Posted on 09/08/2015 9:17:43 PM PDT by VinL
It's like a fresh season of a fall television sitcom: Sen. Lindsey Graham says another attempt to shut down the government is coming and Sen. Ted Cruz will play the starring role again.
"Absolutely. Just as sure as the sun rises and sets," the GOP senator and 2016 presidential candidate told U.S. News in an hour-long interview Tuesday. "At the end of the day, I think Ted Cruz is going to do this. He's going to be the purest of the pure and it will fail and he'll blame me and everybody else and the band goes on."
Congress needs to pass a temporary spending plan by Sept. 30 to continue funding the government. But Cruz could gum up the legislation by staging a protest over a wide range of spending items, including the federal funding of Planned Parenthood. In 2013, Cruz, now Graham's presidential rival, staged a marathon talk on the Senate floor to lambast President Barack Obama's health care law. He talked so long he resorted to reading the Dr. Seuss classic "Green Eggs and Ham" out loud.
"I think we're going to be reading ham and eggs again," Graham says. "It'll end the way it always ends. He'll wind up losing."
But Graham worries another high-stakes threat to shut down the government could wound his party heading into next year's presidential election. How to combat Cruz this time around?
"Make sure to say no to him before we do more damage," Graham says. "There's a group in the House that are going to make this their reason for living and all I can say is every time you lose a Republican, you've got to find a Democrat. You want to lose in 2016? Let it be seen that the Republicans in the House and Senate can't govern, then that's the end of our 2016 hopes."
"I think I'm the solution, not the problem." he added later. "I think Ted Cruz is the problem."
No doubt, you do--- and there's no solution.
I would vote for Cruz JUST for that very reason!!!!
Schmuck. 
Blamed the stupid people for not understanding McConnell lack of leadership and the GOP brand is down because of the house and senate.
He laughed that he was only at 0% in the Polls
This Guy is an idiot
The people of S. Carolina who elected this punk should be ashamed.
Donald Trump Breaks Lindsey Graham Like a Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3PQOP6eax8
If Graham had any courage, he’d join in shutting down the govt, instead of playing the tattletale.
That's fine, no big deal.
You are in 15th place
(well behind totally unknown candidates.)
Please do not take this as a non-insult.
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Blaming Cruz instead of 0bama? Graham, you insolent cracker!
Defund Planned Parenthood and illegal traffic in body parts
worth it.
Stopping cheap labor express and putting Americans to work for decent salaries worth it.
Obamacare ruining our economy with part time jobs, and bad heathcare, is that worth it.
Stopping the Dictator, and the Iran deal, is that worth it
If you don’t stand up to Obama for your principles, then SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN
. . . as if it is a bad thing.
Sounds good to me.
and? Go ahead Ted. let er rip...
America, please note... Ted Cruz (and conservatives by extension) are the enemy of the GOPe, not just the Dems. Just ONCE I would love to hear someone in that presidio of putzes work on a strategy to combat the Democrats rather than members of their own caucus.
What's up with that, Linda?
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