Reports: Cruz Angering GOP Establishment on Way to '16 Run

NewsMax ^ | Friday, 01 Aug 2014 06:02 PM | John Blosser

[SoConPubbie]

Sen. Ted Cruz has his eye fixed on the White House, and he plans to undercut the established Republican House leadership to help get him there, reports say.

Cruz's latest political target, according to Breitbart, is New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who he says "has voted lock-step with President Obama to prevent any efforts to finally secure our border." 

But while Shaheen's most likely opponent in the upcoming elections will be Republican Scott Brown, a former senator from Massachusetts, Cruz's choice of key state New Hampshire to make an impression says more about the lofty aspirations of the junior Republican senator from Texas that it does his opposition to Shaheen.

Cruz, an avowed tea party supporter, currently is receiving a lot of the credit, or the blame, for the failure of the GOP border bill in the House, which would have provided $659 million in funding, less than the $1.5 billion of the bill's original price tag, cut back to placate conservatives, and a lot less than the $3.7 billion President Obama was seeking to deal with the crisis of over 50,000 unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors who have flooded the Southwest border, according to the Christian Science Monitor. 

With last-minute wheedling, Cruz, who wants to cancel out Obama's 2012 executive action to defer deportation, which he has termed "amnesty," helped to persuade enough conservative legislators to defeat the House bill.

Combined with Cruz's elbowing his way in to the New Hampshire race, and planned visits to another key state, Iowa, his actions have caused the Washington Post to declare, "Ted Cruz is running for President." 

[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

[Vigilanteman]

Angering the GOP establishment should be the top thing on his resume.

[Travis McGee]

If Cruz runs on no amnesty and a serious border fence, he'll win in a landslide.

[Vendome]

Fk em.

Bitches all.

Cruz has my blessing to act in any manner he sees fit, so long as remains true to the constitution and republic.

[txrefugee]

Blosser must have gone to bed early because he missed the passage of the TEA Party immigration bill last night. Don’t publish old news.

[4Liberty]

Be THAT guy...

[skinkinthegrass]

I'm loving it..to Hell with GOP/E
(the Micah Republicans)
Man-up, ppl. the Republic needs you.

[Chainmail]

I’m all for the fence as long as it includes a warning that intruders will be shot.

[Moorings]

So does this mean they are going to pour out the money in ads to call him “rayciss” e.t.c? The RNC money bags are going to open up vast amounts of cash to smear him?

[lee martell]

That’s my boy! Rebel Rebel! Let the Lapdogs lap.

[Moorings]

LOL, that is a fascinating picture, and speaks a lot.

[Resettozero]

Fab.

You.

Luss.

Thank you.

(BTW, I stole it, by accident.)

[SoConPubbie]

You’re right Travis.

[4Liberty]

Go Ted!!

[RedMDer]

Exactly right and we can believe that Cruz will honor his commitment.

[4Liberty]

[ObamahatesPACoal]

I dont know how it will sell but the NH Dems are using Ayotte’s vote to “prove” the bill wasn’t amnesty.

One good thing, Scott Brown vs Shaheen; is Tea Party vs Ayotte in 2016. Identical issues.

Brown is actually probably more honest on his liberal views than Ayotte. Ayotte would sell out on any number of issues if she thought it would help her advance politically.

Steve King travels to NH a lot as well.

Iowa Radio Host Steve Deace has hosted Howie Carr’s Boston(His show reaches NH) radio show. He’s been good on calling out Rand flip flopping.

[Paine in the Neck]

Let me see.

Cruz ...
...or the RINOs?
Cruz ...
...or the RINOs?
Cruz ...
...or the RINOs?
Cruz ...
...or the RINOs?
Cruz ...
...or the RINOs?

[Moorings]

Would you happen to know who is the blondie between Cruz and McDumbo?