Posted on 01/08/2015 4:55:04 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Mitch McConnell has pledged that "regular order" will be restored to the Senate under his leadership, but his biggest obstacle to achieving that goal may not be Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, but fellow Republicans, particularly Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
With a potential run for the Republican nomination in 2016 in mind, Cruz has "a vested interest in pulling his colleagues to the right in a highly public manner, one that probably won’t be consistent with making deals with the White House," reports The Wall Street Journal.
Despite receiving criticism for his filibuster of a vote on Obamacare, which many thought was an ill-fated strategy, in December, Cruz objected to passing a $1.1 trillion catchall spending bill because it funded Obama's immigration executive orders. Again, his colleagues complained it was a strategy that failed to achieve conservatives' ends, according to The Huffington Post.
This week, Cruz made it clear that he intends to build his own base of support in the caucus for what he terms "a bold agenda," reports The Hill.
The Texas senator already has met with the incoming freshmen Republicans, some of whom he actively supported in their campaigns, to urge them to keep the promises they made to their constituents. The freshmen class currently comprises more than a fifth of the GOP's 54 seat majority.
"What I have encouraged every one of them to do is to urge all of us to honor our commitments. What I’ve urged every one of them to do is answer questions in January the same way you would have answered them in October on the campaign trail,”(continued)
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Just saying Ted Cruz:
Bring back American jobs.
Indeed
And of course all Cruz’s “controversial” strategies did was help win the Senate by framing the debate as one about Obama.
This man must be President. If he isn’t nominated, he will get my write-in vote. It’s Cruz or nobody.
Yeah...nothings getting done for two years except EO’s. Then when nothing happens we will hear an endless litany of “do-nothing Congress.”
If the Republicans were smart they would send everyone home for like... half the year and do nothing but fund the budgets. Let people notice how they somehow made it through life without them.
So the “NYPD model” is what you suggest?
I don’t know. Did the NYPD adjourn for half the year?
Do you think if the Senate was in recess like 26 weeks this year, the Senators would still hang around Washington, or go home to their districts for a week or two at a time?
Senators and Representatives should all be required to spend at least 50% of their time physically present in their state and districts.
Can someone explain what is meant by “regular order”?
Thanks
Can someone explain what is meant by “regular order”?Never mind; I found a good definition:
But, but, but........ “The Huffington Post” said that his strategies failed. That is a Conservative publication; isn’t it?
Do I really need it? OK.... (/s)
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