The head of Republican Senate campaign efforts said late Monday that GOPers in New York’s 23rd district “[paid] the price” for picking a nominee in a hotly contested special election behind closed doors.
But wait . . . it gets better.
NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh said on Monday that Cornyn’s tweet was directed at the local party and not at the NRCC or RNC.
So apparently, if the closed doors are located in Washington, D.C., everything is fine. If the closed doors are located in district, it is bad.
John Cornyn just expressed everything that is wrong with the Beltway Republican Establishment TM. And he has become so entrenched in it himself that he cannot see the hypocrisy.
He too went behind closed doors and picked Charlie Crist as the NRSC’s favorite in Florida and now we will do to John Cornyn and the NRSC in Florida exactly what we did in NY-23 to the NRCC and Pete Sessions — clean their clocks.
The NRCC spent $900,000.00 to get Dede Scozzafava elected and failed. John Cornyn told me months ago that the NRSC was picking Crist so the NRSC could free up money to go elsewhere.
The rational for that decision no longer holds water. If the NRSC does not stand down in Florida, Cornyn will further contribute to the party schism Pete Sessions started in NY-23.
And by the way, multiple County Chairs in NY-23 said they chose Scozzafava on the advice and input of the NRCC.
Good Grief, Cornyn...
MacAoidh Monday, November 2nd at 2:18PM EST (link)…for the love of Pete, shut the hell up. Exactly what good did he think he was going to do himself running his yap like that? Has he ever heard of glass houses?
Hope you didn't mean...
danasdaddy Monday, November 2nd at 2:48PM EST (link)for the love of Pete Sessions - he doesn’t have a whole lot of love to spare at present.
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
- Edmund Burke
Cornyn is starting to act like
izoneguy Monday, November 2nd at 2:28PM EST (link)the know it all uncle - you know - the old guy who says stupid stuff and thinks he is a genius?
Cornyn must be taking lessons from Joe Biden - ouch that hurts….
“When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”
Thomas Jefferson
re: Cornyn is starting to act like
unfatmatt Monday, November 2nd at 3:42PM EST (link)Don’t you mean Former Vice President Joe Biden?
I'll have to look for a bit to figure out what it was
ZeusKingoftheGods Monday, November 2nd at 3:59PM EST (link)but there are some things that he did a long time ago that seemed to be for the purpose of tweeking conservatives. I’ll let you know.
The Fear Factor in Public Governence
vassar Tuesday, November 3rd at 7:42AM EST (link)You should read that’s being said about the fear factor now. Go read “Vote Stealing and the Fear Factor in Public Governance” at TownHall.com. We’re for it.
VB
Cornyn is fine as a Senator but the NRSC is an utter disaster
bk Monday, November 2nd at 2:35PM EST (link)He's not always a fine Senator
ZeusKingoftheGods Monday, November 2nd at 3:05PM EST (link)but he is better than many especially in this Congress. I’d pick Cornyn any day over let’s say Al Franken or Barbara Boxer.
In this Congress there aren't more than 3-4 I might rank ahead of him
bk Monday, November 2nd at 3:30PM EST (link)His votes are almost always good and he does as good a job as seems possible on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
And heck I don’t think anyone else has had McCain drop an F-bomb on them personally, at least none reported that I can recall.
Oops.
ZeusKingoftheGods Monday, November 2nd at 4:03PM EST (link)bk-
See above. I meant to leave that as a response here to your post:
“I’ll have to look for a bit to figure out what it was but there are some things that he did a long time ago that seemed to be for the purpose of tweeking conservatives. I’ll let you know.”
Cornyn
cobrajohn Tuesday, November 3rd at 9:08AM EST (link)And I totally support Jeb Hensarling, but when he endorsed Dede in NY-23, I called and being respectful, told them what I thought as a constituent of his choice to endorse in that race! I talked to his Campaign Chairman Bunni Pounds and talked to his chief of staff in his district Richard Sanders and, in turn, they talked to Jeb.
If the legislators don’t know the mood of the people, they will follow the will of the advisors!
Cornyn wins the Pot & Kettle Award for the day
E Pluribus Unum Monday, November 2nd at 2:41PM EST (link)If he cannot see himself in his own characterization of NY23, vis a vis the Crist-Rubio situation, then he’s just an idiot.
I used to really like and respect this guy. Now I think he’s just gotten Beltway-ized.
Carthago delenda est
Out of touch and far removed from the people he serves.
Steph C Monday, November 2nd at 2:58PM EST (link)It’s a problem with 95% of them, isn’t it? They’ve been in Washington so long they forgot what it was like to be an ordinary citizen anymore. They’re insulated from the consequences of what they impose on the rest of us.
