Walsh, a representative of no one but himself. I have stated previously, I will work with every fiber of my being to keep him from getting elected to any office of public trust.

Walsh speaks directly and on point that frankly our future as a country is in peril, the spending must stop. Already having a national debt increased 5 trillion is the last 3.5 years to a whopping 16 trillion, the unfunded liability for medicate approaches 125 trillion in less than 20 years. These types of numbers used to be reserved for astronomers. His opposition can only slander him with labels that make no sense.

Why doesnt he do something for his district instead of grandstanding about a problem that does not exist. Voter supression is next in thelong list of rights the Tea Baggers want to take away from anyone that does not look like them. He is a Tea Bagger so full of himself, he forgets to pay child support. He's the one that should not be allowed to vote. An IQ test in order to vote is unconstitutional, but how about one to run for Congress? Take a picture, that District will be forgetting him really soon.
By the way McCloud, your 'pal' here. Bush put the Medicare drug plan in and failed to fund it! That's why Medicare is crapping out so soon, your hero left us another gift that just keep's on giving. So far you're on the wrong side of just about everything.

If the Tea Baggers and Republicans put half the energy into revoking gun permits that they put in to suppressing voters, they might actually get something done.

Suppressing voters How does that work?

Do you even bother to engage your brain? Responses like yours are just refabricated garbage that never makes a point, just nonsensical political empty thoughts. With your mode of thought, I guess we need to add on another 5 trillion and insult anyone who disagrees.

The League of Women Voters and ACLU are having a program about voter ID on Thurs., June 21, 7:00pm at Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center. People should get the facts about what is going on and be aware of their VOTING RIGHTS.

I'm sure, based on the people who are sponsoring it. They might wish to explore the need for photo id for marriage licenses, buying liquor, checking into a hotel, renting a car, cashing a check, picking up your mail, applying for a job, after all, if you say you are someone, it is racist to think you are not.

How could there be any evidence Einstein? Busloads of homeless people are shipped into Madison in white vans, no problem here. I wonder who they all voted for.

Gary, YES! Then a voter ID law should NOT BE A PROBLEM!! Good point!!

Heck, isn't the plan for the government to pay for the IDs for those who cannot afford one?? Then there shouldn't be a problem!!

AMEN!!

Ok, Sandra, now you have two people asking for evidence of voter suppression.

Just in the WI recall, there were robocalls going out telling people if they had signed the petition to have Walker recalled, then they didn't have to vote. There have been many cases of robocalls telling people the election is on a different date, that their polling place has changed, that the election has already been won, no need to vote. Several Republicans have gone to prison for stuff like this. Google it yourselves, I'm not your assistant.

Oh, and let's not forget the huge voter purge in Florida in 2000, where thousands of people who had the same names as felons got purged without notice, until they showed up to vote and were unable to. The same sort of BS they are trying to pull there again this year. Repukes don't seem to have much confidence in their ability to win fairly. Wonder why?

What a bunch of Imbecilic nonsense. It's obvious who wants voter suppression. Also nobody wants to talk about how George W. never put two wars in the budget because he said they didn't know what the cost would be after listening to his friend Wolfowitz who said the Iraq war would be over in two months paid for by all the oil profits. By the way, the U.S. did not win any of the oil contracts.

Senator Dick Durbin has been very vocal against voter ID requirements. He suggests that they are mostly used to disenfranchise poor and minority voters.

I called his office to ask why the State of Illinois, without question a Democratically controlled State, wants to prevent poor and minority voters from voting early. Anyone who has voted early in Illinois is aware that government issued photo ID is required.

Anyone want to bet whether his staff member hung up on me?

How is requiring a simple state Id card voter suppression? In Illinois, they cost $20 and are good for 5 years. With no requirement for Id, I can easily go to my polling place, say I am someone I'm not ( I know plenty of people who never vote in my neighborhood, so it would not be difficult), make a reasonable attempt at signing their name, and vote for them. And I could do that in a number of local polling sites throughout election day. It would be that easy. While I believe most people are honest, I am sure this happens, especially in local races that are closley contested. A simple ID would eliminate the risk of unsavory characters doing such a thing. I have no desire to hinder anyone's abiltiy to vote, and I can not understand how, for 99% of the potential voting population, getting an ID is a big obstacle. Yes, you can find an exception for everything, but even dear old granny can get a ride to the Secy of State facility to get a state issued ID card.

And to Sandra - what proof do you have of the robocalls? People talk about this in every election, and of all of the annoying political calls I get, I have never once recieved a bogus call telling me an incorrect voting date, nor any other false information of that nature. I am not disputing your claim, but would like some evidence that it happened.

All of you morons asking for proof of voter suppression, right back at you - show me proof of voter fraud. Deadbeat dad Joe Walsh says he sees it all the time, yeah right. Show me the proof then.

By asking voters to present a photo ID in order to receive a voter ballot makes too much sense. Slime like Dick Durbin would rather not, as that would reduce the white vans of homeless people who take the ballots of dead people.

