U.S. Senate Votes To Defund ACORN Housing Funds

In light of the prostitution scandals, the U.S. Senate has voted to defund ACORN Housing by an 83-7 margin. Here are the seven leftists who voted no:

Burris (D-IL)
Casey (D-PA)
Durbin (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Leahy (D-VT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)

Notice that both Illinois senators are on the list, proving you can't trust a politician in this state to do the right thing. Here are the nine yellowbellies who didn't take a stand:

Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Coburn (R-OK)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hutchison (R-TX)
McCain (R-AZ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Vitter (R-LA)

The most notable of these is McCain. Decisions like these are the reason why he lost. We'll have to see what kind of traction this gets in the House as well as its speaker, Nazzi Pelocchio. (HT Atlas Shrugs):

Atlas Shrugs: Defund ACORN Vote: The Corrupt Vassals In DC

Mark Kirk Eying Senate Bid

With Sen. Roland Burris not running for re-election in 2010, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL)is eying that senate seat. There are a number of obstacles in his way. First, he stated he wouldn't run. Second, his likely opponent would be Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna, whose fairly popular. Lastly, he lacks support in his party. This came about in a recent meeting of the Illinois Republican congressional delegation on Thursday in which his colleagues refused to back Kirk in a primary. This is due, in large part, to his vote in favor of President Barack Obama's climate change bill.

As a conservative, I will work to identify and defeat those in the Republican party who undermine and damage the conservative movement. Mark Kirk and the other 7 Republicans who voted for the climate change bill have done just that. (HT Crain's & Washington Compost):

Crain's Chicago Business: Kirk denies report he won't run for Senate
Washington Compost: Kirk Opts Out of Senate Race (Or Maybe He Doesn't)?