68 Comments - Amalia - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:22 am: Mark Kirk is to a savings and loan as Alexi Gianoulias is to a bank. yep, should been hoffman. - Buddy - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:25 am: Mark Kirk is to pander as Alexi Gia[n]noulias is to candor. - A.B. - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:35 am: Mark Kirk is to International Relations Grad School as Alexi Gianoulias is to Junior High Math - well - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:36 am: Mark Kirk is to War and Peace as Alexi Giannoulias is to See Spot Run - SpfldPolitico - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:39 am: Mark Kirk is to good, as Alexi is to not good. - rhymin' simon - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:41 am: Mark Kirk is to liberal as Alexi Giannoulias is to liberal. - anon - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:41 am: winner; loser - corvax - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:42 am: Mark Kirk is to Tony Randall as Alexi Giannoulias is to Paul Newman. - well - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:43 am: Mark Kirk is to future Senator as Alexi Giannoulias is to future high school basketball coach - Ghost - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:44 am: Kirk is to Cap and trade as Giannoulias is to Brite Start - wordslinger - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:48 am: Mark Kirk is to Howdy Doody as Alexi is to Jeff Spicoli. - Carl Nyberg - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:49 am: Mark Kirk is to Navy officer as Alexi Giannoulias is to bank executive. Mark Kirk is to $1+ trillion dollar mistake with 100,000+ dead as Alexi Giannoulias is to $20 million mistake with nobody dead. - Loop Lady - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:51 am: Mark Kirk is Dudley Do Right to Alexi’s Zorba the Greek - Adam Smith - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:52 am: Kirk is to 60 Minutes as Alexi is to TMZ - Siriusly - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:53 am: Mark Kirk is to taking a position and standing up for it as Alexi Giannoulias is to being qualified to be elected our state treasurer and US Senator. Ditto Amalia - I hate saying I told you so again and again. - The Truth - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:55 am: Mark Kirk is to being in the closet as Alexi Giannoulias is to large piles of snow. - Chi Town Brown - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:57 am: Mark Kirk is to out of touch to the people of Illinois as Alexi Giannoulias is to the next Senator from the State of Illinois - The End Is Near - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:59 am: Mark Kirk is to “Face the Nation” as Alexi Giannoulias is to “Jersey Shore.” - Brad Foxman - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 11:59 am: Mark Kirk is to another right wing nut as Alexi Giannoulias is to another vote for Obama’s agenda - Lee Feldstein - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:01 pm: Mark Kirk is to another vote for obstructionism ad Alexi Giannoulias vote for change - phocion - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:04 pm: Elmer Fudd to Bugs Bunny…except I think Bugs is gonna get blasted to smithereens at the end of this episode. - Adam Smith - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:12 pm: Mark Kirk is to clever posts as Alexi is to moronic and self-righteous posts - Hipster - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:13 pm: Everett Dirksen is to Scott Lee Cohen - Jake from Elwood - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:13 pm: Mark Kirk is to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as Alexi Giannoulias is to “Don’t Ask, I Won’t Tell.” - P. - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:22 pm: Mark Kirk is to “processed cheese food” as Giannoulias is to feta. - Lakefront Liberal - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:22 pm: Mark Kirk is to George Bush, deregulation and the invasion of Iraq as Alexi is to Barack Obama, re-regulation and heath insurance reform. - MrJM - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:23 pm: Mark Kirk is to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as Alexi Giannoulias is to “Too Big To Fail.” – MrJM h/t Jake - Lakefront Liberal - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:28 pm: Mark Kirk is to Jed Clampet’s “texas tea” as Alexi Giannoulias is to Ed Begley’s zero emissions home. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:31 pm: Mark Kirk is to the Road Runner as Alexi Giannoulias is to Wile E. Coyote. This analogy sponsored by Acme Consulting. - 10th Indy - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:34 pm: Mark Kirk is to Captain America as Alexi Giannoulias is to Captain Crook. - KeepSmiling - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:37 pm: Meep. Meep. Mark Kirk is to “watching paint dry” as Alexi Giannoulias is to “what in the heck is he painting?” - TroubleMaker - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:43 pm: Mark Kirk is to Truman Capote as Alexi Giannoulias is to Gene Simmons. - Finger Pointing - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:46 pm: Mark K. is to “say anything” as Alexi G. is to “say it ain’t so.” - PalosParkBob - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:47 pm: Mark Kirk is to Armani what Ale G is to ORANGE JUMP SUITS (at least in the near future) - Anonymous - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:47 pm: Mark Kirk is to “The Tax Payer” as Alexi Giannoulias is to “The SEIU”. - fedup dem - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:53 pm: Mark Kirk is to utter hypocrisy as Alexi Giannoulias is to public service! - been there - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 12:59 pm: kirk is to good luck as giannoulis is to bad breaks - Anonymous - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 1:11 pm: Kirk is to being in the wrong place at the right time as Giannoulias is to being