On DHS funding, Sen. Kirk goes from 'Dems killing Americans' to 'I agree with Dems' at warp speed

Illinois Sen, Mark Kirk

Illinois Sen, Mark Kirk

Crazy, soon-to-be-one-term Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois:

“The Republicans — if there is a successful attack during a DHS shutdown — we should build a number of coffins outside each Democratic office and say, ‘You are responsible for these dead Americans,’” Kirk said Tuesday.

Remember, Republicans are threatening to shut down the Department of Homeland Security because President Barack Obama is no longer deporting the immigrant parents of American citizen children.

To underscore: Republicans are threatening our nation's security because they want to tear away the parents of American children.

That's what this is all about. Yet Republicans can't really come out and say that, because people will be like "holy shit, they are huge assholes!" So, instead, they pound the table and scream about body bags and coffins and terrorist attacks and IT'S ALL THE DEMOCRATS' FAULT! But really, it's all the fault of the xenophobic Steve King Right.

But then this poll came out, showing Mark Kirk looking weak at home. Even more ominous for him? Illinois voters approved of Obama's immigration measures 62-30. Uh oh. So late yesterday, Kirk came out for a clean DHS funding bill.

"I generally agree with the Democratic position here."

So to recap, within 24 hours, Kirk went from "we should build a number of coffins outside each Democratic office and say, ‘You are responsible for these dead Americans,'" to "I generally agree with the Democratic position." Sad trombone "wah, wah."

Even for a politician, that is some serious whiplash action.