Sean Daly - It's not suppression to ask someone for ID. I don't feel discriminated against when the grocery store wants my license if I write a check. Do you think they should just take me at my word that I am the holder of the account? Is it suppression that people must have a social security card? There are laws regarding voting - you must be a citizen, and you must live in the precinct/district in which you vote. How is it suppression to ask that you prove who you are? There are laws surrounding the purchase of alcohol, and you have to prove you are over 21 to purchase it. Is that alcohol suppression? This whole conversation is just silly. It is not suppressing a segment of the population by asking for a driver's license or a state issued ID card. They are not cost prohibitive, so don't even give me that argument.

The worst crimes against Democracy are always the ones supposedly done under the law. Its wrong to supress the right to vote. This issue was settled in the 50's and 60's. Citizens have a right to vote. They dont have to pay a poll tax to do it. Republicans don't have a right to demand ID from Senior Citizens, the non-driving, the poor, those with Hispanic sounding names, Asian complexion or anyone else that makes them a little different than the WASPy, white bread Republican Party. When St. Ronald decided to go after the Southern Dixie Crat in Mississippi, he started the ball rolling. Without the South the Republicans would still be the party of Lincoln and he did not suppress votes, he worked to grant voting rights. The Republicans of today are so wrapped in ideology that they will do anything to force it upon other citizens. They are more into taking rights away than expanding rights and in the name of freedom? Baloney!

Leave it to the liberal to turn this into a race thing. He knows the common sense reason why voters should be required to prove who they are, he just doesn't want any fake votes taken away, since they are all in his favor.

Proof of identity for voting should be the law. Disenfranchisement of low income voters is just a scare tactic. I just looked this up and to apply for SNAP (food stamps) and Medicaid in Illinois, proof of identity is required. If they have to show proof if ID for these benefits, they already have proof of ID that should be acceptable for voting.

What floors me about the arguments against a photograph ID as being "voter suppression" is that here in Democratic controlled Illinois, in order to early vote, YOU HAVE TO PRODUCE A VOTER ID! By statute, introduced by Democrats and supported by Democrats!

And in the same breath Democrats accuse Republicans of voter suppression for demanding photo ID's in polling places!

Talk about babbling out of both sides of your mouths!

Oops. I meant you had to produce a PHOTO ID while early voting. Sorry about that!

There already is an identity check to vote. When a voter comes to get his or her ballot, the application for a ballot has their signature on it. Each person is then required to sign their ballot and the judge at that station verifies that the signatures match.

I als think it is very interesting that Rep. Walsh used the term "seen plenty of examples" when he then didn't provide a single one. How many reports have debunked that myth?
http://www.brennancenter.org/content/section/category/allegations_of_voter_fraud
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-gop-war-on-voting-20110830
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-voter-fraud-fact-check-20120605,0,4982972.story
http://www.truthaboutfraud.org/

But who wants ugly facts to color their opinions?

Bucephalus - matching signatures is far from fullproof. My signature is often times not the same. I have still not been given one example of how requiring an ID disenfranchises anyone. ID is required to register to vote, so are you saying that the registration process, which has been in place for years and years, is discriminatory?

If you have to show proof to register to vote why do you have to show a photo id to vote? You've already registered so why should you have to do this every time you vote? Using many of the examples listed in above posts you only have to show your ID once to cash the check, get the food stamps, etc. So, once should be enough for voting. As Bucephalus stated the election judge checks your signature when you vote. I think this is a lot of "sky is falling" rhetoric from Walsh with very little substance.

The libs prefer to smear guys like Walsh, so they can continue picking homeless people up in white vans to ask for dead people's ballots. Its been going on for years, in cooperation with Acorn registration. They call him extreme, while they try to stop us from starting our cars.

Nobody has actually yet disputed the numerous sources I cited. Nobody has actually shown any voter fraud that requires these "protections" to be put into place.

Nobody can dispute this, case closed.

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/04/09/Okeefe-Holder

OK here is the white van proof.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/26/left-mobilizing-massive-vote-effort-in-wisconsin

Case Closed dude.

Liberal Pleeaze

Let me understand this. We already have voters registration cards (I have one in my wallet I use every election). Now, we should carry a second voters ID card. And, exactly how will this shrink government?

If there is a problem with the current voters registration system, why not fix what we have instead of creating a whole new bureaucracy? What am I missing?

I am astonsihed that anyone with a brain could even take Joe Walsh seriously, he married a woman had children with her then divorced her and won't support either her or their children....FAMILY VALUES? This is a man that can't keep his own life in order; he is nothing more then a sperm donor who disrespects women and children and would have them starve.

Let me understand this, you have a brain yet cannot think. Smear Joe Walsh since he destroys liberals on common sense, which wins every time. This way we can keep the white vans full of homeless people voting for our unsustainable fraud entitlements.

Boy, I just read Anne's post, sounds like she is a peach. Something very wrong with people these days, Anne certainly exposes this diabolical outlook.

