Look, I like Cruz, but this is incredibly disappointing. If he has a commitment in Texas, that's more important than his commitment to be Senator, then he should give up his job being a senator.
This is kind of thing that loses elections. If he's not careful, he will turn into the Fred Dalton Thompson of 2016.
We have a bunch of candidates who can't be bothered to protect the Constitution. Cruz said he was that candidate. Today he was too busy to defend the Constitution. That is disappointing. Two more strikes and he is out.
But in the meantime, I count this as a vote FOR Loretta Lynch.
Te critical vote was the cloture vote. From that point on, confirmation was a done deal. He called out the Republican leadership and flat said that a vote for Lynch was a breach of their oath.
Futhermore, I think McConnell deliberately delayed the vote for over three hours knowing full well that Cruz had to catch his flight. For three hours they did Nothing!
It wouldn’t have mattered if Cruz had been there to vote no;the fix was in, there was a sufficient majority to confirm.
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Your ire should be directed at the traitorous McConnell,Portman and others who voted for cloture,knowing confirmation was a sure thing.