Paint the Townhall Red

Snow may be on the ground but spring must be in the air, judging by all the Valentines posted by the Northwest Herald. Readers of this blog will recall one fawning editorial the Herald issued for the benefit of diminutive Senator Mark Kirk:

Flatter of Opinion

Their latest wetkiss-valentine is to diminutive Congressman Joe Walsh, where a Herald reporter was at the Rep's Tuesday townhall:

One of the few critical questions Walsh received was from a woman who opposed his vote to de-fund National Public Radio, which has faced scrutiny after controversial remarks made by a former executive caught on hidden camera. The rest of the audience, however, applauded when Walsh affirmed his vote.
Walsh sounds off during town hall

The real story, however, is not the potentially ugly romantic triangle percolating between the Northwest Herald, Mark Kirk and Joe Walsh. According to one LakeCountyEye Operative present at the townhall, State Representative Jack Franks was IDed in the back row:

Joe Walsh Holds Town Hall Meeting, Jack Franks Checks Out Potential Competition

Why was Franks, who lives in the 16th Congressional District, at a meeting for constituents of the 8th Congressional District? Your LakeCountyEye will not hazard to guess. The real story, no doubt, is that nowhere in the Northwest Herald's account is it mentioned that Jack Franks was in the audience. Ha ha, the Herald sends a reporter to a Walsh townhall and they are still scooped by some simple county blogger. And not just any simpleton blog, but their arch-nemeses, the alleged defamers at the McHenryCountyBlog. Your LakeCountyEye has been sworn to secrecy, but will say this: a potentially ugly triangle looms, between the Northwest Herald, the McHenryCountyBlog and Eddie Fisher!