Marathon Pundit: Alexi Giannoulias--still can't make up his mind about Gitmo North

Monday, November 16, 2009

Alexi Giannoulias--still can't make up his mind about Gitmo North

In many ways, Alexi Giannoulias is channeling Barack Obama as he runs for the US Senate. He mentioned Obama five times during his when he declared his intention to run for the president's old seat, one of his earliest supporters was Obama's favorite union, SEIU, he even copies mannerisms.

And he is apparently just as indecisive as his idol.

As this Illinois Republican Party press release tells us, he still hasn't made up his mind on Gitmo North, which is something that Sen. Dick Durbin is enthusiastically supporting.

CHICAGO--Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady repeated his call for Democrat Alexi Giannoulias to take a position on the biggest homeland security question to face the State of Illinois since September 11th.

Responding to the Party’s release earlier today, Giannoulias released a statement this afternoon that once again refused to tell the voters whether he supported or opposed bringing GITMO detainees to U.S. soil. "I pledge to work with all the parties involved to find a resolution that protects our national security and maximizes job creation," Giannoulias said in a prepared statement.

"Alexi Giannoulias' double speak sounds like the worst kind of politician," Chairman Brady said. “While Congressman Mark Kirk leads the effort to defend the security of Illinois families, Alexi Giannoulias refuses to even take a position. Is he afraid the voters won’t like his opinion? Is that he doesn't know enough about homeland security to be a U.S. Senator? Alexi, just take a position on Thomson already!”

While Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and every other Democrat running for U.S. Senate says they support a plan to bring toughly 200 terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to Thomson, Illinois, Giannoulias refuses to take a position.