The Juice Is Loose

While we keep hearing how Democrats are in disarray and falling apart, keep in mind that the number one target for at least one Tea Party PAC, the Tea Party Leadership Fund, is squeezing Orange Julius right out of office.

A tea party group has launched a campaign to support primary challenges against all 87 Republicans who voted for the deal in late October to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. 

The Tea Party Leadership Fund, a PAC affiliated with the group TheTeaParty.net, began a fundraising push — dubbed the “Primaries for Traitors Fund” — shortly after the shutdown deal passed in the House, and they are now ramping up efforts to find “credible candidates” in each of the districts, said the fund’s treasurer, Dan Backer. 

“From our perspective, we see this as a signature vote. You can’t be a conservative and vote to raise the debt ceiling,” Backer said. “I recognize there are some places where voters may actually think that was the right vote. And there may be places where you have an incumbent who wins with 90% of the vote every time and there’s not a credible challenger. I recognize that, but we’re certainly going to do our best.” 

Backer says the group has honed in on a few specific members to start: Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis, New York Rep. Peter King, North Carolina Rep. Robert Pittenger, Louisiana Rep. Charles Boustany, and most importantly, Backer said, House Speaker John Boehner in Ohio. 

“Our goal is to keep going one after another after another as our resources allow. To get our feet wet, we’re starting out with a few, but nobody is going to get a pass,” he said.

So with these guys actively looking to bring down any Republican who votes to raise the debt ceiling through primary challenges for them, who wants to take the bet that Republicans won't shut down the government or breach the debt ceiling in the next two months?

Remember, these guys are spending money to elect people who will choose to destroy America's economy and throw us back into a recession, if not depression.  They will certainly target anyone who votes in January to raise the debt ceiling and they're using the only weapon that matters to Republicans, money, to do it.

So yes, this is about to be a massive problem for the GOP in about a month.  And you expect Orange Julius to handle it?

Oh, and you don't see Democrats trying to primary Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi, do you.  There's a reason for that.  Mitch McConnell and Orange Julius?  In real trouble.

Now, which party is disintegrating again?