Posted on 12/15/2014 9:47:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The most dishonest advertising in The Washington Post isn’t selling soap or shoes or automobiles. It doesn’t come phonier than this: “Jennifer Rubin writes the Right Turn blog for The Post, offering reported opinion from a conservative perspective.”
Rubin spent 2012 insisting that every conservative presidential contender was unelectable except Mitt Romney, who was neither conservative nor electable, as it turned out. Rubin’s still at it, as in her latest screed from Sunday, headlined “Senate passes spending, GOP still despises Ted Cruz: The cromnibus passes despite Ted Cruz's ego trip.”
Which part of the GOP? The wing of the party that endorsed Barack Obama in 2008? Notice how Rubin sounds very much like your standard-issue liberal Post reporter, suggesting the "far right" is going to ruin the Republican Party. Just like she saw sweet victory in Romney, she was wrong in thinking Ted Cruz's Obamacare filibuster would kill GOP hopes in 2014:
"The vote and drama that preceded it were indicative of the upcoming shift in power in the Senate, not only from Democratic to Republican but from cranks on the far right to constructive conservative legislation. Cruz can annoy and grandstand, but he no longer will affect outcomes of legislative fights, and his reputation as a showboating dilettante is cemented. The notion that he alone would obtain a referendum on the president’s immigration executive action was preposterous. The House has already condemned it and when Congress returns with Republican majorities in both houses, they can vote to reverse it. Cruz surely knows better, but his insatiable appetite for attention and belief that average voter won’t see through his stunts are evident even to casual political observers. Cruz remains the odd man out in the Senate, justifiably hated by his peers. Among those openly disparaging Cruz and his antics were Republican Sens. Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Johnny Isakson (Ga.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Susan Collins (Maine), Bob Corker (Tenn.) and John Cornyn (Tex.). Cruz likes to say he is “leading”; he seems not to know the difference between leading and preening....
In the new Senate, Cruz can expect less and less indulgence from fellow Republicans. That only 22 senators joined him in his constitutional point of order suggests he is neither feared nor respected. In reminding everyone — in case they forgot the 2013 shutdown — Cruz cannot even get along with members of his own party, he reminds responsible Republicans how ludicrous it would be to put him in the White House. The man who has come to define the dysfunction and nastiness voters loathe about Beltway politicians is going to have quite a tough time convincing voters he is the answer to the strife and incompetence of the Obama years."
An actual conservative blogger would point out that it’s a little odd for Republicans to take over the Senate and add seats to the House as they opposed amnesty and Obamacare, and then betrayed both campaign stands in the first spending bill after the electon. Jen Rubin’s blog should be called “Establishment Turn,” spinning the news from a “liberal Republican perspective.”
The RINOs made at a real conservative.
What else is new?
Look what Thud did in Mississippi to stay in power.
Man. There is such a concerted coordinated effort going on to try and diffuse Cruz. First the ludicrous Politico piece. Other media outlets are following suit on “Cruz’ fumble”. Even Pat Robertson on his TV show.
Now we have this WaPo person saying, “The notion that he alone would obtain a referendum on the president’s...” which is essentially the exact thing George Will is writing saying “Cruz doesn’t know politics is a team sport.”
This is probably coming from Prince Rebus’ office.
The liberal media understands the Republican Party better than the stupid establishment Republicans who run it!
Behind every Rinse Probe-us, is... Most likely a dominant male. And Rinse won’t even get the courtesy of a reach around for all his hard work.
She’s a Beltway neoconservative. Constitutionalism and populism are an anathema to her. If the candidates were Hillary or Cruz, I don’t know who she would vote for.
“Cruz doesn’t know politics is a team sport.”
The reason Ted is fighting the good fight is because the team he’s on are a bunch of cowards and sellouts. The establishment doesn’t get it. The Democrats don’t want to find consensus with us. They want to destroy us but good ol RINO nerdboy George Will is playing right into their hands with this crap about teamwork. Yeah, the GOP is a lousy team to be on. I think our symbol of the elephant should have a yellow line drawn down the back since our team doesn’t have the guts to fight the opposition.
So much for the 11th commandment!
Ted doesn’t have many peers, he is head and shoulders above the herd.
Time for me to get a Cruz 2016 Bumper Sticker.
In 60 days we’ll know if the Republicans honor their promise to dismantle Obamacare and to rescind executive order Amnesty.
Ted is scaring the hell out of em
Ted is scaring the hell out of em
The GOP is justifably hated by its base.
I’m not even sure that hate is a strong enough word.
There are powerful political forces out to stop Ted Cruz making him look good in my book.
I agree. The flak he is taking now from the likes of Trent Lott is astounding. I tend to think one is defined more by his (Cruz) enemies than ones friends. I like him more and more each day.
Cruz is loved in Texas and hated in the beltway.
Ayotte and McCain choose the opposite.
Moving on to category two, the only purpose of having Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on to speak about immigration and impeachment is to generate headlines for the following day: “Republican congressman says ridiculous thing” or “Republicans support ridiculous thing.” The media and Democrats know that King has been repeatedly admonished by his own party and speaks for practically no one. Why not have on someone who does speak for the mainstream and really might give a sense of what is likely to happen?
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