GOP 'Young Guns' Book Features Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy

Three of the GOP's up-and-coming stars -- the party's "Young Guns" -- have announced plans to release a book just in time for election season.

The book, authored by House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and subtitled "A New Generation of Conservative Leaders," will, according to a publisher's description, "outline a new direction for the Republican party in terms of engaging a new and diverse party leadership, modernizing and winning policital campaigns, and thinking about the long term policies that will show how to restore America's greatness by reasserting and reapplying its principles."

The description continues:

A year and a half into President Obama's administration, it has become clear that the voters' disgust with Washington has been mistaken for the desire for a far-left agenda. Cantor, Ryan and McCarthy are proud Republicans. But they believe that thier [sic] party has lost sight of American ideals. Through campaign support for those who believe in private sector job creation, maximized individual freedom, and a better America for our children, the Young Guns are changing the face of the Republican Party and giving Americans a road-map to get back to the American Dream.

The 224-page publication is set to be released on September 14th. A potential book tour by the authors is currently pending approval by the House Ethics Committee.

A reader over at Ben Smith's Blog on Politico notes that the cover picture is the same one that was used for an earlier edition of The Weekly Standard.

Comments

[Mark Radulich Lcsw]

01:07 AM on 07/26/2010

Ryan's roadmap has some glaring problems

http://markradulich.com/2010/07/25/the-problem-with-paul-ryan%E2%80%99s-roadmap-for-america%E2%80%99s-future/

[LoveAlaska]

09:11 AM on 07/15/2010

I hope that the Ethics Committee sits on approval or disapproval as long as the repubs stall/stalled on Obama's selections to fill the offices of the business of the people so the government can run smoothly. That means, there will be no approval, no disapproval, just silence.

[LoveAlaska]

02:32 PM on 07/14/2010

Everytime I post a comment about Paul RYAN staying home in his district rather than go on this Young Gun tour, it gets deleted. AND, there is absolutely nothing abusive about my blog on this. He needs to stay at home and work with his constituents. I think Huffington Post is getting loaded up with a bunch of right wingers hitting the FLag As Abusive. But, on the Druge page, you can't even comment ,so they come to the HuffPost. What gives?

[den1953]

02:28 PM on 07/14/2010

Young guns fire up and shooting blanks!

[peter777]

11:21 PM on 08/31/2010

You left out shooting BS.

[slimcat]

01:42 PM on 07/14/2010

I think the best place for these lying, cheating, arrogant, elitist, pseudo-inviolable, political professionals who believe that only they know what is best for others is Boot Hill. Young guns, indeed!

[George Global]

12:52 PM on 07/14/2010

Young GUMS is more like it.
Because all they do is flap them to say NO!

[den1953]

02:28 PM on 07/14/2010

Got to fan ya on that one!

[swengnikaerb]

11:57 AM on 07/14/2010

I find it hilarious that we fired them in 2006 because they were known as the "Do Nothing Congress". They claimed in 2006 and 2008 that they got the message.

But what have they done since then to address the problem??

Nothing.

[Brian Beach]

11:16 AM on 07/14/2010

The Republican National Committee has spent donors' contributions to making books on no strategies and no alternatives to President Obama's progressive agenda. I can almost bet a plug to Ronald Reagan will be accompanied to the book! If the GOP would actually provide a decent alternative that impresses President Obama, then they really have no clue on the merits of this presidents speedy agenda. I guess conservatives like the bills to be slow and tedious. They can't stomach his massive turnaround!

[gondolin25]

03:56 PM on 07/14/2010

Have you even heard about Ryan's Roadmap for America? It did indeed impress Obama, and the CBO. Obama just didn't like it. The CBO did. Get your head out the sand.

[Brian Beach]

04:46 PM on 07/14/2010

You only get one response from me! If my head is in the sand, why would President Obama endorse three ideas Republicans put forth? I am not going to waste my time debating you over having heads in the sand! Get an ulcer over my response. But you are hands down defeated the moment you commented! If you want someone to do something, here's what you should do. Provide your sources and then link it up.

http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-treatment/breaking-obama-embraces-gop-ideas-urges-dems-move-forward
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/05/06/president-gop-wall-street-reform-amendment-will-gut-consumer-protections

[kareemachan]

10:52 AM on 07/14/2010

And they had such a rousing success with their Pizza Parties....

[CarolinaYankee]

10:50 AM on 07/14/2010

I have found that as you get older the younger the 40's seems to be..

[CarolinaYankee]

10:49 AM on 07/14/2010

Guns and fired up, this book will sell like crazy...Too bad once they get past the cover there are still no answers or solutions to anything as per usual.

[den1953]

02:32 PM on 07/14/2010

Do these guys remember Dick Cheney and what happened to him when he was playing with a firearm?

[Rogan]

10:35 AM on 07/14/2010

Yes, them guns, are really "young."

[Marcus1]

10:09 AM on 07/14/2010

The tour should be called "small minded do-nothings"

[hallowellboy]

09:57 AM on 07/14/2010

The tour is called "Loser-palloozer".

[Billy Jack]

09:53 AM on 07/14/2010

There they go with the "guns" again. What is it with Teapublicans and their guns?

[Rogan]

10:36 AM on 07/14/2010

You really ARE Billy Jack, aren't you?

[Billy Jack]

07:42 PM on 07/14/2010

lol

[kareemachan]

10:52 AM on 07/14/2010

And, all told, they don't look *that* young.