Alan Keyes kicked off his bid for US Senate in Chicago Sunday after announcing he would accept the Illinois GOP's offer to move there and run.

This race has only been interesting to follow when we haven't known who the Republican candidate is. Now that we know it's Keyes, and that he's going to get trounced by Barack Obama, there's not much to say.

Keyes is obviously doing this to keep himself relevant. Maybe he'll get a cable television talk show out of the deal.

The Illinois GOP is in a sorry state though if this is what party leaders had to resort to, especially considering the retiring incumbant, Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, is a Republican.