Posted on 12/27/2013 3:38:08 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather
The Republican establishment and outside groups like Karl Rove's American Crossroads and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are trying to blunt the influence of conservatives inside and outside of Congress to make it easier to pass amnesty.
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, these groups are "preparing an aggressive effort to groom and support more centrist Republican candidates for Congress in 2014's midterm elections."
The Chamber of Commerce plans to spend at least $50 million to wage war against conservative and Tea Party candidates during the 2014 midterm elections while Rove's American Crossroads is reloading as well. They hope that "a less restive Republican caucus" will pave the way for initiatives like immigration reform. The Chamber of Commerce has indicated it may also pressure incumbent Republicans in moderate districts who are not on board with amnesty to get their support.
The Journal reports that during the most recent budget battle, House Speaker John Boehner's allies engaged in hardball tactics that may have been a trial run for the immigration battle. They worked behind the scenes to "end internal dissent," strong-arming "GOP committee chairmen who had voted against the House leadership in prior fiscal battles" by making it clear that opposing Boehner on the budget deal may jeopardize their committee posts. Boehner trashed conservatives and conservative groups after the budget deal, and conservative talk radio host Mark Levin said Boehner was strategically doing that to lay the groundwork for the looming amnesty battle. One of the main reasons that the Republican establishment wanted a budget deal was the clear the legislative calendar in the early part of next year for amnesty.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if they geared up to fight democrats instead?
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Why would they? They are all the same party now. And FOX News has become their propaganda ministry.
I like to think that this is the sort of thing Pope Francis was actually referring to when he criticized “unfettered capitalism”. Business interests which are so totally consumed with the bottom line, they are willing to go all-in supporting things that are socially destructive and morally corrupt.
I can't toss a coin. The bastards took it in taxes. I just decided I despise them equally.
Yes and yes.
“I can’t go anywhere in the community without being protested. I don’t see how that is productive.” Mr. McCarthy said that the protests were so loud at his district office that it was impossible for his staff to work. Fearful of a confrontation, Mr. McCarthy’s staff often kept the doors locked, turned the lights off and hid under their desks.
Why The Chamber of Commerce Is Planning To Attack Conservatives and Tea Party Candidates…
Posted on December 28, 2013 by sundance
Yesterday we shared the story of the CoC announcing their intention to spend $50 million in order to protect and maintain establishment Republicans. Yesterday the SCF (Senate Conservatives Fund) also sent out a distribution letter notifying supporters of the same issue.
However, the SCF misses the point when they note:
“The Chamber is pro-bailout, pro-stimulus, and pro-debt so it’s no surprise they want to elect more liberal Republicans.”
GOP-versus-Tea-PartyAll of which is true but that’s not the primary impetus behind the current $50+ million for the 2014 election cycle.
The reason the Chamber of Commerce is willing to spend so much money to protect the Mitch McConnell’s of the world was openly discussed a few weeks ago when the Chamber President appeared on Neil Cavuto.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is heavily invested in two legislative constructs. First, immigration reform. Second, maintaining Obamacare.
John Boehner has promised to deliver immigration reform next year. Nancy Pelosi openly admitted as such and it is widely expected to be the platform for President Obama’s entire State of The Union speech.
Bottom line – Establishment Republicans are going to deliver Amnesty legislation on behalf of the CoC request.
Regarding ObamaCare, the CoC is fully supporting Nationalized Healthcare initiatives because the Chamber see’s ObamaCare as the removal of a benefit liability from their membership.
Just about every large corporation has plans to drop their employer provided healthcare programs in favor of paying a known fixed penalty and putting their employees onto ObamaCare exchanges. They are not only anticipating doing this, it is already factored into the five and ten year projections and operations strategies of almost every Fortune 500 company.
The Chamber of Commerce does not want to see ObamaCare repealed or deconstructed, nor do they want to see immigration reform (ie. Amnesty) scrapped.
Both federal programs are baked into the CoC goals.
That is why the CoC will attack any candidate who challenges their bought and paid for Republicans.
The wife of the new National Republican Senatorial Committee head, Josh Holmes, is Blair Latoff (aka: Mrs. Josh Holmes). Blair Latoff, is the senior director of communications at the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington.
Who is Blair Latoff’s husband, National Republican Senatorial Campaign head, Josh Holmes? Why he’s the former Chief of Staff for Mitch McConnell.
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