GOP Senator Ted Cruz Isn’t A Hypocrite, But It’s Time For Him To Become A Legislator

Mediaite via Hotair ^ | 04/21/2013 | Evan McMurray

[izzatzo]

It’s time for Ted Cruz to become a Senator.

The mini-McCarthy has made much use of his title in the few months he’s had it, linking Chuck Hagel to Iran, misleading on gun control, punching out of his league with Diane Feinstein, and generally acting like a petulant teenager rather than a crafter of legislation. That’s because he’s largely avoided crafting legislation at all—unless you count amendments to repeal Obamacare or spitting in the general direction the United Nations

[izzatzo]

No, hang being a legislator, Senator Ted Cruz is doing just fine as he is. Who needs another legislator in the democrat/RINO controlled Senate? What is needed is a good set of brakes, and Senator Ted is doing fine, he's a heavy duty set of brakes. Also, note the reference to McCarthy and how that name is commonly mentioned with reference to Senator Cruz in the progressives' efforts to discredit the Honorable Ted Cruz, Senator from the Great State of Texas.

[Third Person]

Legislate this, Evan McMurray.

[Gene Eric]

SIUYA, McMurray, your boy petulance isn’t Cruz.

[Rusty0604]

We have too much legislation as it is.

[Conspiracy Guy]

If Cruz is a petulant teenager. Obama is a petulant 5 year old.

[peyton randolph]

Conservative legislators should focus 100% of the time repealing legislation rather than passing new laws.

[oldplayer]

Who the heck is Evan McMurray? Nobody even knows his name here in Oklahoma. We don’t care, either.

Oldplayer

[Sooth2222]

I like him! I'd be happy to trade both of our 'rat Senators for just one Ted Cruz!

[golf lover]

That empty suit Secretary of State, John F’n Kerry was a MA Senator for 28 years. Can anyone send a list of all the legislation that he crafted during those years. Thank you.

[Impy]

The mini-McCarthy

Cruz should take that as a compliment.

[stanne]

Evan McMurry is the founding editor of the blog A Flea In The Fur Of The Beast, a contributing reviewer for Bookslut and the former political editor for Ology. He writes about politics, culture, law, literature, film, music and sports. He received his MFA from Texas State University-San Marcos.

[mylife]

punching out of his league with Diane Feinstein

LOL!!! How'd that work out for Di Fi Evan?

[antonico]

Funny, isn't it? The Left keeps telling the world how “out of touch”, “irrelevant”, “extreme” Conservatives are and that they no longer represent “main stream America”. Yet all of their most virulent attacks come against the very people they keep publicly bleating about their irrelevancy. If these people were so irrelevant then why are piece like this popping up everywhere?? Why are they STILL attacking Sarah Palin - AFTER 4 YEARS of being out of political office??

The very fact more and more of these pieces proves only one thing: they're losing. And they know it. The Rand Paul Filibuster. Ted Cruz's uncompromising defense of the 2nd Amendment. And they won. The small band of Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservatives are winning the day. Which is good news for us.

[stormhill]

spitting in the general direction the United Nations...

Noble work.

[mylife]

This guy Evan, is dreaming.
I watched the Senate gun control hearings.
Cruz perplexed and angered Fienstien.
He was professional and polite but he got to her, and she made Herself look like a fool.

[Always A Marine]

"In short, Ted Cruz needs to show that he can do more than vote nay; he needs to demonstrate that he can craft legislation he himself would vote for." -Evan McMurray

Evan McMurray couldn't be more wrong, and Ted Cruz should ignore his political enemy's insincere "advice." America is suffocating under an accumulated excess of laws, and more of the same is exactly what we don't need. The everyday role of the Senate is advice and consent, and it would suit me just fine if it never passed another bill. Today's legislative heroes are the ones who stand against all but the most necessary new laws. Viva Cruz!

[izzatzo]

It’s great to see this support for Senator Cruz, the longer he’s there, the more he’ll need it because I’ll guarantee there will be every effort made to destroy him, and some of that effort will come from the GOP.

[izzatzo]

Viva Cruz, Semper Fi.

[fatnotlazy]

I hope Sen. Cruz continues to hang tough. I've been so disappointed with pseudo conservatives like Toomey and Rubio. Those who are conservative soon get sucked into the usual Washington politics. Or they go “bi-partisan.” Bi-partisan is, in my view, collaboration with the enemy.

[glorgau]

He’s got them this worried and pissed off in just a few months.

5 1/2 years to go...