Posted on 12/14/2014 6:10:42 AM PST by cotton1706
WASHINGTON (AP) — One colleague called the tactics of tea party-backed Sen. Ted Cruz on the $1.1 trillion spending bill a painful echo of last year's 16-day partial government shutdown.
Another senator said it was a strategy without an end game.
And that sniping came from Cruz's fellow Republicans.
The 43-year-old Texas freshman in a hurry — he's considering a 2016 presidential run — infuriated several GOP colleagues with a last-minute attempt to force a vote on President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration.
The move upended lawmakers' weekend plans and, more troubling for his party, gave Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., an opening to move forward on long-stalled Obama nominees.
When Cruz got his vote Saturday, he lost badly, 74-22, as even Republicans who agree with him on immigration repudiated his effort. Moments later, Congress cleared the spending bill.
"You should have an end goal in sight if you're going to do these types of things and I don't see an end goal other than irritating a lot of people," said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.
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Oh, but there was an endgame...to get every senator, especially the republicans, on the record.
And when push came to shove, twenty republicans opted to stand with democrats, rather than stand with Cruz and the constitution.
This is a long battle, and there are more traitors that need to be exposed.
Orrin Grant Hatch votes against Ted Cruz, surprise, surprise, surprise! People in UT will never see the hypocrisy.
There are more traitors than “good guys”, but our little Republican primary votes are too uninformed to know that.
'Nuff said.
“The 43-year-old Texas freshman in a hurry”
I am sure that Yahoo described Obama the same way....
Given the GOP leadership and their dedication to surrender, if Cruz is making them angry then he is on the right track.
They keep saying they are in the for the “long” game, versus Cruz’s actions. I have to ask, however, when does their long game bear fruit? Because I have been waiting since 1998.
They are corrupted and need to be forcibly removed. It’s long past time for these men to fear the citizen.
Go, Cruz.
And more behind the scenes influences that expose who is pulling the strings on most politicians:
Ted Cruz's moves on spending bill roil Progressive Republicans (in name only)
Which US states allow a recall of a Senator? Or do any?
Awww ...Orin had to work this weekend.
Eff you Orrin.
Sure is embarrassing to see conservative Tennessee’s Alexander and Corker voting the same as Ayotte and Collins from the pagan liberal Northeast.
“Roiled ‘em”, you say? GREAT!
Keep it up, Ted! One of the few voices truly representing conservative, freedom-loving Americans everywhere.
I just want any one of these clowns who are in it for the long game to tell me when his long game will start so I can watch for it.
Kelly Ayotte continues to disappoint (no surprise). Palin endorsed Roberts voted Nay, with the patriots (thank goodness).
Cornyn and Hatch RINOism on full display, in contrast to their state counterparts, Cruz and Lee.
The good guys who voted with Cruz and Lee.
YEAs -—22
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Lee (R-UT)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
“Roll Call Vote:
Alexander, Ayotte, Barrasso, Coats, Cochran, Collins, Corker, Cornyn, Enzi, Flake, Graham, Hatch, Heller, Johnson, Kirk, McCain, McConnell, Murkowski, Toomey, Wicker.”
It’s pretty safe to say that Mike Enzi no longer stands with Ted Cruz. He doesn’t have to anymore...he’s safely reelected. Now, he’ll take the budget chair from Jeff Sessions, and kowtow to ranking member Bernie Sanders to protect all Amnesty funding.
To his credit, Pat Roberts stood WITH Cruz.
Works for me. Progressive Republican = Democrat.
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