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" I think this is the wrong Brady. Dan Brady seems like he is at least interested in helping his constituents, no matter the party. Dan does not have enough name cache (or cash) to become governor, but he is one republican I would support, and I think he would work hard and do a good job. "

" So Sen. Brady thinks the people are looking for something new...fine. He's been in Springfield almost 16 years; maybe the voters of McLean County need a change from him.

Consider this. Sen. Brady has spent a lot of his time while in office campaigning for other offices. He has run for congress and soon will announce that he is once again running for governor. There is no doubt that his campaigning takes time away from his duties as a state senator. He is doing the same thing that I have criticized Obama about.

Bottom line - he can campaign all he wants. The fact of the matter is that Chicago Democratic voters won't support a social conservative like Brady. The last three Republican governors - Ryan, Edgar and Thompson - were much more moderate on social issues and that made them more tolerable. "

" Bill Brady helped give us 4 more years of Blago. Everyone knows he stayed in the '06 primary to help Topinka. But she then lost in the general and now he's stuck with $685 thousand in spoiler debt, and there is no GOP gov to bail him out. He gambled and lost. He's too far in the hole to be considered a viable candidate, and in any case most of the base will never forgive him for his spoiler campaign that helped nominate the unelectable Topinka. It's nice that you plug the home town boy, but get real. "

" Bill Brady is too conservative on social issues and as such won't get my vote unless he pulls back from these "hot button" issues and focuses on just the nuts and bolts of governing the state. It's the nuts and bolts that are coming apart. The social issues will not put the state under water like insurmountable debt and cronyism. "

" with mr. brady being listed as a developer, i want to know where he stands on 1099 worker misclassification. thru studies it has been shown in this state alone that over 20,000 workers have been misclassified resulting in the state losing $125,000,000 each year in state taxes. a good portion of the 20,000 have worked for developers and been paid in cash, with out any taxes being taken out. thats a lot of money to build schools, roads, keep prisons open keep lakes open. "

" Buckeye. your get er done quotes have relinqueshed you to the point of being just an idiot with little to add to an intelligent conversation. This is sad as not so long ago you made several posts that I not only agreed with , but respected you for making them. Now you are just a wondering willbury. "

" As sick as I am of the status quo of Illinois politics I refuse to support Bill Brady for governor and here is why. He has never earned honestly one dollar in his life. He is the recipient of John Maitlands' senate seat and has not earned one iota of confidence from anyone in his district. He is not worthy of the governorship and I am speaking from the standpoint as a hard core libertarian when I say this. Bill Brady would be just another yes man to the highest bidder if he were to become governor. We might as well have the same riff raff representing our state as we do now, if Brady were to be governor. I am all for a Republican governor, but Brady is not the one, never has been; nor never will be. "

" Bill Brady is a good man, and a man of principles and conservative values. Illinois would do well to have a man like Brady as Governor. "

" Brady would be a welcome change to what we have been given he will work with everyone and Get Er Done . "

" Vote 3rd or alternative party. "

" My Demo friends from this area always scoff when I mention that Senator Bill Brady could be a " player " for governor in 2010. But let Blago, Madigan , et. al. keep screwing up and the race will be wide open. Bill is a " big business is best " guy through and through who is conservative on the social issues but unlike other GOPers he rarely comes across as being angry. By 2010 the citizenry may be looking for a '' administrator " and he would fit the bill . No pun intended ! "