Mark Kirk - Keeping Kids Safe?

He's been going around patting himself on the back for legislation that really he didn't have much to do with. I guess it's better than if he was hanging out with Mark Foley and actually co-sponsored the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (H.R. 4472).

I have an idea - why doesn't he sponsor legislation to do the same background checks on congressmen that they do on teachers? It would really make election season less embarrassing for the Republican party. Oh yeah, I just checked and he's still not admitting he's a Republican on his website other than a few mentions by reporters in clippings.