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Ted Cruz plans to lead the Republican Senate (moderates afraid!)
themoderatevoice.com ^ | 11/3/14

Posted on 11/03/2014 2:06:17 PM PST by cotton1706

You can forget about Mitch McConnell. Ted Cruz has plans to take over… if the Republicans win their Senate majority. After a spell of cooperating with his party during the campaign season, the Post reports, he will elbow his way into de facto leadership.

In an interview at the Hotel Captain Cook here between campaign stops for Sullivan, Cruz made it clear he would push hard for a Republican-led Senate to be as conservative and confron­tational as the Republican-led House.

Piggybacking on what House leaders have done, Cruz said the first order of business should be a series of hearings on President Obama, “looking at the abuse of power, the executive abuse, the regulatory abuse, the lawlessness that sadly has pervaded this administration.”

Cruz also would like the Senate to be as aggressive in trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act as the House, which has voted more than 50 times to get rid of the law.

Republicans should “pursue every means possible to repeal Obamacare,” Cruz said, including forcing a vote through parliamentary procedures that would get around a possible filibuster by Democrats. If that leads to a veto by Obama, Cruz said, Republicans should then vote on provisions of the health law “one at a time.”

And when asked whether he would back Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky for Republican leader, Cruz would not pledge his support… ...WaPo

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections
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1 posted on 11/03/2014 2:06:17 PM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Ted Cruz is a man with plans and ideas.

Go Ted, Go!


2 posted on 11/03/2014 2:08:20 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: cotton1706
Ted Cruz plans to lead the Republican Senate (moderates afraid!)

"moderates" = RINOs

Give 'em Hell Ted!

3 posted on 11/03/2014 2:08:43 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Are we really going to allow a kenyan bastard to take down OUR great Country?)
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To: cotton1706

I am liking this man more and more each day


4 posted on 11/03/2014 2:09:00 PM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: SoConPubbie

Ping


5 posted on 11/03/2014 2:10:49 PM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: cotton1706

Go Ted Go!!!

You are the Man


6 posted on 11/03/2014 2:11:09 PM PST by EXCH54FE (Hurricane 416,Feisty Old Vet !!)
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To: cotton1706
I hope he mounts a challenge and let the Rino's who support McConnell cast a vote for him. aka McCain. Linsey Graham etc etc. Let them go on record being for Big Government or Reagan's Vision....
7 posted on 11/03/2014 2:11:31 PM PST by taildragger (Not my Circus, Not my Monkey ( Boy does that apply to DC...))
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To: cotton1706

> as conservative and confron­tational as the Republican-led House

Ha! The house of surrender monkeys


8 posted on 11/03/2014 2:11:49 PM PST by Ray76 (We must destroy the Uniparty or be destroyed by them.)
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To: cotton1706

So are all the people that screamed about putting Mitch back in office going to trash Cruz now?


9 posted on 11/03/2014 2:11:57 PM PST by Norm Lenhart ("Refusing to vote against unprincipled people made Obama President. " - agere_contra)
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To: Jarhead9297

Me too. I can’t believe that there are still retards here at FR who prefer romney’s “leadership” to “untested” Ted Cruz.


10 posted on 11/03/2014 2:12:07 PM PST by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: cotton1706

Can you imagine this country if EVERY Republican office holder was as dedicated to the salvation of the nation as is Ted Cruz? Pray for at least a few more good men who refuse to practice “politics as usual.”


11 posted on 11/03/2014 2:12:14 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: Ray76

Lets see how many times they vote to repeal O care now that it will likely get to Barrys desk.


12 posted on 11/03/2014 2:12:59 PM PST by Norm Lenhart ("Refusing to vote against unprincipled people made Obama President. " - agere_contra)
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To: Sirius Lee

There an ongoing 700 post thread filled with Mitt’s defenders...


13 posted on 11/03/2014 2:13:44 PM PST by Norm Lenhart ("Refusing to vote against unprincipled people made Obama President. " - agere_contra)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Just watch an emboldened Mitch strip him of any committee positions.


14 posted on 11/03/2014 2:14:35 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: Responsibility2nd

IMPEACH OBAMA


15 posted on 11/03/2014 2:14:47 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: Norm Lenhart

Zactly


16 posted on 11/03/2014 2:14:56 PM PST by Ray76 (We must destroy the Uniparty or be destroyed by them.)
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To: cotton1706

Whether it comes about or not, it sure makes for a good headline.

Also, may increase TEA movement turnout.


17 posted on 11/03/2014 2:15:18 PM PST by Resettozero
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To: Sirius Lee

He is a breath of fresh air and is a STARK contrast to Hitlery. This is needed in 16 to win.


18 posted on 11/03/2014 2:16:12 PM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: Norm Lenhart

You may have my place in line on that thread. No charge.


19 posted on 11/03/2014 2:16:19 PM PST by Resettozero
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To: cotton1706

Piggybacking on what House leaders have done, Cruz said the first order of business should be a series of hearings on President Obama, “looking at the abuse of power, the executive abuse, the regulatory abuse, the lawlessness that sadly has pervaded this administration.”

...

That’s racist.

Actually, it’s the truth, but you know it will be portrayed as racist.


20 posted on 11/03/2014 2:16:39 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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