Career of losing others' money

The state of Illinois is slowly sinking and the effects of this mismanagement have been astonishing - unacceptable levels of unemployment (we're above the national average) and a debt of $13 billion exemplify the sorry state of Illinois affairs.

And who is our State Treasurer? That's right, Alexi Giannoulias. The time has come for our very blue state to finally turn red. Mark Kirk stands on a record of fiscal conservatism and social tolerance - exactly what our state and country needs. Alexi Giannoulias has done only one thing well in his career: lose other people's money. We need to turn our economy around - we can do that with Mark Kirk.

Kim and Doug Scharafin

Naperville