I don’t care for celebrity candidates, either. In the case Ditka, however, I’m forced to asked: as opposed to what? Republicans don’t have even a non-celebrity candidate in Illinois. If they hope to do something more than fill a line on the ballot–i.e., win–then they’ve almost certainly got to go with a guy who has instant name recognition. The former GOP governors aren’t interested, so what’s left? If you’re still leery about Ditka, keep reminding yourself: The Democrats wouldn’t be embarrassed by this. In fact, they’d be giving themselves high-fives for coming up with such an inspired solution. As for me, and as they used to say about another Chicago sports legend: I like Mike.