Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) wants to kick Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo
out of the Republican Party. Why?
Washington - A San Diego Republican congressman wants Colorado U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo kicked out of the Republican Party because he endorsed an independent who is running against a Republican in California. . . .
The circular firing squad in the Republican party continues. Cross posted at SoapBlox Colorado. More details below:
The criticism came after anti-illegal-immigration stalwart Tancredo taped a radio advertisement backing Jim Gilchrist for election to a Newport Beach, Calif.-based seat in the U.S. House. Gilchrist founded the Minuteman Project, a citizens group that patrols the U.S.-Mexico border.
Gilchrist is running as an independent in a special election today against two Republicans, one of whom - John Campbell - is endorsed by the California Republican Party. . . . Tancredo said he did not expect Gilchrist to win . . . . Utah's Rep. Chris Cannon also questioned Tancredo's Republican credentials after Tancredo backed a challenger to Cannon in a Republican primary.
Issa lambasted Tancredo last week at the Republican U.S. House members' weekly meeting.
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Tancredo called Issa a "country-club Republican" who is out of touch with the common man.
Issa said he served in the Army and started his business with $7,000, adding, "I've never gone to a country club, and I don't golf."