Rob Maness Launches GATOR PAC in Louisiana with Help From Ted Cruz, David Vitter, Bill Cassidy

breitbart.com ^ | 12/16/14 | Matthew Boyle

[cotton1706]

Retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness has launched Gator PAC, a political action committee which the group says “will work to inspire and recruit conservative activists and citizen leaders who are committed to accountability in government, constitutional principles, certainty and prosperity.”

"Running for office was never about me, and it never will be - it's about us, our country and becoming an active voice for conservative solutions," Maness said in the release about the launch of the PAC, provided to Breitbart News ahead of its public release. "The reality is Washington D.C. is a swamp, career politicians are the Gators and I believe it's time to drain the swamp!”

Maness has the help of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), and senator-elect Bill Cassidy in launching this PAC. Maness ran for U.S. Senate in 2014 in the jungle primary against Cassidy and outgoing Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), then endorsed and campaigned for Cassidy in the runoff against Landrieu. His support for Cassidy was crucial in defeating Landrieu.

"Col. Rob Maness ran an exciting campaign for Senate in 2014, inspiring many voters and activists with his strong conservative message,” Cruz said in the release announcing the launch of Gator PAC. "It's terrific to see him continue to fight and bring his positive message to new Louisianans. I'm looking forward to working with Rob and GatorPAC to advance our nation's founding principles.”

[cotton1706]

"Since Vitter is running for governor in Louisiana in 2015—and he’s expected to win easily—there’s talk that Maness may be appointed into his U.S. Senate seat. There are also rumors in Louisiana that he may run against House Majority Whip Steve Scalise after Scalise’s role in passing the cromnibus spending bill that funds President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty through the House of Representatives."

Good to see Cassidy teaming up with Vitter, Cruz and Maness. Hopefully, he'll keep sticking with Cruz in the Senate.

And Vitter will be sticking with Cruz to get elected governor, then Maness can either replace Vitter or the execrable Scalise!

Great news!

[txnativegop]

I thought Cassidy voted to fund amnesty?

now he’s trying to suck up to Cruz?

I smell a RAT.

[grania]

I’m wondering if the RINO power elite would’ve been okay with Landrieu keeping that Senate seat.

[Din Maker]

It's hard to defeat an incumbent. I'd like to see someone take out Scalise, but, I'm hoping Maness goes for the Senate seat. I live a stone's throw from LA, and I've heard rumors that Mary Landrieu may run for Vitter's seat as well. I doubt that she will because her brother wants that seat. Besides, she'll be so entrenched on K Street and Lobbying that she won't bother even coming back to LA. And her loss, in November, pretty well sealed her brother's defeat if he does run for Vitter's seat.

[Terry L Smith]

In his last hours as a CONGRESSMAN, Senator-elect Bill Cassidy, who was voted into the Senate to scream “NO!”, did the BOHICA dance, AND VOTED FOR THE $1.1T BILL JUST PASSED!!!

On 970am radio, in Central Louisiana, as of 09:10 this morning, Cassidy was on-air stating that “I vote for the bills that Paul Ryan votes for, and I vote against, what bills Nancy Pelosi is against!”