Republicans burn Curbelo after taking his PAC money

[DonViejo]

By MARC CAPUTO 06/29/2018 05:07 AM EDT

Congressman Carlos Curbelo touted his “What a Country!” political action committee as a way to support like-minded Republicans on immigration, dishing out $152,600 to 61 House Republicans over the past three years. But when Curbelo most needed their support, most of those Republicans deserted him.

Curbelo needed just 25 Republicans to support his push for a “discharge petition,” a parliamentary move designed to bypass House leadership and bring the issue of immigration reform to the House floor. But only 20 of the 61 Republicans he contributed to signed on, leaving the effort two votes short of the necessary threshold.

Worse, 13 Republicans who received money from “What a Country!” both refused to sign the discharge petition and also voted against the compromise legislation this week — denying the Miami Republican on his signature issue, immigration reform.

That failure is now haunting him on the campaign trail in Florida’s 26th congressional district, the nation’s most Democratic-leaning seat held by a Republican running for reelection.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/29/carlos-curbelo-what-a-country-pac-republicans-immigration-685931

[NewJeffCT]

1. womp womp

or, maybe I should say "I don't really care, do you?"

[uponit7771]

2. womp womp swamp in action

[cloudbase]

3. Sam Rayburn said this:

"Son, if you can't take their money, drink their whiskey, screw their women, and then vote against 'em, you don't deserve to be here."

[Orsino]

4. An average of US$2,500 per Congresscritter...

...and he thought that would have them doing an end run on FUCKING IMMIGRATION?

He's adorable.

[Phoenix61]

5. As we say in the South,

Well bless his heart.