Can anyone spare a life vest? Asking for some friends in GOP leadership…
As Speaker Boehner continues to flail in an attempt to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the political fallout is seemingly endless. Boehner, Congressional Republicans' already low approval ratings, and even relations between the House and Senate GOP caucuses all continue to take on water over the struggle to pass a clean DHS funding bill.
Today's maneuvering is just the latest humiliation for the GOP, raising doubts that the Republicans can even function as a majority party. Some conservatives are even leading a whisper campaign to oust Speaker Boehner. Speaker Boehner's inability to manage this internal discord and dissension may not merely lead to his downfall, but that of his party as well. But don't take our word for it -- check out these no good, very bad headlines raking Boehner and the GOP over the coals...VIDEO: Jeb Bush: CPAC's Persona Non Grata
CPAC 2015. Thousands of attendees, hundreds of speakers and panelists, and upwards of a dozen GOP presidential hopefuls. And yet, a singular, overwhelming theme from the Conservative confab -- unmistakable rancor for former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. All three days of the conference found Conservatives landing jab after jab on Jeb, from Laura Ingraham to Chris Christie to Donald Trump.
Video Ties Bush to Nigerian Pump Deal He Denied Involvement In
SHOT: Bush Denied Involvement With The Nigeria Deal…
Bush Claimed He Was Not Involved In The Nigerian Pump Deal. According to St. Petersburg Times, “Bush-El was an affiliated company that promoted MWI’s equipment overseas. Bush has said he was not involved in the Nigerian pump deal.” [St. Petersburg Times, 7/27/02]CHASER:
VIDEO: Jeb Bush Traveled To Nigeria And Met With Col. Abdu One Mohammed, The Governor Of Borno State Nigeria, Touted Opening Of MWI Factory. Video. [Naples Daily News, 2/28/15]
Scott Walker: "Most Significant" Foreign Policy Decision Was Firing American Workers
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, fresh off of comparing middle class American workers in his state to ISIS, is tripling down on the idea that doing Wall Street's dirty work will prepare him to face down foreign threats. This morning at a closed Club for Growth event, Walker called Reagan's decision to fire 11,000 air traffic controllers the most important foreign policy decision in his lifetime. Scott Walker was born in 1967. Here's a brief list of major foreign policy decisions that have occurred in his lifetime: - Nixon opening China - The global war on terror - Every START treaty - The Vietnam War - American involvement in Kosovo
Walker flailing on ISIS
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker revealed over and over again at CPAC yesterday that he's not up to the task of confronting ISIS and doesn't understand the threat. How bad was it? Even Rick Perry and the National Review thought he went too far. First, Walker compared thousands of middle class Wisconsinites who protested his destructive policies to ISIS terrorists. Then, trying to do damage control, he said that no, he didn't meant to compare the two, but that the intensity was similar.
VIDEO: Watch Walker Compare Wisconsinites to ISIS
Governor Scott Walker, who has a record of ducking foreign policy questions, showed why today at CPAC. When asked what his plan was to deal with ISIS, Walker compared thousands of middle class constituents protesting his destructive policies to ISIS. Watch the stunning video here:
MEMO/VIDEO: Floundering Republican Candidates Are Desperate To Right The Ship At CPAC
It's CPAC time. That means thousands of Republicans are descending on National Harbor over the next few days. And at this rate, it seems that about half of them will run for president. Now all they need is one viable candidate. The 2016 Republican presidential primary began unexpectedly early, when Jeb Bush made the December declaration that he was "actively exploring" a run at the White House, accelerating his rivals' timeline in the process. Maybe they shouldn't have jumped the gun. If the last couple months have shown us anything, it's how wildly unprepared for primetime this cast of presidential hopefuls truly are.
VIDEO: Scott Walker: The Fringe Candidate
The good news for Gov. Scott Walker is that a new poll shows him right in the mix of what promises to…
Christie's Budget Address Highlights Terrible Track Record
Chris Christie's team got one thing right when they released this hopped-up movie trailer for this afternoon's address: his budget…
Frontrunner to Fringe: Scott Walker's Tumble
Just a couple weeks ago, it looked like Scott Walker had catapulted himself to frontrunner status in what remains a comically crowded and flawed Republican primary field. But we quickly learned that Walker isn't quite ready for primetime. Since being dubbed the leader of the GOP pack, Scott Walker has managed to marginalize his candidacy with an astounding display of gutlessness. First, he was asked flatly if he believed in evolution, and refused to answer. Then, he stood beside Rudy Giuliani as the former mayor raised racially-tinged questions about Barack Obama's patriotism. Asked point-blank, Scott Walker was not willing to concede that the president of the United States of America in fact loves America. Then, Walker took his act one step further when he claimed not to know whether Barack Obama was a Christian because he's "never asked him" that. Perhaps Walker was inspired by his meeting earlier last week with birther-in-chief Donald Trump. All this has been enough to make Democrats yearn for 2008 and the comparative civility of John McCain. But Scott Walker's willingness to entertain such radicalism in order to avoid political risks is more than just a sign of his utter lack of a leadership. It's a sad commentary about the party he belongs to -- a party in which Scott Walker and the fringe have become mainstream.