate, but this year for this race I will.  Not only am I not voting for him, but I am urging everyone I know not to vote for him.

I will not vote for Mark Kirk. His votes on, for example, cap and trade, the troop surge in Iraq, abortion, and “hate crimes” legislation enrage me.  And his prevaricating on both his military and teaching experiences is disgusting.  In addition, his likely homosexuality and likely deceit about it are character issues for me.  You managed to dump Jack Ryan for far less.

Some people argue that "for the good of the Party," Republicans have some sort of ethical obligation to vote for a prevaricator.  I contend that for the good of the party, the prevaricator should bow out.  I find it utterly hypocritical for Republicans to wax indignant at the idea that a Republican would refuse to support a lousy Republican candidate, as if not supporting Kirk is a moral issue of the highest order; those same indignant Republicans seem to find nothing morally problematic with Kirk’s lying, his support for the barbaric partial-birth abortion, and his support for the deeply troubling “hate crimes” legislation.

Kirk should go.

Laurie Higgins

* Higgins sent her letter to the following Republican Party leaders at the e-mail addresses listed below.  

 

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Comments

[Margaret]

The leadership of the party should go also. With all of the qualified people who might have been supported by the IL GOP, they had to quickly jump on Kirk's bandwagon -- right after he cast those despicable votes.

The Republican Federation, with its money and influence, needs to support candidates who in turn support the Republican platform. We cannot turn the country around with "Squishes" like Kirk. We can't even win with him. Who needs to vote for a Democrat-Lite when they can just vote for a Democrat?