Posted on 07/28/2015 6:08:45 PM PDT by VinL
Rand Paul embarrassed Mitch McConnell a few months ago by forcing parts of the PATRIOT Act to expire on the Senate majority leader’s watch. But on Tuesday, McConnell rewarded his fellow Kentuckian by tapping him to help lead the charge to defund Planned Parenthood.
And just this week, Utah Sen. Mike Lee infuriated McConnell with a move seen as undermining the GOP caucus on Obamacare — only to be accommodated on the issue after he apologized.
In the seven months since McConnell has assumed the reins of Senate majority leader, he has faced a cadre of problems stemming from a small group of rabble-rousing conservatives who’ve challenged his tactics and strategy. For the most part, he’s been able to move past those disputes, despite some setbacks — largely because most GOP senators find it in their political interest to have a positive relationship with the man in charge of the chamber’s schedule.
Then there’s Ted Cruz.
Since delivering his blistering floor speech Friday, attacking McConnell in personal terms for “lying” about his deal making, Cruz has grown more alienated within the GOP Conference than ever. The Texas senator has barely spoken a word to McConnell. He most certainly has not buried the hatchet with McConnell — and it’s not clear that he ever will.
And Cruz, running for president largely on a campaign to tap into the conservative base’s fury with the party establishment, is perfectly fine with that.
Asked Tuesday whether he wants McConnell to resign as majority leader, Cruz declined to comment. During a private GOP lunch Tuesday, Cruz didn’t speak up; he also didn’t talk during the Monday night session focused mostly on GOP concerns with Lee, his closest friend in the Senate.
But Cruz has been dripping with contempt for McConnell.
After accusing McConnell repeatedly (snip)
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Ted Cruz is fighting the good fight.
One man with courage makes a majority.
Boy, amen and amen! Great quote!
I believe Cruz is going to bring more than a few Senators along with him and bolt from the GOP and start a new party.
“Ted Cruz is fighting the good fight”.
Yes he is. It’s a travesty that he is so alone.
The corrupt Good Ole Boy Club needs to be taken down.
Cruz could have been a Founder!
The bible instructs us how to choose our leaders.
“Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
In the same way, deacons[b] are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
In the same way, the women[c] are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.
Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 3:1-13
Ted Cruz is the only candidate that meets this criteria
An outsider in the good ole boys club.
How terrible. LOL
God bless Ted Cruz.
If he was “alienated”, the commie ‘RATS and their RINOs would love him. “Alienated” might be a lousy word to use.
Alison Grimes was the lesser evil. Yertle is the worst Majority Leader I’ve seen. He makes Lott and Frist look good.
The GOP members in the house & senate better get rid of the 2 so-called leadership teams that are sinking the ship down there in D.C. There’s no way they can go into the 2016 elections with Mitch & John, no way.
He’s got guts. I’m glad he’s not part of the establishment.
So many complain that Cruz called McConnell on lying but not a single one of them refutes the claim (that I’ve seen).
Telling.
Then = Than
Absolutely!!!!
> the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others...
And others it just makes up.
He’s not trying for a better Senate assignment!
Has anyone here read the book and have thoughts on it?
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