Ted Cruz and Mike Lee being vindicated on shutdown

American Thinker ^ | December 7, 2013 | Thomas Lifson

[SoConPubbie]

The GOP establishment is loath to admit it, but the government shutdown is turning out to be a brilliant political chess move on the part of Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee. The Obamacare disaster, fully predictable by anyone who understands the effect of incentives and the fundamental incompetence of academic theorists and left wing ideologues, has made the go-for-broke attempt to stop it an obvious profile in courage.

Just take a look at this chart from the Huffington Post, via Charlie Cook:

Cook, a seasoned observer, sees the polling data moving against Democrats, and wonders, "Can Democrats Recover From the Obamacare Catastrophe?" But he fails to connect the dots, and dishes some typical establishmentarian snark at Cruz and Lee.

...in August, statements started coming from some of the more exotic Republicans in the House and Senate that perhaps it was a good idea to shut down the government over the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Notwithstanding warnings from House and Senate Republican leaders and experienced (and wiser) members that such an effort would be a disaster for the party, the Republicans in the "kamikaze caucus" barreled ahead, over the cliff, shutting down the government.

They were stupid, in Cook's eyes, because the polls turned against the GOP, as the media launched its predictable campaign blaming it for the ginned-up inconveniences (remember fencing off the WW II memorial?). What Cook doesn't (or refuses) to see is that the turning of polls against the Democrats post-healthcare.gov is not a random, chance occurrence, but rather predictable to anyone who looks two or three moves ahead on the chessboard.

The budget and debt limit fights lie ahead. Cruz and Lee have laid out the path for us. The GOP can now say that that because the

[SoConPubbie]

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[Joann37]

Yes, WE know this, but those who trashed these dear Senators will never give them the credit they are due. I’m sure when the delay kicks in, the “brilliant” POTUS will somehow grab credit for this “unprecedented” display of wisdom.

Barf barf barf.

[txhurl]

I’m thankful McLettuce went on record with the ‘wacko bird’ thing.. can be used against him forever.

[Candor7]

Really Important Ping to Article on Ted Cruz and Mike Lee

[Zuben Elgenubi]

The GOP establishment is loath to admit it, but the government shutdown is turning out to be a brilliant political chess move on the part of Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee.

I thought it at the time and more so now. Even gave an extra $100 to FR because JR agreed with me!!! lol

Cruz is the Man!!

[Signalman]

Dream Ticket 2016:

[Kickass Conservative]

Obama caused the Shutdown, PERIOD.

[stanne]

Not if Jay Leno says he didn’t.

[Kickass Conservative]

After Leno turned into Letterman when he interviewed Senator Cruz, Leno is dead to me.

[Tuketu]

Obama caused the Government Shut down. He REFUSED to Negotiate on Ocrapcare and he KNEW the WWW site was and is a disaster.
Case Closed

[Tuketu]

PS ditch McCain and Boner

[stanne]

Leno was an ignorant hater on that segment.

Cruz spoke to the audience. He knows what he’s up against, at least for doing the work of defending and protecting the Constitution, something Leno has no acquaintanceship with.
And Cruz knows even more, now.

[Amendment10]

I wonder if it would have been better for Republicans, not that there are any true Republicans in DC, if the Obamacare rollout had been successful. After all, Obama supporters who still don’t know how much their Obamacare insurance is going to cost them have been spared the full impact of the unconstitutional Obamacare tax tsunami.

[Right Wing Assault]

Back then when we heard the dems and their MSM buddies trying to “stop” the Republicans from doing something that would damage the GOP forever, you knew we were over the target! Ha, ha!

[cripplecreek]

The GOP led house sent some 40 different bills to the senate that would fund govt and Harry Reid refused to let any of them come to a vote.

[LucyT]

The GOP establishment is loath to admit it, but the government shutdown is turning out to be a brilliant political chess move on the part of Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee. The 0bamacare disaster, fully predictable..."

Check out article and graphics.

Thanks, Candor7.

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[Blackirish]

The entire premise of this article is flawed. The shutdown was a idiotic idea. ...even Mike Lee is backpedaling from it. The thing that salvaged the Republicans was the disastrous roll out of Obamcare.

[grania]

They don’t have to be “vindicated”. I don’t know anyone, including the craziest of liberals, who didn’t think something like this had to happen. The only thing that has to happen is the RINOs and the media have to stop treating conservatives as the number one enemy to be destroyed.

[Balding_Eagle]

I think a successful rollout would have been even more disastrous for the Dems.

Everyone would have been hit with the big premium increases in October, and the uproar would have been truly amazing.

Either way, Ted was dead on with his strategy.