in the right place at the wrong time. - 2010 - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 1:15 pm: Mark Kirk is to post graduate work as Alexi Giannoulis is to junior high. - 10th Indy - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 1:18 pm: Mark Kirk is to Quantum Physics as Alexi Giannoulias is to “Let’s break open this mercury thermometer to see what happens” - Random - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 1:29 pm: Mark Kirk is to Huh? as Alexi Giannoulias is to What? - Wumpus - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 1:42 pm: Kirk is to a credit union as AG is to a loan shark Kirk is to Rich Miller as Alexi is to Perez Hilton - Moving to Ojklahoma - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 1:55 pm: Kirk is to liberal as Alexi is to liberal. - walter sobchak - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 1:56 pm: Kirk:hammer… Giannoulias:nail - dupage dan - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:13 pm: Mark Kirk is to silver lining as Alexi Giannoulias is to silver spoon. - Captain Flume - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:14 pm: Mark Kirk is to Password what Alexi Giannoulias is to The Match Game. - Six Degrees of Separation - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:21 pm: Kirk/Top Gun Giannoulias/My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Anonymous - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:24 pm: Mark Kirk is to George Bailey, as Alexi Gianoulias is to Mr. Potter. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:25 pm: Sorry …Mark Kirk is to George Bailey, as Alexi Gianoulias is to Mr. Potter. - Team America - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:27 pm: Mark Kirk is to rocket science as Alexi is to backyard model rockets. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:28 pm: Mark Kirk is to Lolita Didrickson, as Alexi Gianoulias is to Peter Fitzgerald. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:30 pm: Mark Kirk is to Magician, as Alexi Gianoulias is to Illusionist. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:35 pm: Mark Kirk is to Lehman Brothers, as Alexi Gianoulias is to Enron. - A.B. - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 2:38 pm: Mark Kirk is to Ford as Alexi Gianoulias is to GM - VanillaMan - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 3:00 pm: Mark Kirk is to Alexi Giannoulais as… Archie Andrews is to Reginald Mantle Peter Brady is to Danny Partridge Zach Morris is to A.C. Slater Derek Taylor is to Ricky Stratton Eugene Morgan is to George Amberson Sam Drucker is to Hank Kimball Eric Severeid is to Geraldo Rivera The Skipper is to Thurston Howell, III Sea Biscuit is to War Admiral Tony Bennett is to Wayne Newton Ford is to Oldsmobile JC Penney is to Marshall Fields Texas is to California Macaroni and Cheese is to Pastitsio Dollar is to the Drachma 1999 is to 2009 - CircularFiringSquad - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 3:03 pm: CommandoKirk to Ironman Wimp in FlightSuit to Hands on Fighter - Yellow Dog Democrat - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 3:14 pm: Kirk is to Sarah Palin as Alexi is to Barack Obama. Kirk is to Wall Street as Alexi is to Main Street. - siriusly - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 3:25 pm: Mark Kirk is to Michael Huffington as Alexi Giannoulias is to Harold Ford, Jr. - Jake from Elwood - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 3:45 pm: Only VM could incorporate Severeid and Pastitsio references in the same post as references to Archie comics and Saved by the Bell characters. Funny stuff. - CircularFiringSquad - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 3:55 pm: while we wait for the first vital votes by CommandoKirk in DC here are the first tweets from the Rockford journalists on the bus to CaribouBaribie cash dash in Rockford Geo: Owano is wearing a pink hoodie with “Sarah” emblazoned on the front on top of pictures of a moose and rifles. 1 minute ago via web Chuck: Mary Maggio of Rockford never been to political event before. “I like Palin’s small government approach,” she says. 3 minutes ago via web Chuck: Wendy Owano, sec. of Winn. GOP, says Palin a great spokeswoman for the conservative cause, but doesn’t see as 2012 candidate. 5 minutes ago via web Geo: John Vonarx, 17, of Rockford who is home-schooled, says Palin “plowed through” negative media and he finds her “inspiring.” 6 minutes ago via web Chuck: Dave McCue says, “I don’t necessarily like her or not like her. I want to hear a speech that brings people together.” 8 minutes ago via web Chuck: Dave McCue brought Diane to Sarah speech as 7th anniversary present. 9 minutes ago via web Chuck: Dave and Diane McCue are on Sarah bus..”Don’t see Sarah as president but as great motivational speaker,” Diane says. 10 minutes ago via web - JC - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 3:59 pm: Mark Kirk is to Chandler as Alexi Giannoulias is to Joey. - Segatari - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 4:05 pm: Mark Kirk is to “a pretend Democrat” as to Alexi Giannoulias is to “an actual Democrat.” - Anonymous - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 5:14 pm: VM wins again, can’t beat Dollar to the Drachma - OneMan - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 5:23 pm: Mark Kirk is to deep disk as Alexi Giannoulias is to Totino’s Party Pizza Mark Kirk is to Topolobampo as Alexi Giannoulias is to Taco Bell - KeepSmiling - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 5:28 pm: Mark Kirk is to Jerry Seinfeld as Alexi Giannoulias is to Svengoolie. - Independent - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 5:46 pm: Kirk is to The Fonz as Giannoulias is to Potsie Weber. - Judgment Day Is On The Way - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 5:56 pm: Mark Kirk is to “Flip” as Alexi Giannoulias is to “Flop”. - Steve - Wednesday, May 12, 10 @ 7:57 pm: Mark Kirk is to William Cellini as Alexi Giannoulias is to John D’Arco Jr. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.