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Congresswoman mccarthy's legislation does, and i carry that in the senate, make reasonable sense, and i hope we can come together in the middle. not extreme legislation that will scare those who believe who have guns, use guns, guns for self-protection, but at the same time would make our country safer. i think there's a possibility for real compromise here. >> now, one of the things that is really remarkable about today is your colleague senator mark kirks climbing those steps and coming to the floor for the first time in nearly a year after his stroke. tell me about the mood there, and the c...

2010, in the gubernatorial primary there, bill brady bon with by being the conservative more tea party candidate. if you recall, there was a state senator named kirk dillard who was the establishment republican guy but he got dinged because he appeared in a television ad for a guy named barack obama and that ended up costing him in that primary. but there was a conservative boone, if you will, in the primary there. so that's something to watch for. it is a little more of a conservative electorate than the mark kirks of the world who's a moderate republican u.s. senator today. >> we're going to...

Boone, if you will, in the primary there. so that's something to watch for. it is a little more of a conservative electorate than the mark kirks of the world who's a moderate republican u.s. senator today. >> we're going to find out how much rick santorum knows about business. i had a business executive tell me one time, you can't beat pr, you can't eat pr, you have to make the numbers work sooner or later. what -- i want to ask you, chuck, what is going to be mitt romney's strategy when it comes to message in illinois? the numbers that you just put up, undeniable. he's all over the advertisin...

Will blago through his legacy end up returning the mansion back to the republicans? we'll find out in november. battle for barack obama's nsenae seat. david axelrod and rahm emanuel have stayed neutral. giannoulias is the favorite, but it's a three-way primary, low turnout, one never knows. remember when braun pulled that upset in 2002? cheryl jackson and david hoffman both have paths to victory. the hoffman people wish they could have a couple more weeks. on the republican side, mark kirks looks like he's going to be in good shape in this primary. but keep an eye on patrick hughes. he's been ...