Cue the Alice Cooper Music – it’s Summer, and the GOP morals are easy: “We ain’t got no pride; We ain’t got no principles……”
But of all the parts of government where principles are set aside for expediency, nothing beats the US Senate – they don’t call it the “Most Exclusive Club in the World” for nothing, and the goal is life membership!
Personally, I think it’s more like a roach motel – once you get in, the members will do everything in their power to help you stay there, even for an old ‘beast’ like Thad Cochran, a turncoat like Arlen Specter, or a failed Senator like Scott Brown.
From the Senate Conservatives Fund (The antidote to the National RINO Support Committee):
According to a recent story published by American Spectator, several GOP lawmakers are now worried about the potential backlash from their donations to Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS). The report says,
“Several senators are more than a little uneasy with [Cochran’s] tactics, which they feel responsible for since they raised money for Cochran.”
They are responsible because they knew what they were funding. Thad Cochran and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) accused Chris McDaniel (R-MS) of being a racist back in October.
GOP Senate Contributions to Cochran
Senator — Amount Given — Phone Number
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — $60,000 — (202) 224-2541
Rob Portman (R-OH) — $40,000 — (202) 224-3353
Bob Corker (R-TN) — $30,000 — (202) 224-3344
Roger Wicker (R-MS) — $17,000 — (202) 224-6253
John Barrasso (R-WY) — $15,000 — (202) 224-6441
Roy Blunt (R-MO) — $15,000 — (202) 224-5721
John Cornyn (R-TX) — $15,000 — (202) 224-2934
Dean Heller (R-NV) — $15,000 — (202) 224-6244
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) — $15,000 — (202) 224-6665
John Thune (R-SD) — $15,000 — (202) 224-2321
Lamar Alexander (R-TN) — $10,000 — (202) 224-4944
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) — $10,000 — (202) 224-3521
Dan Coats (R-IN) — $10,000 — (202) 224-5623
Mike Crapo (R-ID) — $10,000 — (202) 224-6142
Mike Enzi (R-WY) — $10,000 — (202) 224-3424
Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — $10,000 — (202) 224-3744
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) — $10,000 — (202) 224-5251
Mark Kirk (R-IL) — $10,000 — (202) 224-2854
Jerry Moran (R-KS) — $10,000 — (202) 224-6521
Mike Johanns (R-NE) — $7,600 — (202) 224-4224
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) — $5,000 — (202) 224-3324
John Boozman (R-AR) — $5,000 — (202) 224-4843
Richard Burr (R-NC) — $5,000 — (202) 224-3154
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — $5,000 — (202) 224-5972
Jim Inhofe (R-OK) — $5,000 — (202) 224-4721
Johnny Isakson (R-GA) — $5,000 — (202) 224-3643
John McCain (R-AZ) — $5,000 — (202) 224-2235
Jim Risch (R-ID) — $5,000 — (202) 224-2752
Pat Roberts (R-KS) — $5,000 — (202) 224-4774
Richard Shelby (R-AL) — $5,000 — (202) 224-5744
Deb Fischer (R-NE) — $2,500 — (202) 224-6551
John Hoeven (R-ND) — $2,500 — (202) 224-2551
* These figures include funds given to Thad Cochran’s campaign and to the super PAC supporting his campaign.
If a Republican candidate can’t win a primary without race-baiting and courting Democrats with liberal policies, they should not be the Republican nominee.