Posted on 07/26/2015 6:23:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Senate Republican leaders spent a rare Sunday session scolding Ted Cruz.
The leaders wagged their fingers at the younger senator, accusing him of using his pedestal in the upper chamber to "pursue personal ambitions."
Cruz, a Texas senator who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, drew the ire of his colleagues for claiming the top Republican in the Senate lied to him. He accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) of going back on a promise he claims McConnell made to him about the contentious Export-Import Bank.
On Friday, McConnell set up an amendment vote to reauthorize the bank, which provides loans to those purchasing American exports. That didn't sit well with Cruz -- a strong opponent of the bank -- who said he could not "believe [McConnell] would tell a flat-out lie."
In an attempt to get a vote on additional amendments to legislation currently before the Senate, Cruz utilized a procedural tool to overturn McConnell's decision to "fill the tree" on amendments. By filling the tree, McConnell is able to control more closely which amendments get a vote, and limit the amount....
(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...
I think Cruz and Trump are setting up for a 3rd party run....
I would guess that there are only 10 Senators not completely under the McConnell/Reid thumb.
And I think they can pull it off....
The cad.
How much taxpayer money did these "leaders" spend today?
I don’t need to read any more of the HuffPos BS article about Senator Cruz!
If the HuffPo is pissed, then Senator Cruz is doing just fine!
Keep up the good work, Senator!
Cruz and Lee have been getting plenty of praise on twitter while McConnell is getting pounded by both sides of the aisle.
McConnell is a liar. Trump Speak, call them what they are.
Notice other liars came out to defend him, pleases, please, don’t him a liar.
Why won’t McConnell address Cruz directly. Oh that would be telling the truth
Did Mitch lie or didn’t he? If he did, he needs to shut up. This is like the PTB saying nothing re the planned parenthood horrors and investigating the people who shot the video.
Good. The GOP can die a stinking, rotting death for all I care.
Their treatment of Ted Cruz is solid evidence of the rank corruption up there.
I heard him on C-Span. Sooooo disappointed in the other Republicans.
I’m NOT linking to that horrid site.
Are those elite senators named?
They can’t stand the heat because the people are seeing that they all lie...all the time. Cruz has torn the veil away and they would really like for him to sink in the polls, or apologize, or something. I hope he wins the nomination.
“I think Cruz and Trump are setting up for a 3rd party run....”
That may need to be what happens, though I would somewhat prefer Walker to Trump. Some say a third party run hands it to the Hildabeast on a platter, but I’m not so sure.
I think Cruz and Trump are setting up for a 3rd party run....
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And which one in the #1 slot?
If you’re taking flak you’re usually over target.
They may not need to put on the suicide belt of a third party. Maybe all they need is to continue to tell the truth.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R).
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