Posted on 03/16/2016 4:59:50 AM PDT by jimbo123
Senior Senate Republicans are calling on Sen. Ted Cruz to rebuild his strained relationships with his colleagues and apologize to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell before the party establishment considers consolidating behind his presidential bid.
Cruz has increasingly called for Republicans to unify behind his candidacy in order to take down front-runner Donald Trump. But in interviews Tuesday with CNN, it's clear Cruz's fellow GOP senators are not willing to do that, at least not yet.
Republican senators said that Cruz must return to Capitol Hill and make the case directly to his colleagues to help ease long-festering tensions. And a large number of Republicans said the fence-mending starts with this: Apologizing to McConnell for calling him a liar last year on the floor of the Senate.
That message -- to smooth things over with Senate Republicans in a private session -- was personally delivered by fellow Texan and McConnell's chief deputy, Sen. John Cornyn, who spoke with Cruz by phone after the candidate won their home state's primary earlier this month.
"I actually made that suggestion to him when I talked to him last," Cornyn said when asked if he thought Cruz should apologize for his McConnell remarks.
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Get on your knees Ted!
Ted, tell them to pound sand! You owe the weasels no apologies.
Now they ask for this publicly? Worst bluff ever; they think they have a hand to play... everyone else dropped out and they’re desperate. ‘Now you apologize, and maybe we’ll support you.’ (and if he apologizes, he’ll lose much support)
I’m truly sorry that Mitch McConnell is such a spineless turtle!
Cornyn? Pfffff...
Texans need to clean out the Cornyn rubbish.
Go ahead Ted apologize and you are toast.
Good Ted. Grovel to GOPe and get them to support you. That will get you lots of votes with the base.
“I’m truly sorry that Mitch McConnell is such a spineless turtle!”
Lol, or:
I’m truly sorry Senator McConnell is a liar.
This is BS setup by the Cruzers.
Ben Sasse the huge RINO had his little girlfriend spat with Mitch McConnell to pretend he was Mr Tea Party.
Will Ted be pitiful?
He better apologize to Donald Trump for his part in the Chicago riot.
desperation born of panic has set in
Cornyn is covering his ass but with transparent and ineffective saran wrap
Ben Sasse calls himself conservative and he’s the one who went to Turtle Island with Karl Rove and Rob Portman off Georgia.
Trump said he got Calls from Ryan and others in the GOPe saying they will work with him. Cruz is ordered to say sorry on the floor of the senate in order to get their approval. You tell me who the E supports.
If Cruz wants to remain relevant and give Trump a run he really needs to double down on Mitch and show his supporters that he’s got a pair.
But he sure owes Trump supporters in Illinois an apology for his part in the riot that cancelled the Rally.
Now that he’s outlived his usefulness, the establishment going to turn on him.
I like that a little taunting from the sidelines.
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