Posted on 08/18/2015 12:32:48 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker made no friends with the RINO GOP establishment on Monday, going where establishment-backed “moderate” squishy candidates like RINOs Jeb Bush, Lindsey Graham or Chris Christie would probably never go.
Appearing on the Glenn Beck radio program on Monday, Walker told Beck that RINO leader Mitch McConnell is “part of the problem” in Washington, citing broken GOP promises regarding Obamacare and funding Obama’s illegal amnesty.
“Mitch McConnell is part of the problem. Will you go so far as saying that there are people in the GOP that are part of the establishment, like Mitch McConnell, that are part of the problem?” Beck asked Walker, referring to a NY Times story which Beck said that Mitch McConnell told constitutional conservative, Senator Mike Lee, how he has to decide to stick with these “Tea Party freaks or his [McConnell’s Republican] party.”
“Yes. I hear it all the time and I share that sentiment,” the Wisconsin governor answered. “We were told if Republicans got the majority in the United States Senate, there would be a bill on the president’s desk to repeal Obamacare. It is August. Where is that bill? Where was that vote?” he asked rhetorically.
“We were told they’d do something about illegal immigration. If it hadn’t been for me and 24 other governors out there, the president would be able to do what he claimed he couldn’t do 22 times before last November, and then went off and did it a couple of weeks after the election,” Walker explained.
Walker said that the frustration with broken promises by GOP leadership is why “non-elected candidates are surging in the polls.” “People are sending a very clear message,” he asserted.
Beck seemed pleased after the interview that Walker didn’t get “weasely” or tiptoe around the question when asked about McConnell.
this is why I support walker
At last, Governor Walker is hitting the right note!!
If you look at the PAC action....there’s around a dozen senators now who can force other members into a cooperative stance because they can arrive in a heated race and dump sudden cash onto a guy. We didn’t have this thirty or forty years ago....where a senator actually represented his state and his own lobbyists.
Walker is correct....but I don’t see how you force McConnell out or Harry Reid...other than waiting for them to pass on.
Walker jumping on the Cruz/Trump train a little bit too late because that train has done went on down the track.
So he’s imitating Ted Cruz and Don Trump? Won’t most voters see through that and want the real thing? Or do you think this will work for him?
My big fear is that McConnell has given permission for the GOPe candidates to use him as a punching bag.
I hope that Walker and Cruz are truly off the GOPe reservation and they intend to stay that way, but both those candidates have said or done things that make one wonder.
Email Scott Walker C/O support@mittromney.com
Running against the GOPe was a natural for Governor Walker. I actually hoped he would come out swinging from the start, but he didn't.
Raising campaign money involves keeping that GOPe happy, but running against Boehner/McConnell's failed leadership should have been a given.
I couldn’t watch the video. Glenn Beck with his smug attitude is disgusting. I wish I could believe the sincerity of anyone who is just now coming out against the GOPE, but we’ll see. Walker is low key and maybe a quiet fighter, but, we’ll see what happens.
Then how is Cruz #1 in hard money and #2 in PAC money? He assuredly is not "keeping the GOPe happy" by any means.
Too little, too late. Even if anyone can show he said or meant the things he is now saying, he is only now saying them clearly because of Trump. Walker joined the party late and is simply a boring, very boring me-too candidate.
I certainly hope so. Both Trump and Walker talk the talk in this campaign, but only Walker walks the walk and has a proven record. Hopefully GOP voters look at the respective records of both and realize Walker is genuine whereas Trump is conservative when it suits his needs.
I guess his masters see his only chance at winning is to be seen attacking them. Just too transparent at this point, can’t see it working.
They are really out of options when it comes to Trump.
LOL.
You know the answer to your own question and should have "gotten it" in my post!
Cruz is NOT part of the D.C. establishment!
Cruz got donations from me and several thousands just like me!!!
Cruz is the real deal.
More power to Scott... hasnt ghost of a chance but at least he is starting to SPOUT OFF... up his game..
If he wants get some traction he must do more of THAT..
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