Proof the establishment Republicans are owned by the same groups who own the democrats. The republican establishment is anti conservative. If the chamber is not against a Republican... that is a sign to vote them out of office. http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...ber-plans-100-million-campaign-conservatives/ While many conservatives celebrate the abrupt resignation of Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) 35% business groups backed by mega corporations are finalizing plans to neuter conservative lawmakers in 2016. The U.S. Chamber will take the lead, planning to spend $100 million in 2016, a large portion of which will be devoted to defeat conservatives in Republican primaries. Roll Call reports that “Some of business’ top targets in 2016 will be right-wing, tea party candidates, the types that have bucked the corporate agenda in Congress.” The $100 million the Chamber plans to spend this cycle is close to triple the amount the group spent in 2012, when President Obama was running for reelection. In 2014, when the Chamber launched its effort to attack conservatives in primaries, the group spent close to $70 million. The evolution of the Chamber’s political spending goes a long way to explain the current dysfunction in Washington. The organization will devote $170 million to combat conservatives in primaries and support establishment Republicans in the general, but only around $30 million when Obama is running for reelection. At the time business groups announced their heavy involvement in Republican primaries, Scott Reed, the Chamber’s top political consultant said, “[t]he need is now more than ever to elect people who understand the free market and not silliness.” The top legislative priorities for the U.S. Chamber, and many business groups, are reinstatement of the Export-Import Bank, an immigration overhaul that greatly expands the number of both legal workers and foreign work visas, and an overhaul of the corporate income tax. Only one of these priorities is clearly a free-market position. Conservatives support corporate tax reform, but oppose the other two priorities. Establishment Republicans, however, support all three. A perhaps larger problem for the Chamber, though, is that conservative priorities have no interest for them. ObamaCare has little impact on the large corporations that dominate the Chamber and most business organizations. Likewise, concerns over government spending and debt mean little in the corporate boardroom, many of which are dependent on large government contracts. For the largest corporations, regulations are a nuisance that can generally be managed, albeit expensively, through lobbying and the courts. The loss of John Boehner is a big blow to the Chamber and other business organizations. Boehner was one of the few House leaders to support reinstating the Ex-Im Bank, which does nothing for the economy but handsomely rewards a few corporations with deep political pockets. Boehner also, along with the entire Republican establishment, wants to expand immigration with the express purpose of increasing the labor pool. The brief government shutdown in 2013 prompted the Chamber to engage in Republican primaries. “The gang that wants to shut down the government, that’s a clear contrast to what the business community agrees is best for economic growth,” Reed said. It doesn’t matter than the Republican party won an historic landslide election just one year after the shutdown, the Washington establishment is convinced it hurt the party. The sudden resignation of Speaker Boehner will only further convince business groups to engage against conservatives in primaries. The Chamber has already spent $3 million on political ads this summer in an effort to support establishment Republicans. Its the earliest the organization has even run ads. The business effort will go beyond simply running TV commercials, though. The Business and Industry PAC, now run by former moderate Republican Rep. Jim Gerlach, is planning a grass-roots campaign among employees of major corporations. “But I’m still not sure yet how much employees understand the importance of their actual participation in the process,” Gerlach said, “so that’s going to be our job to educate them.” There was a time that the top priority of America’s largest businesses was simply to be left alone by the government. As a result, the interests of conservatives and business organizations were completely intertwined. For a long list of reasons, that time has faded away. Many large corporations don’t as much want government to get out of the way as to get on their side. Conservatives may not want an outright war with the largest business associations, but that war has already started.
If they want war, I say bring it on. We took down Eric Cantor and Boehner. Je! is looking shaky. This could be the catalyst that sparks a long overdue realignment of the parties or at least the republican party.
no one need be pure... trump is not... they just need to be anti establishment... anti illegal immigration, anti expanding govt and for lower taxes. That is probably 60% to 70% of america and we are pretty much unrepresented in Washington d.c.
We're at a point where both major parties regularly sell out their supporters. Other than blacks, no one has supported democrats more loyally than unions, but democrats have royally screwed blue collar union members. Yes, the democrats care deeply about school teachers and government drones, but what about steel and auto workers, coal miners, building trades, etc? One-sided free trade deals, unchecked immigration and environmental zealotry have caused massive job losses and pain for these formerly middle class families. Pushing unpopular radical social causes and siding with thugs over law and order rub salt in the wounds. Some may be waking up. The Teamsters pointedly withheld an endorsement of hillary, largely because of her opposition to the Keystone pipeline. At least democrats pay lip service to their supporters. Our leaders, like John McCain, sneer at us and are not shy about saying how embarrassed we make them. Their reaction to Tea Party outrage was to strip committee assignments from members who stood by their constituents. Now we get the spectacle of a bunch of overpaid and pampered CEOs, most of whom did nothing but asskiss effectively to get where they are, scolding us for having the temerity to expect our country's borders be respected. By golly, they plan to teach us a friggin' lesson, $100 mill to support sellout RINOs. Like I said, bring it on, assholes. You have a lot more to lose than we do. I'm comfortable with a realignment that leaves the democrats as the party of the super rich and the welfare class, which is pretty much what it is now. We can then have a populist opposition party of the middle class. If I have to wear the union label, I would rather do that than learn spanish.
From TeaParty.org... 15 Non-negotiable Core Beliefs 1. Illegal aliens are here illegally. 2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable. 3. A strong military is essential. 4. Special interests must be eliminated. 5. Gun ownership is sacred. 6. Government must be downsized. 7. The national budget must be balanced. 8. Deficit spending must end. 9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal. 10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must. 11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory. 12. Political offices must be available to average citizens. 13. Intrusive government must be stopped. 14. English as our core language is required. 15. Traditional family values are encouraged. Which ones do you have a problem with?
1. Illegal aliens are here illegally. Tautology. 2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable. Devil is in the details. 3. A strong military is essential. Agree. 4. Special interests must be eliminated. One man's interest is another man's special interest. 5. Gun ownership is sacred. Lol @ "sacred". Don't demean the word. 6. Government must be downsized. Government must be right-sized. 7. The national budget must be balanced. Nope. 8. Deficit spending must end. Nope. 9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal. Nope. 10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must. Right sizing income tax is a must. 11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory. Nope. 12. Political offices must be available to average citizens. Good luck with that. 13. Intrusive government must be stopped. If it is indeed intrusive, I agree. 14. English as our core language is required. Good luck with that, demography is destiny. 15. Traditional family values are encouraged. How far back can we go to define "traditional"?
That entire list makes sense to me, but the republican leadership will have serious problems with most of it. Or they will say they agree but, darn it, obama is against it and it is just impossible to do anything. They might have to play hardball and that can get ugly.