Posted on 09/29/2015 12:20:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Why, god? Why?
Don't look now–I mean it. Don't look, for the love of god!–but the Republicans in the United States Senate just guaranteed Ted Cruz's presidential campaign a huge boost among those anonymous hayshaking Bible-bangers who are the only Republicans who matter to that effort. And the way you know that is the fact that, in response, Ted Cruz got up on the floor of the Senate and brought the temple down on his head.
After the Senate voted to end debate on a resolution to fund the government, Cruz tried to procedural move to bring up one that wouldn't fund Planned Parenthood. His colleagues blocked him, even though senators are routinely granted votes on such measures even if they're destined to fail. In other words, it's a swift parliamentary smack in the face. Once the dust settled around 6:15 p.m., Cruz dug in for more than hour of his classic hits on D.C., channeling his base's "volcanic" frustration with Republican congressional leadership via Planned Parenthood, the Iran nuclear deal and the Barack Obama administration. "I will give President Obama and the Senate Democrats credit," said Cruz. "They are willing to crawl over broken glass with a knife between their teeth to fight for [their] principles. Unfortunately, leadership on my side of the aisle does not demonstrate the same commitment…The people who show up at the polls, who elected you and me, and who elected this Republican majority, far too many of the Republican donors look down on those voters as a bunch of ignorant hicks and rubes…It wasn't too long ago when the Washington Cartel was able to mask it all with a show vote or two, and they'd tell the rubes back home, 'See, we voted on it, we just don't have the votes."
Right now, the Tailgunner appears to be in the same position vis a vis his colleagues as was Fred Van Ackerman, the fanatic senator in Allen Drury's Advise And Consent. This, of course, does not matter a damn. Cruz's target audience does not include Mitch McConnell or John Cornyn. His target audience is made up of a couple hundred anonymous preachers in and around Iowa, and some hardcore gun-fondlers in New Hampshire. What is a republic to do when the best move that a candidate of one of its two political parties can make to get elected is to trash as best he can every institution of that republic, including the leadership of his own party? Where in the hell does that leave the rest of us?
By denying Tailgunner Ted a chance to make his motion, thereby prompting the shower of spittle in which its courage was completely impugned, what is chucklingly called the Republican Leadership in the Senate made what amounts to be an in-kind contribution to the Cruz '16 campaign. Hell, they all but wrote his next attack ad for him.
So, is “smegmatic” a word?
As in, the author engaged in repeated and continual smegmatic assaults on Ted Cruz?
Just wondering how to use this word more often and in more different contexts.
Your name calling doesn’t change this fact - he is VP material at best. Only a blithering idiot can’t see this.
Yeah, like, I’m like so over these hipster bloggers.
Lee did according to Cruz.
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He is the only presidential material on the scene today.
Ted Cruz is smart and ballsy, and he is my current choice for President.
I like Dr. Carson's intelligence and civility, I like Donald Trumps aggressiveness and willingness to fight, but I think Cruz is the Philosopher Warrior, and he unites principle with action better than anyone else out there.
He also seemingly knows how to fight sneaky, and we need a lot of that now.
It’s from Esquire. You won’t find anything else there.
I like the way it sounds!
Nowadays the "Nazi Luftwaffe" is the Liberal media. The rest of the Reich is the Executive and Judiciary.
The attitude stinks.
Your brief 2003 liberal BBC article doesn't come close to supporting your position. You have great deal of reading ahead should you wish to understand the legacy of Tailgunner Joe. Start with Blacklisted by History by Stanton Evans, 2009.
Turned out McCarthy was right - the State Department was (and is) full of Commies).
McCarthy was right. And Cruz is right. I watched the hour-long speech, in it entirety, that Cruz gave on the floor of the Senate yesterday. And I say to Cruz’s naysayers in both parties, to quote Colonel Jessep (Jack Nicholson, A Few Good Men), “You can’t handle the truth!”
it should - you started it.
That’s your opinion - not mine.
Are you having a panic attack over Cruz again?
I notice that you seem to consider it your duty to stink up Cruz threads.
I don’t even believe you support Trump, Trump likes Cruz and does not attack Cruz so, why don’t you follow his example?
Nope, I’m an equal opportunity basher - I don’t worship at the feet of any man or candidate, but, Trump is my #1 and Cruz my #2. A little thin skinned, aren’t you? I callz ‘em as I seez ‘em. It’s also obvious that you missed my bashing my own candidate. They are only human and none of them is perfect - so, let it go. It’s all in fun. Just because I only see Ted as VP, isn’t a negative - it’s just the way I see him. Possibly AG of the United States - but, those are lofty positions in themselves.
Fine, whatever. I don’t really believe you’re really for either one. Probably a Rove plant. Ha Ha!!
The joke is on you - it’s apparent you haven’t been here long enough to know who I support. Haha! You’re about as funny as a mashed potato sandwich.
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>> “That’s your opinion - not mine.” <<
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That’s because it is based on facts, not emotion.
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