Posted on 01/26/2016 1:58:09 PM PST by M. Thatcher
This is one of those ah-ha moments when several political variables seem to reconcile simultaneously. For those who doubted the Earlier Tripwire, here's the evidence.
There is a Super-PAC called "Stand for Truth" registered out of Lexington Kentucky headed by a guy named Eric Lycan. [Here's the link - search box "Stand for Truth"]
Mr. Eric Lycan was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's lawyer during his re-election campaign against Matt Bevin. Lycan also has deep tentacles within the entire GOPe apparatus, including the Chamber of Commerce. You can confirm identity from the filing paperwork and the reported contact information which is the same as THIS LINK to the Dinsmore legal group.
Link for FEC Filing [Again search box "Stand for Truth"]
Link to Dinsmore Group Bio
So obviously Eric Lycan is a deep insider within GOPe circles:
He's represented, and/or is representing, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. He also represents clients to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Tom Donohue connection). He's a member of the National Republican Lawyers Board of Governors. He was the Kentucky Chairman, Lawyers for Romney in 2012.
There's no questioning his GOPe bona fides. However, here's where things get really interesting.
Given his curriculum vitae and the direct connection to Mitch McConnell you might not expect to see this:
It's a pro-Ted Cruz Super-PAC. The filing above also shows they spent $42,000 to create digital advertising for Ted Cruz, and...
...wait for it...
...spent $192,594.00 for "RADIO ADVERTISING".
It makes a person wonder which radio broadcasters might have picked up some of that Pro-Ted Cruz advertising money?
...and maybe that explains why THIS seemed to have struck such a nerve.
But wait, it gets better...
Eric Lycan's "Stand for Truth" Super-PAC is not only Pro-Cruz, it is also Anti-Donald Trump. Producing and paying for airing of negative ads in Iowa against Candidate Donald Trump (examples found here):
The filing above exhibits spending of $150,000 for negative digital ads in opposition to Donald Trump and $15,750.00 in production costs for the same.
And this is NO SMALL SUPER-PAC, they are spending $2,251,345.00 They are putting out a lot of money. More money than would come from small donors etc.
But again, big picture, why would a Mitch McConnell aligned type of DC insider, with strong connections to the U.S. CoC, be spending millions to support Ted Cruz and spend millions against Donald Trump?
These FACTS, not suppositions, FACTS, blow the "outsider Cruz" narrative a bit, no? These FACTS also seem to run exactly opposite of this Ted Cruz presentation of his relationship with Mitch McConnell, no?
Exactly the opposite seems to be going on. A DC PAC pro-Cruz and anti-Trump, has the very distinct odor of yet another Cruz-like quid-pro-quo (TPA maybe).
*Note* The "Stand for Truth" PAC is also spending money against Marco Rubio in Iowa, but that reconciles when you look at the CV of Lycan and note the "internet and on-line gambling" aspect. Rubio is being backed by Sheldon Adelson. Adelson is spending money on anti-Cruz ads; Lycan is just hitting back.
I followed the money. From Trump to McConnell, McCauliffe, Pelosi, Reid, Weiner, Mayor Commie etc etc etc.
Why that lowdown, dirty, backstabbing, treasonous GOP....
This is curious.
I heard he just released a cover of Paul McCartney’s, ‘Teddy Boy’.
Well, well, well. The very guy Ted says he’s fighting so hard against. Now isn’t that interesting.
Damn.
I wanted McConnell to be backing Rubio. (Which is what he really wants.)
See, this way he hurts BOTH Cruz and Trump!
The political demise of these GOPe hacks is gleeful giddy schadenfreude.
I haven’t believed a word of the recent stories that the GOPe was moving to embrace Trump. Nonsense. Trump opposes the GOPe on their immigration/open borders agenda, and their next big one-sided trade deal (TPP). Nothing will bring out the fight in the Uniparty members like open borders and globalist trade deal issues.
Trump opposes them and they know Cruz is really with them on both. Ted just had to alter his positions after Trump entered the race and made those the top campaign issues. No matter how much some might dislike Cruz, they’ll go with him and know he will revert to his past positions should he somehow become president.
Uh Oh........The BS that McConnell is for Trump was a lie. He is for Cruz. You freaks suck......just as your candidate Cruz sucks. What a fraud......I have been right for years. So proud of myself to be able to see fake when I see it.
gop==== greedy old pricks
This is interesting.
No direct connection to Cruz, though.
Just like Club for Growth?
The connection is very direct.
I cannot ever understand what the headline is saying.
Agree. Doesn’t pass the smell test.
Trump’s right. The GOPe is against him. But they would be just fine with former Bush staffers Ted and Heidi Cruz in the White House.
Nice try. Donald Trump saved Mitch McConnell’s ass when tea-partier Matt Bevin (now governor) almost defeated him.
Someone had better tell former Senate Majority Leader and former Senate President Bob Dole, former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, former Speaker John Boehner, and Senate President Orin Hatch that they all misspoke then, because they’ve all come out for Trump over Cruz.
Good Heavens, man! You hear what you want to hear, but Trump has attacked Cruz for refusing to bow to McConnell’s budget deal!
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