Posted on 12/12/2013 9:21:42 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Though Cruz has not been able to fully review the deal that increases spending beyond the sequester levels because of his 20-hour flight back from South Africa after attending Nelson Mandela's funeral, he reportedly has taken issue with deal because it increases spending for minor promises of future reductions in the debt that may never materialize.
"We shouldn't sacrifice the modest 2.4 percent spending cuts already in law in exchange for a mere possibility of future reductions," a spokeswoman for Cruz told The Hill on Wednesday. "While Sen. Cruz supports adjusting the sequester so it doesn't disproportionately target vital defense spending, we should be taking a serious look at what is actually driving our debt and deficits, not raising spending in exchange for minor changes and promises of future action."
As Breitbart News has reported, the budget deal increases federal spending and revenue while using spending cuts to fuel more federal spending. In addition, the deal keeps America on a path to accumulating $25 trillion in debt by 2023.
Cruz and Ryan, Mitt Romney's vice presidential nominee in 2012, could be rivals on the campaign trail, as both may run for president in 2016.
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But it gets rid of sequester and cuts 0.075% of the spending growth!
That’s awseome!
From what I know about Cruz right now.... if he runs for Prez... I’ll vote for him. I hope nothing comes out about him. We’ll see.
Since Reince Prebus and the GOP Establishment Elites are so very concerned about how the MEDIA MAGGOTS will portray their actions, maybe JOE SCARBOROUGH or CHRIS MATTHEWS should be put in charge of the GOP Platform Committee.
“I’ll vote for him. I hope nothing comes out about him.”
If there’s nothing, they’ll make something up. Senator Claude Pepper’s rival released last minute “news” that Claude Pepper had been caught masticating in public. It was a close race and Pepper lost. And, yes, people are that dumb.
Congress is absolutely bound and determined to bankrupt the United States.
The Dems have STILL not made good on their promise to Reagan to build a border fence in exchange for his amnesty program back in the 80’s. You’d think the Repubs would learn that any promise made by Dems is as valid as Barry’s birth certificate.
I have one basic problem with ted Cruz. He appears to me to be a big publicity hound. He shows up on multiple talk shows, TV shows and public events. It’s almost like he’s a younger version of John McCain and Chuck Schumer. That is a character trait in Politicians which always makes me suspicious of them. It makes me believe they are more interested in self promotion than any particularv piece of legislation. This may upset some of you Cruz ideologues, but think about it.
> “Cruz and Ryan, Mitt Romney’s vice presidential nominee in 2012, could be rivals on the campaign trail, as both may run for president in 2016.”
Ryan doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in Hell of being elected President. In fact, the people of Wisconsin should primary him.
We need his voice and views in the press.
The crucial distinction you are missing is not that he uses the media to express conservatism, but that the LIBERAL MEDIA HATE THIS GUY. They try every chance they get to make him a pariah.
Whereas with McCain, Ryan, Schumer and others, they are ‘darlings’ of the liberal media.
So the distinguishing question is this: which is preferable, a pariah or a darling to liberal liars in the media?
What person could get elected to a national office in the US without doing that?
I’d like to know, from Cruz himself, what he thought he was doing by flying off to mandela’s funeral circus. About this, we haven’t heard a damned thing yet. Guess he figures he can just go back to business as usual. So he dissed Raul castro. He could have done that from Washington. IMHO I think he was pretty weak in his history. And I believe he owes us an explanation.
Still Waiting Cruz……
Deep dark, darkness has decended onto the land and the majority of its citizens and goverment representatives)8
100% sellout by PR. There is no deal when the ‘Rats pay no price.
I don’t think he showed up on various shows except the one with Jay Leno.
And then, on the other hand, we always whine because nobody in Washington is putting our message out. Cruz is.
Really? McCain and Schumer? You think Ted Cruz is like them?
I have one basic problem with FReepers who make comparisons like that.
They appear to me to be concern trolls.
These people post with the goal of causing confusion and doubt about people/issues.
I suspect that many of these are not conservative at all.
Either they are dems , or GOPe trying knock Ted Cruz out early.
Ask yourself: Why are they trying so hard to get him?
Obviously they are doing this because he is NOT John McCain or Chuck Schumer (i.e.-easily bought, easily controlled).
If he (Cruz), was like them, they'd be pulling out all the stops to promote him, (See Christie, Chris for reference).
They want Ted out of the picture because they know he is the real thing.
As for him being a so called "publicity hound"-
I think he has the exact right approach.
It is absolutely necessary that he explains conservatism/the Constitution/issues facing our nation- to the public, whenever, and wherever possible.
In order to lead
you have to go out front.
That is what he's doing.
Go Ted Go!
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