“[I]f the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.” –Candidus in the Boston Gazette, 1772
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Very interesting...
ZeusKingoftheGods Monday, November 2nd at 2:56PM EST (link)Erick-
Very interesting post indeed. I do not know that Rubio is the most conservative in the world but he’s leaps & bounds ahead of Crist. I still worry about Rubio on immigration. But Crist, I worry about on everything - including the “does he have a soul” department.
And don't get me wrong...
ZeusKingoftheGods Monday, November 2nd at 3:07PM EST (link)I’m not saying that I don’t like Rubio. I just am not worshipping at the Rubio alter when there are issues with which I disagree with him. He needs to back away from his support for amnesty.
Does he support amnesty?
ceili_dancer Monday, November 2nd at 4:42PM EST (link)I’ve never seen or heard anything along those lines.
Marco
Erick Erickson Monday, November 2nd at 4:46PM EST (link)does not support amnesty. No offense at all by this statement, but where I usually hear this is people see the hispanic guy and think he must support amnesty.
He was a strong voice against it and stood with Jim DeMint in opposition to both the President’s plan and the Pence plan.
Who will stand on either hand and keep this bridge with me?
Thanks for staightening that out boss.
ceili_dancer Monday, November 2nd at 4:53PM EST (link)See here by the way
Erick Erickson Monday, November 2nd at 4:57PM EST (link)Source
Who will stand on either hand and keep this bridge with me?
Marco is sensible on immigration
GregInFla Monday, November 2nd at 9:10PM EST (link)Marco Rubio has spoken of putting into any guest worker program agreements to get rid of citizenship-by-birth-here for children of guest workers. I have not heard anyone else mention that.
My wife and I will be meeting Marco Rubio tomorrow afternoon at a private home meet-and-greet here and I will try to ask him about immigration and report back here tomorrow about the meeting. I’ll also ask him if he’s spoken to Jeb Bush, whose endorsement would mean a lot here for Marco, in terms of support and finances. Jeb and Marco worked together when Marco was FL House Speaker and I have gotta believe that Jeb wants to come out for Marco.
– A true evolutionist would let endangered species die off. Anyone care to change sides?
Support Marco Rubio for US Senate.
GreginFla
soljerblue Tuesday, November 3rd at 1:26PM EST (link)Greg –
I gotta love your signature quote.
– A true evolutionist would let endangered species die off. Anyone care to change sides?
By that standard, the Dems are true evolutionists — they’re all for killing the unborn, euthanizing the terminally ill, and rationing health care to the elderly. So what if they let a few sand fleas, dodo birds, snail darters and polar bears live out their lives in peace. You gotta compromise somewhere.
Thanks soljerblue
GregInFla Tuesday, November 3rd at 9:18PM EST (link)That is an original perspective of mine. I have yet to debate it with an environmentalist evolution believer but it does seem like a contradiction to me. A funny situation was when all these scientists (which means evolution-believers) were trying to get this humpback whale back into the Pacific Ocean when it went up the Sacramento River in California. This animal was trying very hard to evolve into a land or fresh water creature, and these folks were pushing/guiding it back where it came from.
– A true evolutionist would let endangered species die off. Anyone care to change sides?
Support Marco Rubio for US Senate.
Rubio on Immigration
GregInFla Tuesday, November 3rd at 9:06PM EST (link)Marco covered this topic at a gathering this afternoon that I was very fortunate to have attended. Marco’s position is very similar to Fred Thompson’s attrition policy. First, illegals cannot be given citizenship. Steps to take are:
(1) Secure the borders. Without this, nothing done means anything. It is an immigration and a security requirement.
(2) Fix the current Visa system. Many people here illegally came here legally, and overstayed their Visas. The US legal system is not handling this situation well. Enforce laws on companies for status checks to keep illegals from getting jobs.
(3) Come up with a productive immigration policy. The illegals will leave on their own. (You cannot round up 11 million illegals without becoming a police state.)
Marco used a great example of the shortcomings of current policy: a person who throws a baseball 94 mph has better chance of getting into the US than a scientist curing cancer. I’ll have more elsewhere later.
– A true evolutionist would let endangered species die off. Anyone care to change sides?
Support Marco Rubio for US Senate.
Is the disconnect that big...
enrique Monday, November 2nd at 2:57PM EST (link)…between the GOP establishment and the grassroots/rank and file? Are they completely clueless?
I’m beginning to think I need to immediately reject whichever candidate the establishment supports because they’ll be squishy on economic issues (and others in NY-23 is any example). For instance, Crist-Rubio is a prime example. But how about the others?
