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1 posted on 12/14/2014 10:49:22 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The GOPe and the Washington establishment simply HATE Ted Cruz, authentic Constitutional Conservatives, and the Biblical worldview.

It is important to know who the enemies are.


2 posted on 12/14/2014 10:54:20 AM PST by Menthops (If you are reading this..... the GOPe hates you!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Nine others [Repubs] switched to yes on final passage after voting with Cruz to say the bill itself was unconstitutional. ... Those nine Republicans ended up providing the margin of victory for the underlying cromnibus, which passed 56-40.

If those nine had stayed conservative, cromnibus would've failed, 49 against, 47 for.

They voted against it before they voted for it.

3 posted on 12/14/2014 10:55:37 AM PST by MUDDOG
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To: Las Vegas Dave; Whenifhow
But only 12 Republicans joined Cruz in both votes for both his point of order and against the cromnibus. They are: Sens. Michael D. Crapo of Idaho, Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, Mike Lee of Utah, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Rob Portman of Ohio, Jim Risch of Idaho, Marco Rubio of Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Richard C. Shelby of Alabama and David Vitter of Louisiana..

Ohio Ping

I never would have guessed that Portman would stand with Cruz on a point of order supporting the Constitution.

4 posted on 12/14/2014 11:02:05 AM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Also, don’t forget CRUZ gets some reinforcements in January, Ernst and Cotton are probable allies to us.


7 posted on 12/14/2014 11:10:09 AM PST by corbe (mystified)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The numbers behind Ted Cruz’ caucus is not as important as the trend which shows it growing substantially. Whereas just a year ago Ted stood with 3 others, now he stands with at least 11 others and possibly 21 others.

By the time 2016 comes around McConnell will be dancing to Cruz’ tune.

Keep fighting for the Constitution Ted, we are behind you 100%.


9 posted on 12/14/2014 11:15:16 AM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

How many in the Cruz caucus?

If the election results were any indication, I’m guessing about fifty million.


10 posted on 12/14/2014 11:16:44 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
This was a positive exercise, even in defeat.

May a new Conservative coalition form a new “Giant Gorilla party” to oppose the uni-party in the new congress, and may the GOP go the way of the Whig party!

What I mean by “Giant Gorilla” is a conservative patriot coalition that the MSM cannot ignore and the American people will embrace against the democrats (and GOPe).

11 posted on 12/14/2014 11:17:35 AM PST by right way right (America will reject the suck of Socialist Freedumb, one way or another.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Has ?Marco learned a lesson or is he blowing smoke?


14 posted on 12/14/2014 11:42:27 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’d say Cruz can count on a dozen or so hardcore supporters and maybe 20-25 who will go his way on less polarizing issues. A good 25% or more of the Republican Senators hate his guts and the rest are fence-sitters. And of course all the Democrats will oppose anything he tries to do unless like this Cromnibus fiasco, it happens to be the lesser of two evils.


16 posted on 12/14/2014 11:54:44 AM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

More coming in January.


18 posted on 12/14/2014 12:15:21 PM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: Stillwaters

Both of your Senators stood with Cruz on every vote, two of the eleven who did so. They did you proud.


20 posted on 12/14/2014 12:22:26 PM PST by lonevoice (Life is short. Make fun of it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; WKB

Mississippi’s twosome are missing.

SHAME on WEASEL WICKER.


29 posted on 12/14/2014 3:35:57 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; onyx; JustAmy; trisham; DJ MacWoW; RedMDer; musicman; Lady Jag; TheOldLady; ...

Go, Cruz, GO!!


30 posted on 12/14/2014 5:14:56 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Five more and he would be in the territory to topple McConnell.

I’m not sure exactly how the process works, but 27 is half the 54 Republican majority.

Wish six folks would jump ship and join Cruz to make him speaker.

Not sure his caucus represents people who would actually vote for him though.


48 posted on 12/14/2014 5:28:04 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The question is Jeb Bush. The answer is NO!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!
62 posted on 12/14/2014 6:18:46 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz works tirelessly to thwart RINOs and Democrats. God bless him!


72 posted on 12/14/2014 7:39:40 PM PST by stilloftyhenight (...shut it down)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Michael D. Crapo of Idaho,

Ted Cruz of Texas,

Charles E. Grassley of Iowa,

Mike Lee of Utah,

Jerry Moran of Kansas,

Rand Paul of Kentucky,

Rob Portman of Ohio,

Jim Risch of Idaho,

Marco Rubio of Florida,

Tim Scott of South Carolina,

Jeff Sessions of Alabama,

Richard C. Shelby of Alabama

David Vitter of Louisiana.

No money should be donated to ANYONE else. These are the men, patriots to the constitution, who hold the salvation of the Republic in their hands.

Remember them well in the days to come.


100 posted on 12/15/2014 6:15:46 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He is one of the very few GOP members I would support. If he runs for Prez he has my vote.


102 posted on 12/15/2014 7:29:53 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
If anyone is of the mistaken belief that Rob Portman is in the "Cruz Caucus" they are nuts.

He is as inside and pro-government as you get.

These votes signify nothing other than he was shrewd enough to get away with voting in his constituents behalf without it actually doing anything to benefit them.

106 posted on 12/15/2014 10:15:24 AM PST by nitzy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ll be voting for the Democrat for President in 2016, regardless of who it is.

Repubs will control both houses of Congress, so I want Dems to control the White House.

That minimizes the cr@p that gets dumped on us sheeple, because the parties at least need to pretend to oppose each other.

The same party controlling Congress AND the White House always ends up with our financial elites really doing a number on the sheeple.

When WH and Congress are controlled by the same party, depending on which party controls, it’s just a different flavor of poison, but it’s poison in either case.


117 posted on 12/16/2014 10:24:57 AM PST by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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