Another Quote From JB Topinka

From Doug Finke’s story in the March 22, 2006 issue of the Peoria Journal Star:

"We don't have all of the numbers, but I think by the end of the night, it's
going to look very, very nice," Topinka said. "And then we're going to bring
this little old fight right to Rod's doorstep. We're going to go out there and
make sure we give Rod an early retirement. Sorry about your pension, Rod. It got
raided."

Topinka was referring to Blagojevich diverting money from
state pension systems to help balance the budget.

There was no surprise in the outcome of these two primary races. Although Eisendrath’s garnering 30% of the primary vote says a lot about the dissatisfaction of Blagojevich’s performance in office from his own party.

So now it’s a slugging match between Blagojevich and Topinka. I’m not really a betting man, but I would say that it’s 50/50 at this point in the race. Both candidates can market themselves reasonably well, both are fairly charismatic and accomplished public speakers and both have a good campaign war chest of cash. But who can sling the most mud? Let the insanity begin!

Common Sense of it All: Rod didn’t lose his pension; he’s the one who did the raiding.