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Guess who Ted Cruz blames for the shutdown [Houston paper reports a 16-week shutdown]
Houston Chronicle ^ | December 29, 2013 | Compiled by Andy Warren

Posted on 12/29/2013 12:21:18 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Texas tea party favorite Sen. Ted Cruz tells ABC's Jonathan Karl on "This Week" that he has no regrets about the 16-week federal government shutdown.

In fact, he blames President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders, ABC News reports in a story on its website.

(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
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Weeks - days - what difference does it make now?

Federal workers back to work after 16-day shutdown

Since the ABC News report (on its website) now shows an error message - poof! all gone - but it's still being reported at the Houston Chronicle.

A fuller article about Cruz on "This Week."

1 posted on 12/29/2013 12:21:18 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

And Ted is correct the shut down was the fault of the dims


2 posted on 12/29/2013 12:22:27 PM PST by Nifster
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Yup. Obama/Reid threatened to shut down the government if they didn’t get their way. And they followed through. But the weakling RINOs wimped out as usual.


3 posted on 12/29/2013 12:26:17 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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Obama holds the nation hostage.


4 posted on 12/29/2013 12:27:33 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Nifster

Ted is exactly correct, and everybody knows it. Most don’t have the nerve to say it, so puppy-whipped to either cheerlead for the Obamination or give up your right of expression, so those who hate you (anyway) wont be openly mad at you.


5 posted on 12/29/2013 12:28:21 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Jim Robinson

Tea Party Patriots your nation needs you now.


6 posted on 12/29/2013 12:29:56 PM PST by exnavy (Fish or cut bait ...Got ammo, Godspeed!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

So, Ted pulled a ‘Phil’ on them, you say? Good on him!


7 posted on 12/29/2013 12:33:01 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2016; I pray we make it that long.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Government “SLOW DOWN” is a much more accurate phrase.

But why worry about the truth.


8 posted on 12/29/2013 12:37:36 PM PST by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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Senate Democrats led by Harry Reid shut down the federal government. Obama endorsed and implemented the shut down.

The Republican dominated House did its job to keep the federal government running by sending bill after bill to the Senate which funded the entire federal government except Obamacare. The irresponsible Democrat dominated Senate refused to do its duty to keep the federal government running. And Obama gleefully implemented a shut down crafted to “punish” America instead of serving it by maintaining minimum essential functions of federal government.

Were we still a Constitutional Republic, our citizens would be howling for Democrats’ blood and impeachment & removal of that illegal alien in the White House!

9 posted on 12/29/2013 12:39:56 PM PST by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Let me guess. Na, I don’t need to. It was Dingy Harry Reid who refused to consider anything that came from the House.


10 posted on 12/29/2013 12:39:58 PM PST by mc5cents (Pray for America)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I believe that’s been Cruz’s position all along.


11 posted on 12/29/2013 12:41:31 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Jim Robinson

Obama holds the nation hostage.

No truer words spoken.

Now we need to work like H to take it back!!!


12 posted on 12/29/2013 12:41:54 PM PST by Lakeside Granny
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

16 weeks? Wasn’t it 16 days?


13 posted on 12/29/2013 12:42:05 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: Nifster

14 posted on 12/29/2013 12:43:06 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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Its obvious to anyone watching that Obama and the Dims caused the shutdown. But to even the dimmest bulb it should seem logical that the party with the most to gain politically from the shutdown would be the party most suspect in causing it.

The Houston Chronicle and every other MSM outlet was telling us over & over the GOP was gonna take it in the throat. Why would anyone believe the republicans went ahead then and caused it to happen?

15 posted on 12/29/2013 12:56:55 PM PST by skeeter
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In fact, he blames President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders, ABC News reports in a story on its website.

Well duh!
The shut down was clearly owned by Obama......


16 posted on 12/29/2013 12:58:06 PM PST by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I go to sign up for the American Revolution 2014 and the Crusades 2014?)
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Reid had the full backing of the poser in chief who made it clear he would not negotiate. Dictatorial behavior at it’s worst.


17 posted on 12/29/2013 12:59:01 PM PST by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Quote from Ted: “Let’s see if Obama is willing to shut down the government to fund Obamacare.” I guess he was.


18 posted on 12/29/2013 1:04:45 PM PST by upchuck (My Internet addiction is so bad... it's alt of ctrl.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The Media would have you believe that one Senator, a member of the Minority Party in the Senate, has the power to shut down the Federal Government.

Meanwhile, they have convinced enough people that the President and the Majority Leader of the Senate have no such power.

You can't fix Stupid, because it doesn't require fixing if you're a Democrat. The Stupid follow them slavishly.

19 posted on 12/29/2013 1:09:54 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Nobody owes you a living, so shut up and get back to work...)
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> Quote from Ted: “Let’s see if Obama is willing to shut down the government to fund Obamacare.” I guess he was.

Obama’ bonus check from Soros for gettin ‘er dun was probably in his bank account the day he got the ACA passed and he doesn’t want to have to refund it...


20 posted on 12/29/2013 1:11:29 PM PST by jsanders2001
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