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Mexican Invasion Title: Jeb Bush Campaign Throws Boehner Under Bus: Confirms Talks with Pro-Amnesty Staffer After Speaker’s Denial We have been in touch with hundreds of policy experts, Bushs spokeswoman said in an email. We have not offered Becky Tallent a job. Would refer you to Speaker Boehners office regarding Beckys current position. It is my understanding she is not planning to leave it. In other words, what Bushs spokeswoman is saying is that yes, theyve talked with Tallentand hundreds of othersand nothing has been finalized or set in stone yet, and that Tallent isnt ready to leave Boehner world yet. That confirms exactly what Breitbart News reported earlier on Friday. House Speaker John Boehners on-staff amnesty advocate Becky Tallent is in talks with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bushs potential presidential campaign for a job, meaning if she takes it shed leave Boehners office, this reporter wrote in the lead of the story, adding later in the piece that the mere fact that Bush world is discussing this openly means that Tallent is definitely interested. Its not finalized, and theres plenty of things that could derail the opportunity for her and for the Bush campaign. But nonetheless, the mere fact theyre talking is newsworthyeven if Boehner keeps her. Breitbart News cited two heavyweight political sources to back up the story about the talks. Jebs team is looking to hire Rebecca for policy, a former George W. Bush White House aide said. The fact that theyre talking to Becky speaks to the focus that Jeb puts on getting immigration across the goal line, a former senior staffer for Arizona Republican Sen. John McCains 2008 presidential campaign added. Boehners staffseveral sources tell Breitbart Newsinstead of getting all the facts and responding to the request for comment on the matter or ignoring the story, went into a frenzy behind closed doors. Tallent told several people in Boehners office the story wasnt truenot unexpected, since she wouldnt want to broadcast to her current employer shes been in talks for a potential gig with a different employer. But instead of leaving it there, Boehners communications director Steel took to Twitter to argue the Breitbart News story was inaccurate. This story is not true or accurate, Steel said via Twitter. Steel, Tallent, and Boehners other communications adviser Matt Wolkingwho was involved behind the scenes in attempting to quash the original storyhave not responded to a followup request for comment. They also havent answered specific questions about whether Boehner plans to continue employing Tallent in the wake of the revelation she would speak with the campaign of a politician who believes illegal aliens crossing the U.S. border illegally are engaging in an act of love. This is not the first time Steel has provided inaccurate or misleading information to reporters. For instance, most recently he claimed that there would not be retaliation for Republicans who voted for a GOP alternative to Boehner for Speaker of the House at the beginning of this Congress. That obviously was not true, as Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) lost original cosponsorship of a major bill that he had been previously been promised, and Reps. Richard Nugent (R-FL) and Daniel Webster (R-FL) were kicked off the powerful House Rules Committee. Webster was one of the three members who announced their candidacy as a Republican alternative for Speaker of the House, running with Reps. Ted Yoho (R-FL) and Louie Gohmert (R-TX). A total of 24 Republicans voted for a GOP alternative to Boehner, and one voted present on the day of the speakership vote in early January. The former Bush White House aide source for the original Breitbart News story mocked Boehners aides for their handling of this matter. Instead of letting a Friday process story die, Michael Steels uninformed, bull in a china shop tactics have yet again further discredited himself and the Speakers office, the Bush White House aide said when asked for further comment after the Bush campaign spokeswoman confirmed the original story. Tallent is a particularly controversial adviser because of her strong support for amnesty for illegal aliens, though Boehner and his staff dont think she deserves public criticism. She was the chief of staff to McCain in the mid-2000sand spearheaded, alongside the office of the now late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill in the twilight years of the George W. Bush administration. She ended up working for the Bipartisan Policy Center for some time after that, leading that pro-amnesty groups immigration work. During her time there, she made several appearances on national televisionincluding a C-SPAN appearance in which she claimed that American workers dont work hard enough to take on jobs in this country, and thats why Congress needs to grant illegal aliens amnesty and bring in more cheap foreign labor from overseas. There are jobs that American workers will not do, she said in that C-SPAN appearance, among other controversial remarks. She is now behind an effort in the House to help revive the once-dead border bill from House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX). That bill has only 48 miles of double layer fencing, despite the fact that current law requires 700 miles be built. It also doesnt stop Obamas catch-and-release policies for illegal aliens who get caught crossing the border. On the Senate floor this week, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)a chief sponsor of the Senate version of the McCaul billlaid out why Tallent is trying to bring it back to life. Flake said its part of a larger effort to help Republicans eventually vote on a bill to grant amnesty to illegal aliens in the U.S. right now and also to push legislation massively increasing the numbers of foreign workers imported into the U.S. The border bill, Flake argued, would allow Republicans to say they voted to secure the border, even though the border wouldnt actually be secured because of it.
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#1. To: cranky (#0)
Tallent told several people in Boehners office the story wasnt true. Steel believed her and denied the story. It's not as though he lied. Save the indignation for things that matter.
Anything other than mass suicide that involves the treasonous Bush Crime Family is a cause for indignation. I can't believe we still allow those bastards to vote,never mind run for office.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when its the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
That would be a refreshing change.
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