SASSE GETS SASSY – AT 10:12 A.M. ET:  Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska is considered a young Republican star.  When he speaks, the party listens.  Now he's gone out on a limb, and it will be fascinating to see what happens.  From the Washington Examiner:   

Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse lit up Twitter for the second time in 24 hours Wednesday night in a rant against presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and the GOP that backs him.

It started with Sasse jokingly asking if the GOP's tweet thanking the entire Republican field for a "hard fought race" was sent from a "parody account"?

The first-term Tea Party senator said GOP politicos have attempted to reach out to him since his Tuesday rant that Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton are both dishonest people.

Sasse sassed those who said either candidate are the people's only choices this November.

But this was not just another Twitter rant for the lawmaker. Sasse said he was in the middle of penning an open letter that asks, "Why would Americans settle for a choice like this?"

"The two political parties resort to character attacks because they think voters are too dumb for a real debate," Sasse tweeted.

And...

...Sasse commanded the party to "reject them and go bigger." The call to action, though not referring to himself as the answer, could be seen as his opening to a third-party run.

COMMENT:  You've got to give the guy credit.  At least he has convictions.  He is risking his career with such outspoken comments. 

Sasse is a very attractive guy, and very articulate.  If he runs as a third-party candidate, he will probably lose, but maybe he sees his future as the head of a new party.  Hey, you never know. 

May 6, 2016