The Grand ole Party civil war opens on another front, eh?
Senate Republicans are expressing dismay, publicly and privately, over the House GOP’s vote to remove Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from leadership, which some GOP lawmakers see as a worrisome sign of former President Trump’s continued grip on the party.
It’s not lost on them that their own leader, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), has also dismissed Trump’s claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election as “repeated election lies” and they themselves are under pressure from Trump to find a new leader.
Many GOP senators, however, are keeping quiet about their concerns and would prefer to talk about other subjects, namely what they view as President Biden’s far-too-costly infrastructure agenda and plan to raise taxes on corporations.
It’s possible that if Cheney, who had eyed a run for Senate in 2013 and again in 2019, was a member of the Senate GOP leadership, she wouldn’t have been deposed.
Several members of the Senate GOP leadership as well as other prominent GOP senators expressed disappointment over Cheney’s fate on Wednesday, shortly after House Republicans fired her from the leadership ranks on a voice vote…
One guy not unhappy at Cheney’s outer?
Texas Land Commissioner George P Bush,son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush .
Unlike the rest of the Bush family,George P has been an enthusiastic supporter of Donald Trump.
“We need leaders in Congress who stand up for conservative Republican ideology and Liz Cheney is not that leader,”Bush said.He continued that she should be “reigning fire down on Biden not the:President.( apparently referring to Trump and at least hinting that he doesn’t accept the result of the 2020 election)”
Methinks George P is looking to run for higher office in Texas.This type language will set him in good stead for such a race.
Was there ever any doubt that being Texas Land Commissioner was only a stepping stone for George Prescott?
Will Trump have the same loyalty to GP as GP appears to have towards Trump?
Interesting results from an Economist/You Gov poll–71% of Republicans under 45 favor more government spending to create jobs, even if it means higher taxes.
GOP presidents have been supporting increased spending for decades. The difference is that Republican Presidents prefer to borrow the money.