Illinois Republicans are doing everything they can do disassociate themselves with Alan Keyes.  Here are a few quotes making the Chicago media:

"I think those (Keyes) views are not only extreme but offensive," former Gov. James Thompson told reporters during a state delegation breakfast Wednesday. "I think the people of Illinois will find those remarks offensive, and I think it's an offense to the political process that we have to suffer a candidate on our ticket who says things like that."

Judy Baar Topinka, the state party chairwoman, called Keyes' remarks about "idiotic."

State Rep. Tom Cross, the House Republican leader, joked about the length of Keyes' lease on his Calumet City apartment.

"My suspicion is we will see and hear from candidate Keyes for the next 60 days, and after that he'll probably be out of Illinois," Cross said.

The Chicago Tribune sums it up...

"The Illinois Republican Party has managed to look steadily more foolish. Its convention delegates have been reduced to wondering why Keyes spends so much time studying his dance card of scheduled media interviews instead of chatting with them.

No surprise there. Every cuckolded spouse has to sort out feelings of resentment.

Until someone consults a divorce attorney, though, this marriage uneasily proceeds. With one likely outcome. As Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday about Republican prospects for retaining a majority in the Senate: "I think it's clear we lose Illinois."