What about Democrat turned Republican Trey Grayson in Kentucky? He was outraised by (I hate to say it) Rand Paul (who seems much more sane and normal than his father). Grayson was a Clinton Elector I think. Maybe he’s good now.
I don’t know who to trust. Just pretty sure it’s not the NRSC.
“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one striking at the root.” Henry David Thoreau
The answers to your first questions are yes and yes
bk Monday, November 2nd at 3:31PM EST (link)or so it seems to me.
The NRSC, NRCC, RNC all need an enema
peg_c Monday, November 2nd at 2:59PM EST (link)Cannot fully express my disgust with the way NY-23 happened. I only wish one of them would call me for money!!
Government cannot be the solution when government is the problem.
I would actually give money
antisocial Monday, November 2nd at 3:38PM EST (link)if these guys will say the following:
“I am Sorry. I won’t do that again. Please forgive me.”
No you can’t - Moe Lane
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The Emperor has no clothes!!!
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Republicans who lost the Crap-and-Raid fight in the House -
Mary Bomo Mac (CA-45)
Mike Castle (DE)
Mark Kirk (IL-10)
Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Chris Smith (NJ-04)
Leonard Lance (NJ-07)
John M. McHugh (NY-23)
Dave Reichert (WA-08)
anti, talking the talk is not good enough
peg_c Tuesday, November 3rd at 6:50AM EST (link)If they actually start walking the walk, I’ll do it.
Government cannot be the solution when government is the problem.
Let's hope they get the message
10ksnooker Monday, November 2nd at 3:17PM EST (link)Else they face extinction and America faces a sad future.
RINO season has officially opened.
Between
unfatmatt Monday, November 2nd at 3:44PM EST (link)this, TARP, and that big brother internet surveillance bill he co-sponsored, I’m ready to see him go.
Cornyn's behavior is not surprising...
bs Monday, November 2nd at 6:04PM EST (link)…considering these comments that he made about Kirk & Illinois back in March.
Decorum is fo’ suckas
Now, that's maddening...
merryj1 Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:08AM EST (link)…and not too bright if he thinks a conservative “can’t get elected” in Illinois when he’s talking about the seat Peter Fitzgerald held. Fitzgerald, a true conservative, had to fight his own Party for his full term; he resigned at least partially because the Illinois ‘heavies’ were still in a snit that he’d won the Primary against a hand-picked (George Ryan’s) candidate to keep her from trying a gubnatorial run opposing Ryan.
For that matter, it was due to Party lip-diddling that Mosley-Braun took that seat in the “Year of the Woman:” The committeemen decided no one could beat Dixon, so they slated an attorney (Williamson, I think) who didn’t really want to be a senator and campaigned as though he’d rather be out fishing. Dixon lost the Primary to Mosley-Braun, and the GOP had already out-smarted itself.
In any event, Kirk’s “Cap & Clobber” vote means he won’t get mine.
Heh...it just ghet's better and better...
AceInTX Monday, November 2nd at 6:09PM EST (link)I’ve been trying to find an article I read when the Scozzafava candidacy was first announced where Sessions explained their roll in her selection…can someone help me out? If it can be found…it would be very instructive compared to what’s being said now.
It may have been posted under Erick’s name…I’m not sure but I can’t Google it and find it
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I posted a number of days ago
michigan Monday, November 2nd at 7:27PM EST (link)along with a couple of links to articles in the local newspapers from last summer when Dede was chosen by local Republican county chairpersons. It wasn’t an acknowledgment from the National Republicans.
Half the harm that is done in this world
Is due to people who want to feel important
They don’t mean to do harm
But the harm does not interest them.
Or they do not see it, or they justify it
Because they are absorbed in the endless struggle
To think well of themselves.
T. S. Eliot
Crist
tomaso Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:16AM EST (link)Erick: Will you ask the powers that be, if RINO Crist will support the Republican nominee if he, RINO Crist is not? I will not vote for the democrap, but I will not vote for RINO Crist, either. I will write in my own name.
Write in Ozzy Osbourne
redpens Tuesday, November 3rd at 11:56AM EST (link)in Florida if you have to choose between the democrap and Governor
Suntan
I'll write in Rush Limbaugh in Florida
GregInFla Tuesday, November 3rd at 9:09PM EST (link)If its Meeks vs. Crist. Rush is a qualified, full-time resident.
– A true evolutionist would let endangered species die off. Anyone care to change sides?
Support Marco Rubio for US Senate.
Too Busy
dclamage Tuesday, November 3rd at 11:45AM EST (link)Too busy trying to get Liberals to like them. Too busy acting like Liberals thinking this is what the constituents want. Too busy sucking up to Democrats.
– Dan Clamage