Jason Isaac Gets An Award from Newt Gingrich's Old "GOPAC"

by: HaysDems

Thu Jun 07, 2012 at 06:37 AM CDT

Republican State Representative Jason Isaac (HD-45) has been recognized as "one of 17 emerging Republican legislators nationwide" by a divisive group once affiliated with Newt Gingrich called GOPAC, and he would very much appreciate your applause.

The New York Times decribed GOPAC as "the centerpiece of what became known as Newt Inc., an interlocking set of entities that came to include a think tank and a college course taught by Mr. Gingrich that was beamed around the country spreading his political gospel." GOPAC has gained notoriety for it's apparent skirting of campaign finance laws, including Texas' own election laws. The scandals surrounding Gingrich and GOPAC would eventually lead to his downfall and resignation as speaker.

In recognizing Isaac as an emerging "leader", GOPAC completely ignored the fact that on his first vote as State Representative, Isaac waffled and didn't take a stand on selecting the speaker of the Republican dominated House; he simply voted "Present."  That's the kind of "leadership" GOPAC recognizes.

Here's a look at some of the other Republican legislators honored by this group, you may recognize some of their achievments as Isaac's own:

Barry Loudermilk - Georgia

• Voter ID bill, restricting the right to vote
• Forced ultrasound bill
• Authored "personhood" bill that would make the most common forms of birth control illegal

• Forced ultrasound bill
• School vouchers
• Voter ID bill, restricting the right to vote

• Voter ID bill, restricting the right to vote
• Cosponsored a bill repealing background checks for gun buyers
• Voted against limiting interest rates of payday lenders, shown to target the military and low-income

• Force Texas women to undergo unnecessary transvaginal sonograms
• Pass the discriminatory voter ID bill that will disenfranchise thousands of Texans
• Cut $5.4 billion from Texas schools, including over $21 million from schools in Hays County