Remember when Rep. John Shimkus vowed last summer that the GOP would be the "party of no" until Election Day 2010?  Well, he's certainly doing his part. 

On June 29, he and fellow Illinois Republicans Peter Roskam and Don Manzullo signed on to a so-called "discharge petition" in support of legislation that would repeal the Democrats' landmark health care reform bill.  As we previously reported, Rep. Judy Biggert was the first member of Congress from this state to attach her name, following the lead of extreme-right-wing Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Steve King (R-IA).

Meanwhile, Lynn Sweet is reporting that Rep. Mark Kirk continues to "tiptoe" around the issue (after declaring that the bill should be repealed earlier this year).