'Baggers-GOP civil war? BREWER not endorsing PEARCE. & KS moderates blame KOCHs for losses
Plus, no speaking roles at the Rethug convention for BACHMANN, GRINCH, CAIN, & GOODHAIR.
Peeve: Is it just me or does the HuffPo have *different* headline/titles on the front page and then inside the links. Irritating.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/jan-brewer-russell-pearce-endorsement_n_1761771.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
[font size=5]Jan Brewer 'Not Inclined' To Endorse Russell Pearce[/font]
Ousted Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce, the Republican behind the state's immigration law, S.B. 1070, isn't likely to get any help from Gov. Jan Brewer (R) this year, even though she supported him in the past.
When asked by the Arizona Capitol Times whether she would endorse Pearce in his bid for the state senate, she was dismissive.
"I'm not inclined to," she said.
The two were formerly allies in the fight over Arizona's immigration law, which passed in 2010 when he was president of the state senate. Brewer's support was boosted in the immediate aftermath of the law, despite national controversy, but it ended up having negative consequences for Pearce, who was recalled in November 2011. He has also been plagued by questions about ethics violations and, more recently, allegations that the motivations behind S.B. 1070 were racist.
The longtime state lawmaker is attempting to reenter the state senate this year, but first must defeat fellow Republican Bob Worsley in the upcoming GOP primary. Brewer told the Capitol Times she hadn't given "any thought" to whether she would endorse Worsley. ....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/steve-morris-kansas-senate-koch-brothers_n_1757928.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
[font size=5]GOP Leader Blames Koch Brothers For Major Losses
Steve Morris, Kansas Senate President, Blames Moderates' Defeat On Conservative Attack Ads[/font]
CHICAGO -- The leader of Kansas' moderate Republicans said three weeks of attack ads from conservative groups, including those with ties to the Koch brothers, are to blame for Kansas Senate moderates' losses during Tuesday's primary.
Morris, the president of the National Conference of State Legislatures which is holding its annual summit meeting in Chicago this week, said conservative groups including Americans for Prosperity, the Club for Growth, the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Kansas Right to Life spent between $3 and 8 million.
Morris noted that the Koch brothers also helped fund the campaign, using Kansas as a testing ground for their ideas. "They said it will be an ultraconservative utopia," Morris said of the Kochs. "It depends on your definition of a utopia." ....
Last night's results mean Republicans will fill at least 32 Senate seats and conservatives will control 27. Conservatives are facing off with several Democratic senators, including Sen. Laura Kelly (D-Topeka), who has been a main opposition leader on budget and tax policy in the Senate. Morris and others expect conservatives to target Kelly, among other Senate Democrats, for defeat in November, including possibly saturating the airwaves with ads attacking her before the election. ....
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