Ted Cruz Is Making Life Miserable For House Republicans

Business Insider ^ | Sept 17, 2013 | By JOSH BARRO

[Jim Robinson]

For the last few weeks, House Speaker John Boehner has been trying to find a way to convince his caucus to vote for a bill that keeps the government open after Sept. 30 without picking a fight over Obamacare. But a minority of his caucus has been insisting on defunding Obamacare, egged on by outside conservative groups and a handful of far-right Republican Senators, most importantly Ted Cruz (Texas). This has been pretty annoying for a lot of House Republican members and staff. Jonathan Strong and Andrew Stiles of National Review got an anecdote out of a closed Republican Study Committee meeting yesterday:

Max Pappas, an aide to Texas senator Ted Cruz who was on hand, rose to argue that in the event the House and President Obama were at odds when government funding expired, Republicans could pass a bill to fund the troops and other core priorities. At that point, a woman rose, identifying herself as a staffer to a Texas Republican. Pappas, she said, was “not dealing in reality” and making everyone else’s life difficult. The staffer, whom two GOP sources identified as working for Representative John Culberson of Texas, went on to decry Cruz for holding events in Culberson’s district and telling his constituents that defunding Obamacare would be “easy.”

This is a key aspect of the Cruz-driven defund Obamacare push. With in the Senate, Cruz is essentially irrelevant. Any budget deal that comes out of there will be struck between majority Democrats and a number of more practically-minded Republicans, like Sen. John McCain (Ariz.). [ROFLOL!]

[Jim Robinson]

Keep up the great work, Senator Cruz! The GOP-e statists cannot justify funding the economy-killing, jobs-killing, unconstitutional big government boondoggle ObamaCommieCare to their constituents and they know it. Make the bastards whine!

Run, Ted, RUN!!

[Paul46360]

AND WE WILL JOIN HIM....LET'S ROLL

[SargeK]

I’m liking him more each day.

[Blue Turtle]

Like the Limbaugh said yesterday...isn’t CRUZ doing what REPUBS should be doing? Join the other team if you don’t believe in conservative principles.

[max americana]

” practically-minded Republicans, like Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).”

Now we are assuming he has a brain.

[Irenic]

Why that’s delicious! Full steam ahead, Cruz!

[Kickass Conservative]

Headline:

PATRIOT Ted Cruz pissing off the Communist Sympathizers.

[RedMDer]

[Lancey Howard]

Ted Cruz Is Making Life Miserable For House Republicans

Only the cowards.

[Jane Long]

Amen!

Just saw a NEW Defund0Care commercial air....love it. Love my Sen Cruz!

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz Ping!

[Colonel_Flagg]

"The staffer, whom two GOP sources identified as working for Representative John Culberson of Texas, went on to decry Cruz for holding events in Culberson’s district and telling his constituents that defunding Obamacare would be “easy.”"

It IS easy. Just write a bill that doesn't fund it. It's not rocket science.

[Leofl]

That’s why we elected him!

[BitWielder1]

practically-minded Republicans

Translation: Career Politicians without moral anchors.

[SoConPubbie]

This has been pretty annoying for a lot of House Republican members and staff.

Annoy the Hell out of them Ted!

[PoloSec]

It’s amazing what one man with love of country, principles, integrity, honesty and confidence can do.

[pgkdan]

Run, Ted, RUN!!

AMEN!!!!!

[penelopesire]

1,350,000 people have joined Cruz to defund Obamacare too. That IS quite a headache for the GOPe.....lol.

Go Cruz!!

[jpsb]

John Culberson? I thought he was one of the good guys. He will be hearing from me, his not my rep but he’s close by (Houston).

[SoConPubbie]

Thanks for the ping Jane!