GOP left (RMSP) slams Club for Growth

Washington Times ^ | 7/12/06 | Amy Fagan

[NormsRevenge]

Rep. Thomas M. Davis III, the Virginia Republican who has assumed leadership of his party's more liberal members of Congress, said yesterday that conservative groups such as the Club for Growth are hurting the party by refusing to help candidates who don't pass their "litmus test" and by attacking some incumbent Republicans.

Mr. Davis said he and his group, the Republican Main Street Partnership, "don't go after Republican incumbents. Ultimately, that's not how you build a governing majority."

The partnership consists of 58 members of the House and Senate, plus four governors.

--snip--

Mr. Davis said his partnership, unlike the Club for Growth, wants to maintain the Republican majority by being more inclusive. "We recognize we're a big tent," he said.

Mr. Davis said his members have diverse opinions on social issues, and he outlined an agenda that includes tax cuts, deficit reduction, retirement benefits, health care, increased math and science education, energy independence that protects the environment, and national security through diplomacy.

Mrs. Resnick said the partnership rejects the "moderate" label because it is associated with abortion and homosexual rights -- issues outside the group's focus. Instead, members hope to "rebrand" themselves as traditional Ronald Reagan Republicans, fiscal conservatives, progressives and coalition builders, she said.

--snip--

Club for Growth President Patrick J. Toomey defended his organization, saying the reference to a litmus test "sounds like a political straw man."

He said the club sees no reason to endorse a candidate who doesn't believe in lower taxes, smaller government and free-market ideas, just because he might "have an 'R' next to their name."

--snip-- He endorsed an expansion of federally funded embryonic stem-cell research. ...

[NormsRevenge]

For a list of members and some links to the RMSP and New Majority, whose own agenda oddly enough aligns in many ways with the RMSP, go to my profile page.

[JohnLongIsland]

what they call republicans, we call rinos.

[paulcissa]

RMSP = Republicans in Drag.

[Arm_Bears]

I may be mistaken, but isn't this the group being underwritten by George Soros?

[goldstategop]

They're RINOs = liberal Republicans

(The Palestinian terrorist regime is the crisis and Israel's fist is the answer.)

[darkangel82]

Yep. They're nothing more than Democrat moles in the GOP.

[Soul Seeker]

Mr. Davis said he and his group, the Republican Main Street Partnership, "don't go after Republican incumbents.

You damn liar. You've been going after CONSERVATIVE state Republican incumbents. And you've been LOSING. Which is why you are targeting Club For Growth, because they've been kicking your butts across the country.

[308MBR]

I was rather suprised to see Isakson on the list. I'm going to ask him about that.

Otherwise, it seems to be a fairly complete list of RINOs. I'm also surprised Graham and Frist weren't on it.

[dalereed]

"They're RINOs = liberal Republicans"

They're socialists/democrats masquerading as Republicans.

There's nothing in a big tent but elephant dung!

[griswold3]

underwritten by George Soros??
That I want to hear about!!

[Just A Nobody]

go to my profile page.

I'm glad you saved the old list. If you notice their new format, some names have changed. Mitt Romney is no longer listed.

[Just A Nobody]

I'm also surprised Graham and Frist weren't on it.

Just because they are not on the member list, does NOT mean they are not working in conjunction with them.

“Main Street would also like to thank Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) for crafting the unanimous consent agreement that is making this upcoming debate possible.”

[DManA]

We're looking down opposite ends of the telescope. They adopt policies in order to get elected. We elect people in order to get policies enacted.

They think they are the be-all and end-all. We think they are tools towards an end.

[BJClinton]

I may be mistaken, but isn't this the group being underwritten by George Soros?

According to Republican Main Street Partnership Soros sent them money and they returned it. He was listed by opensecrets as a contributer at one time but opensecrets has eliminated his name from their list of donors.

[Constantine XIII]

They're tools, all right. :D

[Arm_Bears]

Hadn't heard that they sent it back--Thanks for the update.

[NormsRevenge]

I know, I should have dated it, I saw that Mitt's not on the list anymore,, is he running for something? ;-)

[NormsRevenge]

Michelle Malkin worked that angle over some time back late last year,,

Here's a keyword link with a few threads for review as well.

FR keyword msif -- Main Street Investment Fund
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=msif

[Young Scholar]

He endorsed an expansion of federally funded embryonic stem-cell research.

I just want to clarify that this is Congressman Davis's position; the exerpt leaves it unclear whether that statement applied to Davis or Toomey.

[NormsRevenge]

I excerpted the heck out of the piece, wanted to get that snip in being it was farther down the page. I had a feeling someone would catch it eventually.. Thanks!

Correct,, The statement was Davis's and not Toomey's.