Illinois Democrat Giannoulias says he wants to reform Obamacare, that stimulus prevented soup lines

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Daily Caller:

Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois Democrat running for President Obama’s old Senate seat, said Sunday that he wants to “reform” the president’s health care overhaul, and that the $814 billion stimulus was imperfect but that it prevented Americans from standing in soup lines.

Giannoulias, who appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to debate Republican Mark Kirk, was on the defensive throughout the debate regarding Obama’s policies, as well as his past work for his family’s community bank and its ties to mob figures.

The race between the two is one of the 13 Democratic-held seats that Republicans hope to capture in their quest for 10, the number they need to flip to retake the Senate. Kirk has led in the polls for the last several weeks, but only by a point or two.

Before getting into both candidate’s credibility issues, however, the nationally televised debate focused on the nation’s debt and spending levels.

Giannoulias, who Obama praised at a Thursday night fundraiser in Chicago as someone who “doesn’t shift with the wind,” hedged in his support for the president’s two biggest legislative accomplishments, the health care bill and the stimulus.

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"$20 million in loans to felons" Headline from a Chicago Trib article in April this year, referring to Mr. G. Seems as though he would fit right in with the current administration, should he win.

 

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The Chicago Tribune endorsed Mark Kirk and the Sun Times endorsed Alexi. I am mystified how anyone can think Alexi would be good for the state. He has been a failure at everything he has done. He is a personal friend of Obama and frequently goes to the WH to play basketball with his mentor. A vote for Alexi is a 100% vote for anything Obama wants.