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McCain gets testy with Cruz over defense bill that would make women register for draft
The Dallas Morning News' TrailBlazers Blog ^ | June 7, 2016 | Todd J. Gillman

Posted on 06/07/2016 8:08:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz’s first Senate speech since he dropped his presidential bid led to a testy exchange with an old nemesis, the GOP’s 2008 nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain.

McCain called Cruz a “wacko bird” early in the Texan’s tenure. He recently swatted away as ridiculous the idea that he might welcome Cruz’s support in his own re-election campaign.

And on Tuesday, McCain accused Cruz of looking for a pretext to distance himself from a bipartisan defense bill that McCain has worked on for months and of which he was proud, and said he’d be much more open to Cruz’s ideas “if he would consider voting for the defense of this nation.”

The Armed Services Committee, which McCain chairs, outraged Cruz and other conservatives by including in the annual defense bill a provision that would require women to register for a potential draft. Cruz was one of three senators on the committee to vote against the bill last month....

(Excerpt) Read more at trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com ...


TOPICS: Issues; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: bipartisancrap; cruz; draft; mccain; selectiveservice
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1 posted on 06/07/2016 8:08:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We want all these little squealing Mall hoppers to register for the draft or we want women out of combat. — YOU CHOOSE.


2 posted on 06/07/2016 8:12:26 PM PDT by WENDLE (GO TRUMP!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Ted's not having a good night tonight, single digits.

Trump's pushing 80% in CA....sweet

3 posted on 06/07/2016 8:20:32 PM PDT by sailor76 (GO TRUMP!!! Make America Great Again!)
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To: WENDLE

Nothing but homos and idiots want little girls to register for the draft. It isn’t an “either or”. Its no women in combat.

But its crap to register little girls as a tool to achieve another goal. Freaking immoral.


4 posted on 06/07/2016 8:21:02 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: sailor76

Ted Cruz is no longer in the race. Get over it.


5 posted on 06/07/2016 8:22:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: WENDLE

Where is Cotton on this issue?


6 posted on 06/07/2016 8:26:59 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I favor bringing back the draft for every American male and female. Use them for logistical purposes from KP to driving truck and as a basis for every American to serve in the regular military. It was once a passage to adulthood. We need to quit paying over paid but taxpayer trained contractors that exit the military for more money. It would give every young American a mission with educational benefits.


7 posted on 06/07/2016 8:28:26 PM PDT by apoliticalone (Political correctness should be defined as news media that exposes political corruption)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
McLame has outlived his usefulness to everyone, including himself. Go quietly into the night John, be happy with your life and go away.
8 posted on 06/07/2016 8:34:45 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Ted Cruz is no longer in the race

I'll believe that when I here Cruz say it. So far he is silent.

9 posted on 06/07/2016 8:35:38 PM PDT by sailor76 (GO TRUMP!!! Make America Great Again!)
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To: DesertRhino; WENDLE

“Nothing but homos and idiots want little girls to register for the draft.”

I agree.

WENDLE, though, is fine with it if they are in combat:

“We want all these little squealing Mall hoppers to register for the draft...”

What does that make him/her?


10 posted on 06/07/2016 8:40:40 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: sailor76

Here you go.

Ted Cruz suspends his presidential campaign
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4876868162001/ted-cruz-suspends-his-presidential-campaign/?#sp=show-clips


11 posted on 06/07/2016 8:40:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: apoliticalone

Disgusting. Believe it or not, there are still a lot of nice girls out there who weren’t raised to be a soldier. Tell us about your experience?


12 posted on 06/07/2016 8:44:11 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

To quote Trump “Give me a break”


13 posted on 06/07/2016 8:44:30 PM PDT by sailor76 (GO TRUMP!!! Make America Great Again!)
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To: ifinnegan

The liberals are kind of hoist on their own petard.
If women are equal then allowing them not to register
shows the inequality of their position.

Can’t have it both ways on a one way street.

Equality, ain’t it wonderful...


14 posted on 06/07/2016 8:46:19 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Yes.

But liberals want women to have to register.

They want them to register and they want them in combat.

So...there it is.


15 posted on 06/07/2016 8:47:57 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

Hey, they wanted equality, now they have it.
If my nephew has to register so should they.
I did, my sister didn’t, but that was before
the sexual (what ever that is anymore.) revolution.

Question: Does a girl who identifies as a boy have to
register?

Very confusing, the socialist lexicon.


16 posted on 06/07/2016 8:59:57 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: WENDLE

How about they register for the draft, are eligible for combat...and we have one physical fitness standard so that both of the first two are completely irrelevant.


17 posted on 06/07/2016 9:33:13 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Paladin2

Media shall refuse to allow that question.


18 posted on 06/07/2016 10:04:10 PM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Put them both in a barrel and roll it down hill....There’ll be a no good SOB on top all the way down!


19 posted on 06/07/2016 10:21:34 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz’s still on the ballot, so is Kasich. That’s what he means, he’s not supporting Cruz, he’s making fun of him.


20 posted on 06/08/2016 2:51:46 AM PDT by Bullish (Face it, insanity is just not presidential.)
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