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Graham itching to confront Cruz, Paul
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| 9/24/15
| Burgess Everett
Posted on 09/24/2015 3:24:04 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706
The Republicans wouldn't be shutting down the government. They and the President BOTH would be unable to come to an agreement on how to fund the government. The President would be standing his ground in regard to funding Planned Parenthood/Amnesty/Obamacare. The Republicans would be standing their ground in NOT funding Planned Parenthood/Amnesty/Obamacare.
The question for Senator Graham is, "If killing little babies and selling their organs, breaking the law and enticing illegals to invade and destroying our healthcare system and our economy is not bad enough for you to stand your ground, what would be enough??"
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posted on
09/24/2015 4:34:17 AM PDT
by
nitzy
(I don't vote for Republican'ts)
To: cotton1706
[Taken in part from another reply]:
The establishment's reverting to arguing electability is revealing because it betokens their cynicism on every issue beyond immigration. We dare not shut the government down, the people will blame Republicans and nothing, not Obama care, not bankrupting the country with runaway debt, is worth an election.
No principle is worth losing an election, fidelity to no promise is worth losing an election, adherence to oath and Constitution is not worth losing an election. It is not worth losing an election to repeal Obamacare. It is not worth losing an election to save the country from bankruptcy, it is not worth losing an election for any cause by shutting the government down or even appearing to be associated with a shutdown done by Obama. It is not worth it to defend the people against the bureaucrats, to defend the people against executive tyranny done by executive order. It is not worth it to oppose leftist judges, leftist attorneys general, leftist IRS agents, leftist schemers in every dark bureaucratic corner of the Obama administration. Nothing dear to conservatives is worth it.
It is however worth risking an election by offending the conservative base; it is worth risking an election to keep faith with crony capitalists; it is worth risking an election to keep the border open whether in the Oval Office or out; it is worth losing an election by serving K St. at the expense of Main Street; it is worth risking an election to presume on the faithfulness of the conservative base while betraying it to billionaire campaign contributors. Is worth risking an election by cutting secret deals with Obama to betray conservative constituents.
It is even worth risking the security of the nation to abandon the constitutional mandate to advise and consent to Obama's secret dealings enabling Iran getting the bomb. Soon every establishment Republicans will argue that winning the election is everything. Implied: principle is expendable.
Principled informed conservatives reply, winning with cynics and opportunists is worth nothing. Winning with establishment Republicans is the equivalent of losing.
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posted on
09/24/2015 4:44:21 AM PDT
by
nathanbedford
("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
To: cotton1706
Leslie Graham is the only politician dumb enough to want to debate Ted Cruz. If it were a boxing match, Cruz would KO Leslie halfway through the first round.
To: scooby321
Neither Democrats and Republicans hate the people like you in the Senate and House. Say what?
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posted on
09/24/2015 4:48:20 AM PDT
by
Maceman
To: Viennacon
Okay, that got a real-life laugh!
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posted on
09/24/2015 4:52:28 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
To: cotton1706
Watch your back guys, Linda will scratch your eyes out!
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posted on
09/24/2015 4:52:48 AM PDT
by
i_robot73
("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
To: nathanbedford
A debate between Cruz & Flimsey will personify the war between true blue conservatism and the GOP establishment, once and for all.
Oh yes, Ted Cruz will emerge victorious.
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posted on
09/24/2015 4:56:12 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
(qui)
To: cripplecreek
> LOL Yes, lets have a debate between Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham.
Graham will slither away with his tail tucked. Debate is one of Cruz’s fortes
To: cotton1706
“straight-talking?” Somehow, the word “straight” just doesn’t equate with Graham in many ways...
To: cotton1706
0% Lindsey is still in this?
ROFL!
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posted on
09/24/2015 5:23:14 AM PDT
by
TexasFreeper2009
(You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
To: cotton1706
Oh please...politico should go into the fortune telling business.
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posted on
09/24/2015 5:27:28 AM PDT
by
ThePatriotsFlag
( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else)
To: Islander7
He’s still in the closet? Does anyone know?
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posted on
09/24/2015 5:35:57 AM PDT
by
Gil4
(And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
To: cotton1706
Graham nasty may win the war because he has sided with the other two-bit looser RINOs of the GOPe, but he will never win an argument with Cruz.
To: Viennacon
Bwaaaa-haaa-haa-ha! I wish I could write code. 😊
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posted on
09/24/2015 5:57:29 AM PDT
by
Tucker39
(Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
To: Gaffer
It's called being a RINO. When I see him he makes me want to puke.
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posted on
09/24/2015 6:07:34 AM PDT
by
GailA
(mises to Our Troops, you won't keep them to anyone. Ret. SCPO's wife)
To: cripplecreek; Gaffer; cotton1706
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posted on
09/24/2015 6:08:57 AM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
To: cotton1706
The SOB POS is below 1% He should not be covered. He should not have access to a microphone. BUT he does because the media likes his treachery and sabotage of other R candidates.
To: cotton1706
....RULE BY CONTINUING RESOLUTION game...
Why does Linda want to continue with a CR extending a seven year old Budget.
The Soviet Union never went past five year plans.
That old Budget is full of slush funds to combat the 2008 crash and bursting of the Housing Bubble
To: 2nd Amendment; 2ndDivisionVet; alstewartfan; altura; aposiopetic; AUTiger83; arderkrag; biff; ...
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posted on
09/24/2015 6:40:16 AM PDT
by
erod
(Chicago Conservative | Cruz or Lose!)
To: cotton1706
Guess Linda isn’t itching to confront Trump again. He’s not as stupid as he looks.
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