Posted on 02/08/2022 3:33:55 AM PST by RandFan
CENSUREY OVERLOAD — The fallout from the RNC’s weekend censure of Reps. LIZ CHENEY (R-Wyo.) and ADAM KINZINGER (R-Ill.) spread to Capitol Hill on Monday: Hill Republicans returned to town and lit into Chair RONNA MCDANIEL. Senate Republicans went on the record to say that looking back to 2020 is a losing strategy that won’t help the party flip both chambers of Congress.
And they’re furious that the RNC would dub the activities of Jan. 6 “legitimate political discourse.”
We’re not just talking here about an expectedMITT ROMNEY rebuke — though the Utah Republican certainly called his niece’s decision “very unfortunate,” even “stupid.” The pushback extended from rank-and-file lawmakers all the way up to GOP leadership, as our Burgess Everett, Marianne LeVine and Olivia Beavers write:
— Senate Minority Whip JOHN THUNE (R-S.D.), the No. 2 Senate Republican who might replace MITCH MCCONNELL as GOP leader some day: “The focus right now needs to be forward, not backward. If we want to get our majorities in the fall, it’s better to turn our fire on Democrats, not each other.”
— Sen. JOHN CORNYN (R-Texas), another potential McConnell successor: “They did say in their resolution that the job was to win elections. I agree with that, but then they go on to engage in actions that make that more challenging.”
Even Trump ally Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.) was mad enough to call McDaniel and personally express his disappointment that the RNC was moving “in the wrong direction” as the chamber’s fate hangs in the balance. “All of us up here want to talk about forward not backward,” he said.
And NRSC Chair RICK SCOTT (R-Fla.), who has aligned himself closely with DONALD TRUMP, distanced himself from the “legitimate political discourse” language. “That’s a decision that members of the RNC get to make,” he told CNN’s Manu Raju. “I think what happened on Jan. 6 was wrong.” (Late Monday night, Scott defended McDaniel more generally on Twitter.)
SO WHAT NOW? Privately, many Hill Republicans hope the RNC will learn a lesson from the episode. The controversy is why House Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY didn’t want to kick Cheney and Kinzinger out of the House GOP Conference: He worried it would become a major distraction from issues Republicans want to focus on, such as inflation and the border. Indeed, the RNC’s discussions about midterm strategy last weekend were drowned out by the censure drama.
Defenders of the RNC say the Senate GOP should stop clutching their pearls. Obviously this is Trump’s party, they argue. And if the RNC members want to go this way, McDaniel had no choice but to do what her members wanted.
McConnell plans to publicly address the censure today. The GOP leader has been something of a broken record in trying to tell his party to focus on the future, not the past — so you can imagine what he’ll say.
Don’t expect similar public rebukes from House GOP members. McCarthy has long instructed his caucus to deflect or not answer reporters’ questions about the latest Trump outrage and internal party divisions — and keep the blunt words for private discussions.
I hope and pray it costs the RINOs their seats - disgusting freakazoids.
THAT is some funny shyte right there!
I’m convinced they did it only because they’ve been getting an earful of crap from former grassroots supporters who are telling them they’ve stopped donating to the RNC because they have no confidence in the GOP misfits and losers in Washington.
When DJT was elected I thought he had the potential to destroy both the Rs and the Ds.
So far, so good.
How can Kinzinger POSSIBLY be a Republican? What a freakin’ joke that this is allowed, this guy makes AOC look like a moderate by comparison. Yesterday he was shrieking on the Morning Joe Marxist show at Republicans. Why is this tolerated? The guy is obviously a far left democrat, why isn’t his ass booted from the party? Democrats wouldn’t tolerate this for a second if it was reversed.
That’s brilliant!
LOL! Holy cow, that is some creepy animation, looks too real.
What about the Nov 4 insurrection?
Isn’t it amazing how the RINOS can speak out about the two traitors, but not say a word about what the HELL the Biden Regime is doing to destroy this country.
Oh that is right, the RINOS don’t care about the American people. They are the elite and the elite is protecting themselves.
Should add this is McConnell trying to take back the power from President Trump in the RNC. Not going to work.
Circling the bowl?
While they’re at it, they should censure the turtle too.
These DC Republicans are absolutely fine deaf. They don’t understand their own constituents. The old crow lost the Senate in 2020 and he’s determined to lose it again.
Sure, McConnell's "house" was raided, but so what? It was the states that were raped.
It's the statehouses that feel abused, and it's the governors who feel that the federal leaders are focused on the wrong things.
If McConnell tries to make this about himself, he's going to disaffect a lot more people.
-PJ
Marbles in his mouth McConnell will say the usual.
That is really creepy. Reminds me somewhat of the 1958 movie The Fly. But it’s also very appropriate for the Turtle McConnel. This will be his last term in the Senate, guaranteed.
Looking back at 2020 is a losing strategy? Then why is that what Cheney and Kinzinger are doing 24/7?
The GOP forgot the reason their symbol is a elephant. GOP voters have really long memories. Especially when they get burned by their own party.
GOPE “Move on” crowd makes me f-—ing sick.
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