[Cincinatus' Wife]

Ha! The most deliberative body needs to stick its head out the window and get a clear look at the public mood; it isn't Obama-lite.

[KC_Lion]

Uniparty Ping!

[jsanders2001]

The RINO are already at work for their DemoRat overlords.

[JRandomFreeper]

The GOP-E isn't going to win any democrat votes, but they can lose conservative votes by running a liberal.

/johnny

[Freeping Since 2001]

This article relies on the premise that Cruz isn’t anti-Washington enough.

[catfish1957]

Must be getting closer to POTUS election than I thought. The McCain/Romney/Dole RINO faction is already starting their "Get in line or we will be destroyed" speeches.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Oh Heck lets just run Mitt again. :-)

[xzins]

I no longer support Rand Paul at all. It would be like running Mitch McConnell for the presidency.

Marco Rubio made a mistake on amnesty. He withdrew his support for the comprehensive, compromise amnesty bill. I’m willing to give him another chance. My concern with Rubio is his relative youth and inexperience.

Ted Cruz is by far my favorite. He’s right on every issue important to me. Again, however, my concern with Cruz is his relative youth and inexperience. That was no issue with the democrats supporting Obama, so I will support Cruz to the hilt. However, being honest, I will admit that one of the issues for me with Obama (relatively minor compared to his communist belief system) was his inexperience.

I will support Jeff Sessions of Alabama for the presidency for the same reason I support Cruz. He is not inexperienced. He is not running.

Of all the governors, Governor Perry of Texas is by far my favorite, he is right on God, Life, Self Defense, and small government. He has some amnesty ideas I don’t share.

Next would be Scott Walker of Wisconsin(?). He is wrong on amnesty.

[God luvs America]

misleading headline as the criminal liberal media starts a campaign to pick the GOP rep in 2016...the quotes say that prefer a Washington outsider who can govern- not that they hate Cruz or Rubio....there’s nothing wrong with that opinion...

[Timber Rattler]

The usual GOP-E suspects.

[Darren McCarty]

I’m just saying I want to elect somebody, and everybody is so anti-Washington now that it might be better to have somebody that’s outside of Washington,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), one of the upper chamber’s most senior Republicans.

Mike Pence and Scott Walker.

“If you talk about the top tier, you’re talking about Christie, Bush, Walker and the governor of Louisiana,”

Christie and Bush are losers. Walker I'd support. Jindal isn't my first choice, but I'd vote for him over Christie and Bush.

[DoodleDawg]

They worry that Washington has become so toxic that it could poison the chances of any nominee from Congress in 2016.

The Democrats are probably going to nominate Hillary Clinton, the consumate Washington insider. So how could nominating someone from the Senate hurt the GOP by comparison?

[Bratch]

Fearful of a third successive Democratic triumph, concerned Senate Republicans are turning against 2016 presidential bids by upstart hopefuls within their own ranks.

In forceful comments to The Hill, GOP senators made it plain that they would much prefer their party nominate a current or former governor over Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Marco Rubio (Fla.) or Rand Paul (Ky.). Those senators have created a buzz among conservative activists, but their colleagues in the upper chamber are eager to support a nominee from outside Washington with a record of attracting independents and centrist Democrats.

[ThunderSleeps]

Fearful of a third successive Democratic triumph...

Take a good hard look around America. These last 6 years and what you see around you from just down the street out to the Ukraine are the result what the liberals and democrats call a "triumph." Yeah. Ready for a real change? Me too.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Why do they (the RINOs quoted in the article) keep mentioning Rubio? Are they trying to rebuild his credibility with the base so he can be their “consolation” prize as the Veep candidate for Jeb?

Personally, I like the thought of a Scott Walker/Ted Cruz ticket.

[GeronL]

They are seeking the next designated loser

[Uncle Miltie]

GOPe can’t stand conservatism.

What’s new?

[txrangerette]

Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) said Cruz became a hero among conservatives for making a stand against ObamaCare during last year’s government shutdown but that this might hurt him among swing voters in a general election.

“I’ve always said about Ted or whomever: Can you broaden the base? Can you appeal to that Republican or Democrat out there who says, ‘I want a president who can govern, who can start fixing the problems?’

“Whether it’s Ted or Marco or whoever, they have to be able to close the deal. They have to be able to make the case that, ‘I can do it — I can literally lead this government,’ ” he said.

Good Grief, Nebraska.

[SharpRightTurn]

“their colleagues in the upper chamber are eager to support a nominee from outside Washington with a record of attracting independents and centrist Democrats.”

Uh, like, maybe, Mitt Romney? He was from outside Washington, attracted independents, and came as close to attracting “centrist” Democrats (assuming there is such a thing) as anyone.

How did that work out?

Or maybe they’re thinking of Jebbie Bush or Doughnut Boy Cristie.

Yeah, that’s the ticket [for 8 years of the Hildebeast].

[SharpRightTurn]

““What you don’t need in the White House is somebody who is so horribly dogmatic,” [Galen] said.”

So Mr. Political Consultant Expert tells us someone like Obummer, a hardcore ideologue who is horribly dogmatic, cannot win. Leading one to infer that a squish, like Romney or McCain, can win?

Brilliant.

[bill1952]

everybody is so anti-Washington now that it might be better to have somebody that’s outside of Washington,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley

Scott Walker would be good to him?- How about Florida governor Rick Scott?

Florida would be nice to have in the electoral bag.