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Subscribe to RSSThis morning, NBC News confirmed that Deputy Chief of Staff to Eric Cantor, Brad Dayspring, has resigned. Steve Stombres, Cantor's chief of staff released the following statement:
"Deputy Chief of Staff Brad Dayspring has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Brad will be missed and we wish Brad all the best luck in his future endeavors. He was a valued employee and did an outstanding job defining and defending our Republican Majority."
Late last night, rumors of Dayspring's departure began circulating around Capitol Hill. At this point, the circumstances surrounding his departure are unknown and sources close to the situation have been uncharacteristically tight lipped citing a respect for office privacy.
Dayspring, well known in Washington for his hard-charging and sometimes combative demeanor with the press, had achieved a reputation as a "ferocious pit bull," according to a GOP aide.
Deeply loyal to his former boss, perhaps more than anybody else, Dayspring had been involved in the cultivation of Cantor's political image as, an aide described, a "consistent conservative" over the last two-and-a-half years.
While Dayspring will leave the confines of his second floor office at the Capitol, he won't be straying too far from the Cantor operation, as he'll take a job with Cantor's Super PAC the "Young Gun Action Fund."
John Murray, the group's president and Cantor's former deputy chief of staff, wrote:
"It is with great enthusiasm that we're adding Brad Dayspring as a Senior Advisor to our team. When Young Guns was formed it was designed to help leaders like Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy chart a new course for the center-right movement and the House majority. Brad's years of work both on capitol hill and in the campaign world are a perfect blend to help take us to the next level."
Frank Thorp contributed to this report.
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Hmmmm. Is Mr. Cantor thinking of higher office? Note to John Boehner "Beware the ides of March"
Cantor seeks VP position is a possible.
Ummmm...
Are the circumstances really that unknown? I mean he resigned to join the superPAC of his former boss. I'm sure they discussed all sorts of details prior to his resignation. Shows how much of a sham the superPAC and the "non-communication" with the candidate are.
As long as it doesn't give any money directly to Cantor, they can pretty much do what they want. Pretty much everyone who is a big player on the Hill, and everyone who is a wannabe, has a "leadership" PAC, "Superpac", something. You give money to your current and future allies and then you've got them right where you want them. As something as a fan of "original intent", I can't really believe that this is what the Founders envisioned. It is the "system" as it has come to be, and the irony of it is that it is a result of the Law of Unintended Consequences. PAC's were supposed to be "reform", a way of making it transparent who was giving what to whom, in the aftermath of Watergate and all of the revelations of "dirty tricks" and suitcases full of cash.
Hell, he didn't quit. He just moved into a new office...
must have taken a page our of the obama playbook -- quite similar to the axelrod move last year
Cant you hear the knives sharpening? Sleep with one eye open Mr. Speaker.
Cantor - the guy that had investments in companies that would make a bundle if they didn't pass the debt ceiling. It's always me first, country last.
Good to see you Elise!!
"Young Guns Action Fund"---puhleeze. This from the man who wanted to deny disaster aid to storm victims or take it out of other previously appropriated funds.
Steeler Fan.
Who comes up with these names? Young Guns Action Fund" sound like a B western movie.
Maybe it is the same person who give some of the guys on Newsvine their inane avatar names.
Wonder if their logo will be a bulls-eye or crosshairs?
Cantor needs to get an education in government, economics, and political science or, like Romney, hire someone to tell him what to do and say.
he'll take a job with Cantor's Super PAC the "Young Gun Action Fund."
Shouldn't this say "Inaction Fund" ?????
Cantor is studying Boeher like a hawk.He'll pounce on the man with the tan and will have his job.
LOL....Just like Romney will do to Obummer this November.
**popcorn**
Good one Dog Pile!
michael1969 Your brain is a dog pile.
Awww, how sweet. I can even make the "special" people among us smile...;)
michael LOL "special" LOL
Hey Michael, didn't you used to ride the "short bus" to school?
So what is Dayspring going to do when neither Cantor nor the weeper of the House lose their seats? If the people of their respective districts are smart that will happen very soon.
You're right, neither is likely to lose his seat, so if there is still a Republican majority in 2013, maybe a shootout between the Cincy Crier and Mr. Young Gunn? If they lose, unlike Nancy P., Boehner will ride off into the sunset.
I trust the congressional Party of No will not send any federal funds to the areas hit by tornadoes.Remember many Ditto Heads want to do away with FEMMA and let the states take over.
bill -- you and me both; just look at this stat:
25 House-Passed Jobs Bills Stuck in the Democratic-Run Senate
james,
Actually it would be a waste of the Senates time because none of them could even get the 60 votes needed for cloture because they all call for tax cuts for the rich or deregulations or both.
your opinion, i respect that but i do not agree.
since you mention the "rich", would you be kind enough to define the term?
do you agree with the President that anyone that makes $200k or more is rich?
James,
$200k single/$250K joint is in the top 2% of income in this country.
However what our President has proposed is an increase on ONLY the income ABOVE $200K/$250K – the tax rate below $200K/$250K remains the same (no increase). In addition he has proposed another tax bracket for those that earn more than $1 million in a year but the tax for that is only on income above a million, below a million it remains the same.
Rich people = those with more than me and whom I should resent, unless they say that they care a lot about me and want to "help", in which case I forgive them if they are Democrats.
What a pile of dung! He needs to be forced to live on minimum wage for 10 years and see what its like.
The best change that could happen in Cantors office is to get rid of the smirk,arrogant demeanor of Cantor himself . That is the wimpiest most unimpressive looking member of congress ,he stands there with that smirk on his face with that smile . He comes off as someone who should be wearing a dress. The smirk and always needing to be front and center along with Boehners licking his lips like he needs/wants another drink while putting the screws to the american public with their racist actions and attitude to the President. Hopefully November will let the two of them tip toe through the tulips and hold hands on their way to somewhere else other then a governnent handout.Maybe a tanning tub.