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Ted Cruz angers GOP colleagues - again
CNN ^
| 02/27/2014
| Ted Barrett and Dana Bash
Posted on 02/27/2014 11:31:21 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Several Republican senators said Wednesday they were surprised and angered after a news report revealed that their GOP colleague, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, made a recent fundraising appeal for a tea party group that is trying to defeat GOP incumbents it doesn't believe are conservative enough.
The senators said Cruz's efforts appeared to violate his own pledge to no longer target sitting Republican senators in favor of tea party-backed candidates in the hard-fought 2014 campaign in which Republicans believe they have a chance to win back control of the Senate.
In addition, the fundraising appears at odds with Cruz's position as vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the organization that works to elect and re-elect Republicans to the Senate.
"I am stunned that Senator Cruz is involved in this fundraising effort for a group that has targeted his colleagues in the Republican caucus," Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, told CNN.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; fifthcolumn; gop; gopestablishment; liberalgop; rinos; teaparty; tedcruz; uniparty; win
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:32:37 AM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
To: SeekAndFind
When did Ted Cruz make a pledge not to target sitting congress-critters?
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:33:24 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
To: SeekAndFind
RE :”
In addition, the fundraising appears at odds with Cruz's position as vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the organization that works to elect and re-elect Republicans to the Senate. “ ????
That one must hurt!
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:33:46 AM PST
by
sickoflibs
(Obama : 'You can keep your doctor if you want. I never tell a lie ')
To: SeekAndFind
The GOPe needs to understand that Ted is fighting for Conservatism, and therefore must fight them.
Get used to it.
The fight will end when Conservatives lead the Republican Party.
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:34:10 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(Mohammed was a pedophile and Islam is a Totalitarian Death Cult.)
To: SeekAndFind
Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican,That's a real stretch caller her a republican.
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:34:26 AM PST
by
McGruff
(Every night has it's dawn.)
To: SeekAndFind
Several Republican senators said Wednesday...
I wonder if one of these republicans is Mitch McConnel. :-D
To: SeekAndFind
It’s a real shame Ted Cruz angered Collins and other RINOs. /sarc
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:35:52 AM PST
by
jazusamo
([Obama] A Truly Great Phony -- Thomas Sowell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3058949/posts)
To: McGruff
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:36:49 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: SeekAndFind
People who have continued to screw up the country and screw over the American taxpayer are angry?...
so what...good for Cruz
To: McGruff
REPUBLICAN DOES NOT MEAN CONSERVATIVE
To: SeekAndFind
Teds got some explaining to do.
Maybe they should invite him and Susan on for a little debate...nah, they won’t.
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:37:22 AM PST
by
right way right
(America has embraced the suck of Freedumb.)
To: SeekAndFind
Who does this Cruz dude think he is?? Supporting real conservatives over in house cronies.
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:37:23 AM PST
by
BipolarBob
(Don't get bit in the arse by a sasquatch switch to DirecTV.)
To: SeekAndFind
Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls, GOPe....
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:37:29 AM PST
by
struggle
To: SeekAndFind
Good job Ted! No sense in backing a loser!
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:38:30 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: SeekAndFind
In addition, the fundraising appears at odds with Cruz's position as vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the organization that works to elect and re-elect Republicans to the Senate. Hee hee...Go Ted, Go!!! Straighten 'em out!!
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:39:06 AM PST
by
Jane Long
(While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
To: SeekAndFind
“”I am stunned that Senator Cruz is involved in this fundraising effort for a group that has targeted his colleagues in the Republican caucus,” Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, told CNN.”
We all know that Ted has never been targeted by colleagues in the Republican caucus! (/sarcasm)
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:39:21 AM PST
by
728b
(Never cry over something that can not cry over you.)
To: SeekAndFind
National GOP/e..(Giving 0'Bama Power/establishment)
..to hell, with 'em (whimpering b@$t@rds)..I'm with Cruz.
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posted on
02/27/2014 11:41:12 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
To: SeekAndFind
I had to look at this to see if John Semmens posted this when I read the comment by Collins.
Of all the people bitching about other Republicans.
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