Elected As Cost Cutters, GOP Freshmen Will Party With Fatcats Tonight

[sabra]

Source: ABC News

Tea Party Populists Will Be Among Republicans At Private High Roller Gala

They were elected on a promise to bring a frugal, belt-tightening agenda to a Congress known for profligate spending. But as the new, Republican House majority got set to take command, a dozen GOP freshmen were headed to the luxurious W Hotel for a gala fundraiser that commanded $50,000 for VIP guests.

The event scheduled for tonight – which is closed to the press -- will be held at a hotel that describes its own accommodations as "over the top," and will include a private concert by country music star Leann Rimes. The invite, sent to lobbyists, wealthy donors and political action committees, comes from America's New Majority, a group of newly minted Republican congressmen that includes a half-dozen of the victorious Tea Party members.

Tickets are $2,500 per person, and a book of eight tickets and a VIP suite will set a donor back $50,000, according to the invite.

A sure sign the event is cutting against the GOP message of austerity was the frosty response from incoming House Speaker John Boehner, who tops the list of "invited guests."

"The speaker designate is not planning to attend," Boehner Press Secretary Michael Steel told ABC News.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/elected-cost-cutters-gop-freshmen-party-fatcats-tonight/story?id=12537584

[Jackpine Radical]

1. How is this inconsistent with cutting costs?

Every one of those lobbyists will be pushing for deregulation of their respective industries, and we'll save millions we would have otherwise wasted on regulatory expenses. Think how much we can save if we just dump our shit into the lakes, streams and oceans. Think of the savings if we just drop our nuclear and toxic wastes somewhere out in the Pacific. Think of what we'll save if we make veterans injured in the line of duty pay for their own damn health care. Maybe then they'll learn to be more careful about driving their Hummers over land mines and whatnot.

[AsahinaKimi]

2. Sounds like their indoctrination ..

To turn the young Republicans fully to the dark side.

[TomCADem]

3. Lawmaker Defends Ritzy Gala for GOP Freshmen

Source: ABC News

The freshman GOP congressman behind Tuesday night's splashy fundraiser had no misgivings about throwing the event so soon after campaigning under the Tea Party banner to change Washington.

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Denham is among a dozen freshmen, Republican lawmakers who were elected on a promise to bring a frugal, belt-tightening agenda to a Congress known for profligate spending. But as the new, Republican House majority got set to take command, his group headed to the luxurious W Hotel for a gala fundraiser that commanded $50,000 for VIP guests.

The event scheduled for tonight – which is closed to the press -- will be held at a hotel that describes its own accommodations as "over the top," and will include a private concert by country music star Leann Rimes. The invite, sent to lobbyists, wealthy donors and political action committees, comes from America's New Majority, a group of newly minted Republican congressmen that includes a half-dozen of the victorious Tea Party members.

Tickets are $2,500 per person, and a book of eight tickets and a VIP suite will set a donor back $50,000, according to the invite first obtained by The Sunlight Foundation's Party Time website.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/elected-cost-cutters-gop-freshmen-party-fatcats-tonight/story?id=12537584

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I guess the GOP message is austerity for their constituents while they live it up in a huge victory lap party. We need to cut spending and cut taxes while we party like rock stars!

[MO_Dem]

4. "newly minted Republican congressmen"

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