by MIKE FLYNN  15 Jun 2014

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's shocking loss in his primary last week left many observers wondering if the fallout would spark a GOP leadership shuffle. Cantor's opponent, econ professor Dave Brat, with a shoe-string budget and zero support from national tea party "organizations," ran a classic grassroots campaign and bested the powerful incumbent by more than ten points. With an increased turnout from two years ago, the result had all the markings of a real voter revolt.
Within hours of Cantor's defeat, though, the House GOP caucus rallied around his deputy, House Whip Kevin McCarthy, to replace him as number two in leadership. Rather than reflect on whether Cantor's loss signaled a larger issue, Republicans circled the wagons to preserve the status quo.
This is a bit like Lincoln replacing McClellan with the general's less-accomplished twin brother.
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There is perhaps no better example of how out-of-touch DC is with the rest of America than the following tweet from senior GOP "strategist" John Feehery, in reaction to MS Sen. Thad Cochran being forced into a run-off.

QuoteJohn Feehery @JohnFeehery

I guess Mississippi doesn't want Federal money anymore. I betcha there are 49 states that will gladly take it.
9:16 PM - 3 Jun 2014

The notion that voters should support a politician solely on the ability to extract more money out of the Treasury is precisely how a nation accumulates a $17 trillion debt. This rather petulent sentiment, mind you, comes from a Republican.

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Therein lies the problem, big government breeds big taxes which in turn breeds big debt. Which ultimately leads to more and more government control over every damn thing we do or say. 

".. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury....": Alexander Tytler

Quote from: tac on June 16, 2014, 05:37:58 AM
by MIKE FLYNN  15 Jun 2014

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's shocking loss in his primary last week left many observers wondering if the fallout would spark a GOP leadership shuffle. Cantor's opponent, econ professor Dave Brat, with a shoe-string budget and zero support from national tea party "organizations," ran a classic grassroots campaign and bested the powerful incumbent by more than ten points. With an increased turnout from two years ago, the result had all the markings of a real voter revolt.
Within hours of Cantor's defeat, though, the House GOP caucus rallied around his deputy, House Whip Kevin McCarthy, to replace him as number two in leadership. Rather than reflect on whether Cantor's loss signaled a larger issue, Republicans circled the wagons to preserve the status quo.
This is a bit like Lincoln replacing McClellan with the general's less-accomplished twin brother.
...
There is perhaps no better example of how out-of-touch DC is with the rest of America than the following tweet from senior GOP "strategist" John Feehery, in reaction to MS Sen. Thad Cochran being forced into a run-off.

The notion that voters should support a politician solely on the ability to extract more money out of the Treasury is precisely how a nation accumulates a $17 trillion debt. This rather petulent sentiment, mind you, comes from a Republican.

more here

Therein lies the problem, big government breeds big taxes which in turn breeds big debt. Which ultimately leads to more and more government control over every damn thing we do or say.

True, arrogance rules in the WH until all of these types are removed if by little at a time.  No matter if it takes a little while to weed out the self-servers, just get them out.  We can worry about top dog when we actually have a few good ones to choose and vote for.