Ace of Spades HQ headline says McConnell warns defense industry of Tea Party

‘Mitch McConnell To Defense Contractors: Help Us Defeat Tea Party Challengers If You Want That Sweet, Sweet Republican Defense Spending Back’

http://ace.mu.nu/#345765


‘GOP Incumbents Lean on Donors to Beat Back Primary Foes’

By Dion Nissenbaum
WSJ

“The effort to beat back challenges from the right goes beyond the defense industry. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups have been stepping in to help business-friendly Republicans aligned with the GOP leadership, a reaction to the government shutdown in October, which the business groups opposed, and a sign of worries that tea party-aligned candidates might try to eliminate tax breaks and spending favored by businesses.”

Former general counsel for the House Armed Services Committee says “leaders in both branches have essentially allowed, and continue to allow, the military to be a pawn in the greater debate."

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304173704579260133964574284

Or, entrenched Republican establishment leaders will ride the Defense Department as far as politically expedient and will take as much money as possible from the defense industry.