Posted on 07/18/2014 5:48:51 AM PDT by cotton1706
In what appears to be the ultimate modern demonstration of "drinking the Kool-Aid," Republicans across the spectrum seem to have entered a pact in sticking together to defend, and even celebrate, campaign tactics predicated on gross voter fraud and manipulation of minority voters. In fact, given recent campaign finance disclosures, it seems clear some Senate Republican leaders helped pay for the attacks on their own base in Mississippi.
One senator, however, has broken the silence and is speaking out: Sen. Ted Cruz, who, ironically, holds an official position with the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Cruz has described the Mississippi fiasco as "appalling" and called for a "vigorous investigation" of possible criminal conduct in an interview with radio host Mark Levin.
Yet, in light of this principled call to ensure voting integrity, the Establishment remains undeterred, if not emboldened. The day after Sen. Cruz gave his interview, the NRSC hosted a reception to thank those who, according to the invitation, "generously supported and promoted Sen. Cochran's campaign during the primary."
One would think that Sen. Cruz would be joined by members such as Rand Paul, who, like Cruz, defeated a heavily-funded, NRSC-backed candidate in his own primary races.
Sen. Paul has distanced himself from the Republican voters seeking justice in this situation, commenting that, "I'm for more people voting, not less people voting," and adding — for good measure — "I think the people of Mississippi spoke, and I think Thad Cochran has done a lot of good things for Mississippi."
Similarly, Sen. Marco Rubio told the Wall Street Journal: "I think Thad Cochran found whatever tactics he could use to win his election and people could have an opinion about that, but at this point we should move forward and make sure we retain that seat."
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Sen. Cruz is a man of principle, the antithesis of establishment politicians of both parties. That is why they hate him and the ungodly media labels him an “extremist.”
From quotes in this column alone, both of them have gone wobbly if not rino.
They aren't unusual. What is unusual is how Ted Cruz has remained conservative and willing to take on the establishment.
Paul and Rubio illustrate why we can send tea partiers to the senate into infinity without a reasonable expectation of reform, of saving our republic.
What is needed is reform of the institution of the senate. As long as it is popularly derived, demagogues will rule it and continue to ruin our nation.
The path to saving this nation is being formed now. Those who said they were conservative have blurred their own vision. Paul and Rubio fell oout of grace with their own ideas and language. Remember it took Reagan over three election cycles to defeat the RINOs and looked what happenend when he won 2 great landslide victories. We can no longer afford to have a bunch of retreads running as conservatives. Time for another Consevative revolution.
C. 1912, it was said that only the “voice of the people” could remove the Senate from the control of the “robber barons.” Seems like it didn’t happen, with so many pre-committed to Lamar!, etc.
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