Yea, that's right I am a "Peach" but who in their right mind would support a man who is fiscally irresponsible with his own persnoal life, oh yea that is the party of the elephant and their "compassionate conservatism and family values" Joe Walsh owes more than $100,000 in child support from court papers filed last December, he can't pay is own bills....nice....
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/6720892-418/tea-party-rep.-joe-walsh-sued-for-100000-in-child-support

Joe Walsh is no fiscal conservative he is just a politician who uses his position for political gain. He has a long extensive history of not paying his bills or leaving them for others (that would be the Taxpayers of Illinois) to pick up because of his fiscally irresponsible self-centered behavior.....but Breitbart wont tell you that, it makes much better political cover story to simply spout "cute" commercial quips...Joe Walsh is a phony
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/July-2011/Joe-Walsh-Child-Support-and-Other-Debt-Problems/

By no means am I defending Joe Walsh's prior alleged transgressions, but last I checked he legally reached an agreement with his ex-wife regarding this matter which is 100 percent legally binding, meaning as of this moment he is under zero obligation legally to her or anyone for anything in the past.

Just something you failed to mention, Anne.

Attack his personal character all you want, but the fact is he is a far better congressman than Melissa Bean ever was, hands down, and would be far better than Duckworth as well.

And if someone who has such a lengthy fiscally irresponsible history as you allege he does has done such a better job while in office than Melissa Bean did, what does that tell you about the candidates the Democratic party keeps putting against him?

That's the scary reality.

Here Anne:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/joe-walsh-child-support-t_n_1438158.html

Walsh's ex, in the article above:

"Like many families we have had our share of issues and made our share of mistakes over the years," the statement read. "Having resolved these issues together and cleared up these mistakes in private, we now agree that Joe is not and was not a deadbeat dad and does not owe child support."

Given the fact there was an agreement, and his ex's words above, technically speaking, your posts are slanderous toward Walsh.

Just saying.

Tim - I go back to another post I made on another article about Walsh. I'm not attacking Walsh's character or conservatism but I am attacking the fact that he has done nothing for the District he serves. This man won by 200 hundred votes, not a mandate by any means and he has been on a self-promoting tour ever since. He likes to yell in his town hall meetings which gets him much YouTube exposure so he's known throughout the country but for the residents of District 8 currently he's done zilch. The guy can't even determine where he's going to run. First it was Dist 14, then it was District 6, and now its District 8. Just an example of his disregard for the residents. He railed against Bean that she didn't live in the District. Has he moved because I don't think McHenry is in the new District 8. The guy is using Congress for his own political future. He represents only himself.

Oh please. Melissa bean couldn't be found for a face-to-face meeting for YEARS. LITERALLY.

Like it's Joe's fault he cannot decide where to run initially because of a political stunt by the state's democrats to redistrict everything because they didn't like the way the old District 8 voted?

Sorry, but voting for Duckworth is also telling the state's democrats that you are okay with them stepping on voters' feet and redistricting to their liking. It shows how much they respect the people's votes to begin with. They don't. They lost an election fair and square, so they re-district everything in a political stunt to try and gain their house seat back.

Clearly, you aren't someone who likes Walsh, so for you to say his views only represent himself is ridiculous. The majority of people wouldn't have voted for him in the last election if that was the case.

So perhaps you should go check your facts about why Walsh is running where he is first before accusing him of not knowing where to run. That's the fault of the state's democrats because the re-districted everything. He stayed in District 8. THEY were the ones that moved the district's boundaries, not him.

What you call a "self-promoting tour" is considered listening to his voters to others. If he didn't go out and meet everyone, you'd be screaming he doesn't have time for voters, so give it a rest. Your arguements are biased and lack accurate facts.

Tim - Check your facts and see what Melissa Bean did for the District during her term. Clearly your someone who doesn't like Duckworth so to make the statements you make about her is ridiculous. So perhaps you should step back and give it a rest. My arguments don't lack accurate facts because I have tried to work with Mr. Walsh because he is my Congressman. Try to find him in Dist 8 - you won't. I sincerely hope you live in the new District 8 and Duckworth becomes your representative. I don't have to suffer Walsh any longer after the election.

Resident 225, I happen to be an actual journalist locally who couldn't get a talk in person or on the phone for YEARS with her, nor could her constituents. So don't tell me to check my facts, because I check my facts more than 99.9 percent of people out there.

I am also allowed to have a personal opinion, regardless of my line of work.

My statements are far from ridiculous. Duckworth ran a mean-spirited campaign last time and lost. Again, as I predicted above, here come the insults. So thanks for proving my point.

You claim you can't find Walsh in District 8? Ummm, he only holds meetings seemingly every week locally, which he publicizes in great, great detail. I'd be more than happy to let you know where he is next time he holds a town hall. There have been literally dozens of them, something almost anyone on this board for either side can verify.

So don't tell me about facts when all I do is offer them and constantly check them. I'll give it a rest when people like yourself stop insulting, slandering and spreading misinformation about people. That's when I'll stop. Until then, you'll have to deal with it.

I live in the old District 8, sorry to ruin your day. The one I and others voted for Walsh in, after I twice voted for Bean, only to have her disappear on everyone locally. And what did democrats in Illinois do to show how much respect they had for us voters?

The re-districted everything, a huge slap in the face to the voice of the People.