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Ted Cruz, House Republicans Meet in Secret at Tortilla Coast (on Capitol Hill)
Roll Call ^ | Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | Matt Fuller

Posted on 10/14/2013 9:16:36 PM PDT by kristinn

Sen. Ted Cruz met with roughly 15 to 20 House Republicans for roughly two hours late Monday night at the Capitol Hill watering hole Tortilla Coast.

The group appeared to be talking strategy about how they should respond to a tentative Senate deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling without addressing Obamacare in a substantive way, according to sources who witnessed the gathering. The Texas Republican senator and many of House Republicans in attendance had insisted on including amendments aimed at dismantling Obamacare in the continuing resolution that was intended to avert the current shutdown.

Sources said the House Republicans meeting in the basement of Tortilla Coast with Cruz were some of the most conservative in the House: Reps. Louie Gohmert of Texas, Steve King of Iowa, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Raúl Labrador of Idaho, Steve Southerland of Florida, Mark Meadows of North Carolina, and Justin Amash of Michigan.

The group is a collection of members who have often given leadership headaches in recent years by opposing both compromise measures as well as packages crafted by fellow Republicans. And, it seems, leadership unwittingly became aware of the meetup.

While the dinner meeting was held in a private basement room, the group was spotted by Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who was dining with some other members, including Gregg Harper, R-Miss. McCarthy is a regular at the Capitol Hill watering hole, and a source said he seemed particularly interested in what the group was up to.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: louiegohmert; shutdown; tedcruz; tomcotton
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To: tennmountainman

I doubt it. Any connection to McCain at this point in time is toxic for a Republican, especially one running for a red state seat.


21 posted on 10/14/2013 9:42:32 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: kristinn
McCarthy is a regular at the Capitol Hill watering hole, and a source said he seemed particularly interested in what the group was up to.

Cruz looked up, noticed McCarthy staring in from the other room, and got up from the table to close the door.

22 posted on 10/14/2013 9:43:08 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: kristinn

88mm In-coming bigtime Flak right now from the center of Extortion-Care. Straight in or it’s all over.


23 posted on 10/14/2013 9:44:28 PM PDT by Varsity Flight (Extortion-Care is the Government Work-Camp: Arbeitsziehungslager)
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To: Viennacon

Who says you have to have a “connection” with McCain to pass on details
of what was discussed at a meeting to him or one of his staff members?


24 posted on 10/14/2013 9:47:58 PM PDT by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: Kennard

Push it past the 17th just to show Obie and the Dems for the liars they are (again).


25 posted on 10/14/2013 9:51:11 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: tennmountainman

Things like that can get out, like McConnell’s ‘traitor’ comment. That comment has probably lost him 10 points in the primary.


26 posted on 10/14/2013 9:52:42 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: usafa92

“Hahaha. Roll Call is so pathetic...this reads like a bad spy novel..Kevin McCarthy was particularly interested in what they had to say...didnt it occur to Roll Call that Cruz met here on purpose so that everyone could see them in the “popular watering hole”?...I love how Ted just keeps poking these squishes right in the eye...”

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That was exactly the thought I had reading this! Cruz is tweaking the House Leadership head on. I love this guy!


27 posted on 10/14/2013 10:01:32 PM PDT by antonico
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To: lonestar67

In the basement? =)


28 posted on 10/14/2013 10:19:51 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: Viennacon

I believe our guys *wanted* to be seen, or they wouldn’t have been. This is encouraging news.


29 posted on 10/14/2013 10:21:07 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CHRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
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To: tennmountainman

McCain - the Marshal Pétain of the Vichy Republicans.


30 posted on 10/14/2013 10:25:37 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters
While the emerging deal to reopen the government and hike the debt ceiling increase may have been a hot topic, it was not immediately clear what the group actually discussed. But the fact that such a group met with Cruz at all could give House GOP leaders even more heartburn as they consider themselves what to do if the Senate passes the measure.

Senator Ted Cruz, House Majority Leader. I like it. If he's helping the conservative House members plan anything, I'd like to think it's the overthrow of Boehner.

31 posted on 10/14/2013 10:40:19 PM PDT by lonevoice (Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days lived)
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To: kristinn

Someone should have been seen carrying a file marked: -CLASSIFIED- IMPEACHMENT LIST


32 posted on 10/14/2013 10:46:07 PM PDT by Gator113 (Ted Cruz is settled law.)
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To: Paladin2
Ron Johnson didn't vote with Cruz, but with Dingy.

Levin had him on last Thursday give it a listen to see how much of a worm Johnson is. He sounded like a democratic talking point specialist.

33 posted on 10/14/2013 10:53:56 PM PDT by itsahoot (It is not so much that history repeats, but that human nature does not change.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Dig the comments under the article. The leftys are in hysteria.

I love this govt slowdown and I don’t want it to end.


34 posted on 10/14/2013 11:03:47 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (....Let It Burn...)
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To: RitaOK

<...”I believe our guys *wanted* to be seen, or they wouldn’t have been”....>

I tend to think so as well.... There’s a great deal of ‘political posturing’ going on now at any given moment and place throughout DC and otherwise. Much is show to one side or the other as well as to distract and confuse either side.

Bottom line still remains that Obamacare cannot be funded for the long term....especially now that the “Navigators” have resorted to “Hard copy” (Paper forms) enrollment because they are so desperate to sign people up. Which by the way won’t work because theirs no program to work with paper enrollment anyway.....what Jerks these people are!


35 posted on 10/14/2013 11:10:02 PM PDT by caww
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To: Paladin2

Someone in the meeting with Cruz is a Judas who will report back to Boehner. That’s how politics usually works with one faction sending pretenders (spies) into the meetings of the other.


36 posted on 10/14/2013 11:58:06 PM PDT by Nextrush (BALANCED BUDGET NOW, PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN,CHANGE I BELIEVE IN)
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To: kristinn

McCarthy is a traitor. All those meeting with Cruz who give the leadership headaches should be ousting the leadership.


37 posted on 10/15/2013 12:48:29 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1

McCarthy was there for the booze. He’s an alcoholic. I don’t know that but what the hell.


38 posted on 10/15/2013 12:49:49 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: kristinn

Bump!


39 posted on 10/15/2013 2:51:13 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: usafa92

Have you read the comments there?!

Whoa...


40 posted on 10/15/2013 3:11:36 AM PDT by EBH ( The Day of the Patriot has arrived.)
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