Posted on 09/29/2015 12:20:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Why, god? Why?
Don't look now–I mean it. Don't look, for the love of god!–but the Republicans in the United States Senate just guaranteed Ted Cruz's presidential campaign a huge boost among those anonymous hayshaking Bible-bangers who are the only Republicans who matter to that effort. And the way you know that is the fact that, in response, Ted Cruz got up on the floor of the Senate and brought the temple down on his head.
After the Senate voted to end debate on a resolution to fund the government, Cruz tried to procedural move to bring up one that wouldn't fund Planned Parenthood. His colleagues blocked him, even though senators are routinely granted votes on such measures even if they're destined to fail. In other words, it's a swift parliamentary smack in the face. Once the dust settled around 6:15 p.m., Cruz dug in for more than hour of his classic hits on D.C., channeling his base's "volcanic" frustration with Republican congressional leadership via Planned Parenthood, the Iran nuclear deal and the Barack Obama administration. "I will give President Obama and the Senate Democrats credit," said Cruz. "They are willing to crawl over broken glass with a knife between their teeth to fight for [their] principles. Unfortunately, leadership on my side of the aisle does not demonstrate the same commitment…The people who show up at the polls, who elected you and me, and who elected this Republican majority, far too many of the Republican donors look down on those voters as a bunch of ignorant hicks and rubes…It wasn't too long ago when the Washington Cartel was able to mask it all with a show vote or two, and they'd tell the rubes back home, 'See, we voted on it, we just don't have the votes."
Right now, the Tailgunner appears to be in the same position vis a vis his colleagues as was Fred Van Ackerman, the fanatic senator in Allen Drury's Advise And Consent. This, of course, does not matter a damn. Cruz's target audience does not include Mitch McConnell or John Cornyn. His target audience is made up of a couple hundred anonymous preachers in and around Iowa, and some hardcore gun-fondlers in New Hampshire. What is a republic to do when the best move that a candidate of one of its two political parties can make to get elected is to trash as best he can every institution of that republic, including the leadership of his own party? Where in the hell does that leave the rest of us?
By denying Tailgunner Ted a chance to make his motion, thereby prompting the shower of spittle in which its courage was completely impugned, what is chucklingly called the Republican Leadership in the Senate made what amounts to be an in-kind contribution to the Cruz '16 campaign. Hell, they all but wrote his next attack ad for him.
Comments? Sure. The author of this screed is a painty waisted idiot.
"Tail-Gunner Joe" McCarthy. Not a very flattering reference.
Ted is definitely the man for the job. Humble, God fearing, highly principled. No one else comes close.
RINOs will be RINOs.
See tagline.
Clearly the word has gone out to call Cruz the reincarnation of Joe McCarthy. References are starting to pop up everywhere.
Really? History has shown that Senator McCarthy was correct about communist infiltration of our government. Or do you disagree?
Depends.
Joe McCarthy was right: The U.S. Government, Military and Hollywood had been infested with Communists.
They were trying it about a year ago, too.
‘Grow Your Militia’...
Sen. Cruz: The Real Story of What Is Happening in Washington (Sep 28, 2015 – 59:47)
…………………… OR... “Mr Cruz Goes To Washington”Ted Cruz couldn’t get anyone in the Senate to back him tonight as he tried to get a ban on Planned Parenthood funding and a linkage of the Iran Nuclear deal in a government funding bill. He stood alone on the Senate floor:
Cruz’s amendment would place a one-year ban on federal funding for Planned Parenthood. It would also ban the Obama administration from using funds from the short-term bill to implement the Iran nuclear deal or any “assessed contributions” to the United Nations until lawmakers receive the “side deals” between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).The “side deals” have been a key point of contention among opponents of the deal. Cruz and House Republicans have suggested that the 60-day congressional review period for the Iran nuclear deal hasn’t started because the administration hasn’t given lawmakers the agreements.
After the procedural back-and-forth, Cruz slammed Republican leadership, suggesting they repeatedly “surrender” to President Obama.
“You know, President Obama has negotiated a catastrophic nuclear deal with Iran. Republican leadership goes on television all the time and rightly says this is a catastrophic deal,” he added. “I would suggest that if we actually believed the words that are coming out of their mouths, then we should be willing to use any and all constitutional authorities.”
After this Cruz launched into an hour speech, one that Mark Levin just tweeted out saying it’s a MUST LISTEN.
Sure it is. Ted should embrace it.
Joe was RIGHT.
First an very vicious attack on Cruz from Salon now this?
Guy must be going up in the polls!
The author sounds like a fag.
I am curious as to why someone like Sessions or Lee or anyone allegedly on our side couldn’t have seconded the roll call request.
Good grief folks, watch Cruz’s video. It was fantastic.
Why does this smegma not capitalize God and then expect God to explain to him what his Godly children are trying to accomplish?
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