Congressional Wingnut Group Splinters Over Who's Wingnuttiest

[KamaAina]

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/01/congressional-conservative-group-splinters

It's always fun to watch Republican infighting! The group that launched Steve Scalise into his current position as Majority Whip is splitting into factions, because some of the members don't feel the famously extreme Republican Study Committee is conservative enough.

The group behind the government shutdown and destruction of any progress toward immigration reform in the last Congress is breaking away from the larger committee into a more exclusive, elite group of pure conservatives. This group will be invitation-only and consists mostly of those members with the worst attitudes toward Republican leadership.

The members have been talking for weeks, and they met Monday night to formalize their plans to institutionalize a competing, invitation-only organization that they see as a real conservative caucus that can push Speaker John Boehner rightward. Once a bastion for the conservative movement, the RSC has strayed too far from its original mission and been co-opted by the same party leaders it is meant to exert pressure upon, the members believe....

Many of the members will meet Tuesday evening with Sen. Ted Cruz to discuss their plans and other matters over pizza, though Cruz himself has not been involved in the formation of the new group. Cruz's chief of staff, Paul Teller, was fired from his role as RSC executive director in 2013 after provoking the ire of party leaders and some members of the group.

Pizza with Ted Cruz? An extra-large with Canadian bacon?

[pinboy3niner]

1. Ironically, Ted doesn't like ham

He does not like it, Sam- I-Am.

[underpants]

4. Here's how to tell if there is an infiltrator, someone wants black olives

[underpants]

6. Or a "Hawaiian"

[2naSalit]

2. And

Cuban burned beef?

[shenmue]

3. Mmmm, pizza. The only good thing about the whole story.

[AlinPA]

5. The KKK will be welcome in either group.