Posted on 09/25/2013 9:55:46 AM PDT by cotton1706
Sen. John Boozman lit into Sen. Ted Cruz during a closed-door meeting this week, underscoring the mounting tension within the Senate Republican Conference over the Texas freshman’s hardball tactics on Obamacare.
Boozman is usually quiet and reserved in private sessions, but on Tuesday he could no longer keep his anger reserved, according to four people who witnessed the exchange.
Boozman, an Arkansas Republican elected in 2010, stood up and yelled at Cruz, expressing frustration that his staff was deluged with belligerent phone calls mostly from out-of-state activists attacking the senator over the issue of defunding Obamacare, according to several sources familiar with the exchange. Boozman also slammed Cruz for suggesting Republicans were in favor of the three-year-old law even though all of them opposed it and have repeatedly voted to repeal it.
Staring at Cruz, Boozman said he hasn’t been bullied since the seventh grade and he wouldn’t be bullied now.
Several Republicans cheered Boozman and one quipped: “A sleeping bear had been awoken.”
Asked for comment Wednesday, Boozman said: “I really don’t comment about closed-door meetings.”
The exchange came as tempers are boiling over Cruz’s tactics. The Texas freshman staged an all-night speech on the Senate floor to pressure Republicans to use the threat of a potential government shutdown as leverage to defund Obamacare. But most Republicans believe the tactic won’t work, would lead to a government shutdown and would prompt a nasty political backlash from voters.
Cruz is calling on Republicans to filibuster a House-passed bill to keep the government funded until Dec. 15 and would defund the Obama health care law. Once the filibuster is defeated, Senate Democrats plan to strip out the defunding provisions.
RINO’s don’t like it when the base demands that they do their job.
Hey, Boozehead, those were not out of state calls.
Your staff is already trained to take calls only from your constituents.
Doofus.
It’s not often that we see guts and real courage anymore. Some people don’t know how to take it.
Boozman, an Arkansas Republican elected in 2010, stood up and yelled at Cruz, expressing frustration that his staff was deluged with belligerent phone calls mostly from out-of-state activists attacking the senator over the issue of defunding Obamacare
RINOs like him will face the AMERICAN GIANT when in 7 days HE IS AT OPEN ENROLLMENT, WAKES UP FROM HIS STUPOR and IS NOT HAPPY!
“An all night speech”? Rush noticed that no one is calling it a Filibuster.
Staring at Cruz, Boozman said he hasn’t been bullied since the seventh grade and he wouldn’t be bullied now.
FYI: AR John Boozman R (202) 224-4843
” - - - Boozman, an Arkansas Republican elected in 2010, stood up and yelled at Cruz, expressing frustration that his staff was deluged with belligerent phone calls mostly from out-of-state activists attacking the senator over the issue of defunding Obamacare - - - “
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww - - - . Him got him’s feelings hurt.
BTW, GOOD WORK FREEPERS !
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/john-boozman-ted-cruz-obamacare-97339.html#ixzz2fvKtHMG1
Bully Boozeman hotline: 202-224-4843
“Boozman also slammed Cruz for suggesting Republicans were in favor of the three-year-old law even though all of them opposed it and have repeatedly voted to repeal it.”
And then decided to nothing further. Guess you really weren’t all that against it, huh?
“Staring at Cruz, Boozman said he hasn’t been bullied since the seventh grade and he wouldn’t be bullied now.”
Keep it up and your ass will be tossed out of office. Little wuss.
Poor senator is hearing from his constituents and he doesn’t like it.
Poor baby.
MAKE DC LISTEN: TELL YOUR SENATORS TO OPPOSE CLOTURE ON H.J. RES 59
We must oppose cloture on H.J. Res 59, so that Harry Reid and Senate Democrats cannot sneak in funding for Obamacare. We need you to call your Senators right now: tell them to oppose cloture on H.J. Res 59 and remind them that a vote for cloture IS a for funding Obamacare.
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AK Mark Begich D (202) 224-3004
AK Lisa Murkowski R (202) 224-6665
AL Jeff Sessions R (202) 224-4124
AL Richard C. Shelby R (202) 224-5744
AR John Boozman R (202) 224-4843
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- See more at: http://tedcruzforsenate.org/tell-your-senators-to-oppose-cloture-on-h-j-res-59/#sthash.CvqYzXvd.dpuf
Awoken? The sleeping giants have been awakened and those giants are going to swallow up the paltry still sleepy “awokened” bears.
I wonder when this fool was going to stand up and yell in the Senate over the crap Obama is doing?
A vote for Cloture is a vote to help Harry Reid fund 0bamaCare.
That’s it.
Where is Boozy? Pro-0bamaCare?
We will remember these turncoats and spineless, empty suits when the next election cycle rolls around.
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