The “Young Guns” are pretty serious about being, well, Young Guns.
The congressional threesome made up of Reps. Eric Cantor, R-Va.; Paul Ryan, R-Wis.; and Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., touted their brand Tuesday night at a private party at Johnny’s Half Shell on Capitol Hill. They were celebrating the Tuesday release of their book “Young Guns.”
Cantor told Yeas & Nays there weren’t just three Young Guns, but rather, Young Gun candidates all across the country.
“There are probably 70 some Young Guns who are running under that moniker,” Cantor said. “They met a lot of benchmarks to become a Young Gun.”
Cantor also dismissed the chatter that there was a rift between the Young Guns and House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.
“This seems to be the fascination of some in Washington to continue to try to promote that theory,” Cantor said. “He is the leader, he is going to be the next speaker if we win, we are working together, certainly he is a part of this.”
Politico previously pointed out Rep. Boehner was mentioned only three times throughout the entire book.
That said, Boehner made a cameo at the party and gave a few words.
“I think their book outlines who we are as a party and where we are going as a party,” Boehner said.
“The three of them know that my job is that they are well qualified and ready to take my place,” he said, pausing. “At the appropriate moment.”
Cantor also responded to those who mocked the book’s promotional video. Its serious tone and music make it comparable to the movie trailer for “Armageddon.”
“You can certainly say that it attracted attention and if that was the purpose perhaps it achieved it,” Cantor said.
Others spotted at the event included Youngish Gun Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and the Youngest Gun, 29-year-old Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill.
