Posted on 02/15/2013 11:30:30 AM PST by Timber Rattler
Sen. Ted Cruz lost his voice a couple days ago.
Some senators probably wish it wouldn’t come back — at least for a little while.
In six short weeks since he became the junior Texas GOP senator, the no-nonsense freshman has quickly become a lightning rod — on issues ranging from guns to Chuck Hagel’s nomination for defense secretary — upending the Senate’s conventional ways, in which freshmen typically work quietly to build bridges with their colleagues.
Cruz’s sharp-elbowed Senate style underscores the dilemma facing Republicans as they seek a way out of the political wilderness: Rising stars like Cruz, a tea party favorite, are winning elections and GOP primaries. But their no-compromise, firebrand styles could turn off voters eager to see the two parties start making deals.
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Behind closed doors, some Republican senators report that Cruz, in his stone-cold serious prosecutorial style, speaks at length when it’s far more common for freshmen to wait before asserting themselves — particularly ones who were just sworn in.
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“It’s becoming a trend when you’re a new arrival,” lamented one Senate Republican who asked not to be named. “They don’t get to know the Senate or the other senators; they just start talking. And that takes away from [Cruz’s] ability to be an influential legislator.”
Another GOP senator reported that fellow Republicans were already getting “annoyed” by Cruz’s antics.
(Excerpt) Read more at dyn.politico.com ...
If they're winning elections, they're not turning off voters. Sheesh.
“...he can never be President or Vice President ( born in Canada)...”
Being born in Canada (or outside the US) does not mean someone can not be President.
Leni
I am so glad we the people of Texas replaced RINO Kay Baily H with this patriot. My Hispanic neighbors still have their Ted Cruz and the bottom half of the Mcpain / Palin bumper stickers on their cars. Go Ted!!
RINO wimp.
This is Politico...who is to say this quote isn't fabricated? We'd never know...
Hatch voted “0bama” on Hagel’s cloture.
Thank you. I love Grumpy Cat.
And Ted Cruz!
Remember, dogg, that Politico is the weapon of choice for the GOP-E in DC. Anytime the RINOs wanted to stick a dagger in Sarah Palin's back, they called up Mike Allen there to leak an anonymous story or quote, which Allen then published and the rest of the LSM picked it up.
Now they're trying to do the same thing to Cruz. This was clearly a shot across his bow by those annoyed RINO Senators.
you might check that out. He is gone. Unless you refer to obama. Ha
Bookmarked for later reading.
Every single one of these republicans annoyed by Cruz needs to be primaried.
God Bless Texas!
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