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On to Cleveland!

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 Buck Banks

GOP conventions always begin with lofty plans,
Though usually they wind up in places like Cleveland.
In sports or political chatter,
It’s the outcomes that really matter.
Cleveland may not get LeBron, but will settle for old white Republicans.

Nonreform’s the Norm

July 1, 2014 Buck Banks

For Republicans, it’s a source of chronic inflammation,
And in the midterms, it would mean mass immolation.
And so, alas,
It shall not pass,
‘Til the GOP is hoisted upon the petard of immigration.

One Third of Republicans Not Happy with GOP Leadership

June 16, 2014 Buck Banks

30%

Of Republicans have a favorable view of Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. Also troubling for the GOP leaders is the fact that 45% of Republican respondents said GOP leadership in Congress is not conservative enough.

Paul: GOP Should Not Be ‘Democrat Light’

June 16, 2014 Buck Banks

There are people who say we need to be more moderate. I couldn’t disagree more.

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by the Des Moines Register, saying Republicans should not just be “Democrat light.”

Cochran In the Dark Over Cantor

June 13, 2014 Buck Banks

I don’t know what you’re talking about. What happened in Virginia?

— Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), quoted by Fox News, apparently unaware that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R) lost his seat in a primary.

Drowned In Tea

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 Buck Banks

So Eric Cantor has lost his GOP leadership hat,
And the party doesn’t know what to do about that.
A Republican giant,
Cantor remains defiant,
Though, we note, he was beaten by a Tea Party Brat.

Cantor Spent Almost as Much on Steak as Brat Did on Entire Campaign

June 12, 2014 Buck Banks

$168,637

Amount Eric Cantor’s campaign spent at steakhouses compared with the $200,000 his challenger, David Brat, spent on his entire campaign, according to the New York Times.

Newt’s Whining About Obama Again

June 12, 2014 Buck Banks

If you’re a conservative, you think Barack Obama is literally destroying the country you love. And you watch your leadership and they seem unwilling to take him head on, and also unable to outmaneuver him.

— Newt Gingrich, quoted by the New York Times.

Tancredo Says He Would Have Toasted Cantor’s Defeat

June 12, 2014 Buck Banks

If I were a drinking man, I’d have been drunk last night. I’d have been celebrating like crazy.

— Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), quoted by KDVR, on Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) defeat in a GOP primary.

Barbour: Ideological Purity is the Enemy of the GOP

June 2, 2014 Buck Banks

Tag: GOP in Trouble

On to Cleveland!

Nonreform’s the Norm

One Third of Republicans Not Happy with GOP Leadership

30%

Paul: GOP Should Not Be ‘Democrat Light’

There are people who say we need to be more moderate. I couldn’t disagree more.

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by the Des Moines Register, saying Republicans should not just be “Democrat light.”

Cochran In the Dark Over Cantor

I don’t know what you’re talking about. What happened in Virginia?

— Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), quoted by Fox News, apparently unaware that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R) lost his seat in a primary.

Drowned In Tea

Cantor Spent Almost as Much on Steak as Brat Did on Entire Campaign

$168,637

Amount Eric Cantor’s campaign spent at steakhouses compared with the $200,000 his challenger, David Brat, spent on his entire campaign, according to the New York Times.

Newt’s Whining About Obama Again

If you’re a conservative, you think Barack Obama is literally destroying the country you love. And you watch your leadership and they seem unwilling to take him head on, and also unable to outmaneuver him.

— Newt Gingrich, quoted by the New York Times.

Tancredo Says He Would Have Toasted Cantor’s Defeat

If I were a drinking man, I’d have been drunk last night. I’d have been celebrating like crazy.

— Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), quoted by KDVR, on Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) defeat in a GOP primary.

Barbour: Ideological Purity is the Enemy of the GOP

Reagan compromised on everything. It’s idiocy to think 60 million Republican voters can agree on everything.

— Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R), quoted by the Washington Post.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%