Chamber of Commerce sets GOP goal for 2014: ‘No fools on our ticket’

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/26/chamber-of-commerce-sets-gop-goal-for-2014-no-fools-on-our-ticket/



Chamber of Commerce sets GOP goal for 2014: ‘No fools on our ticket’
By Travis Gettys
Thursday, December 26, 2013 8:40 EST

The GOP’s corporate allies have set a New Year’s resolution they hope will lead to electoral victory in the 2014 midterms: “No fools on our ticket.”

Republican House leaders are planning to impose discipline on unruly members to help avert the party squabbles that badly damaged the GOP brand, and major donors and advocacy groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Crossroads intend to develop and fund more centrist candidates.

“Our No. 1 focus is to make sure, when it comes to the Senate, that we have no loser candidates,” said Scott Reed, the top political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told the Wall Street Journal. “That will be our mantra: No fools on our ticket.”

Presumably, Reed’s talking about candidates such as Mark Jacobs, Bob Vander Plaats, Chris McDaniel and David Barton.

[Bohunk68]

1. If that is indeed the case,

Then there is no worry about the election. There will be no Republics on the ballot. Do I need a sarcasm thingee?

[DemocraticWing]

2. I'll call my Republican Congressman and let him know.

He'll be disappointed I'm sure.

[kelliekat44]

3. I hope this applies to state houses as well and governorships. nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Just read on Bretbart they are spending

$50 million to defeat tea party candidates....

I won't link it but sounds good to me

[deminks]

5. Considering the GOPers are 3-4 deep on their bench for fools,

that is going to be quite a task.

I see the GOPer clown car revving up already.

[dawg]

6. So none of their incumbents are running?

That should help.

[spanone]

7. too late.

[dawg]

8. Instead of fools, the GOP will offer "qualified" candidates. Here is an example:

[MannyGoldstein]

9. They are becoming a Liberal organization, then?

Wow.

[BobUp]

10. No fools huh?

They seem to have a problem defining fools, we have at least two here in Wisconsin, Walker and Ryan.

We know the two in the photo aren't running for office, but look for more of their $$$$$$ to pour in the 2014 elections to try and buy something.

[rurallib]

11. in refutation of their assertion I offer

[NV Whino]

12. !!!!

Good luck with that!

[Gothmog]

13. Juanita Jean is wondering how the GOP will keep fools off the ticket

http://www.juanitajean.com/2013/12/27/let-us-hope-they-have-a-gun-or-something/

If you’re like me, and Lord help you if you are, you are probably wondering how they plan on stopping that.

I mean, let’s face it, That’s a mighty tall order there. I’d be more willing to try to get a drink out of a firehose than find the fools in the GOP and line them up in a row. The only shot I’d have at doing it is waiting for them to need to be watered and sneak up on them with a circus tent. Even that sounds kinda risky since so many of them need watering once a week.

The Chamber means the Tea Partiers. They think the Tea Partiers are fools because they not only want people to starve like the Chamber does, they also want people to not be gay when they starve.

I operate under the “you broke it; you bought it” theory here. The Chamber endorsed some of these fools.

To me, this is kinda like standing at the picnic table in Texas in July and saying, “Okay, no ants on this table, dammit,” and expecting the ants to pay heed.

Hey, Chamber of Commerce, you don’t have a “ticket,” Honey. You have a mess. A helluva mess

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