Ted Cruz Was Right, Again

The American Thinker ^ | December 16, 2014 | Matthew Vadum

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The usual suspects are attacking Ted Cruz for doing his job.

Republicans and a chorus of conservative commentators are dumping on the sole conservative Republican senator from Texas because–the horror!–he dared to force his Senate colleagues to publicly take sides on President Obama's shameful extralegal unilateral immigration amnesty.

Apologists for Republican cowardice claim to be upset with Cruz because, as they claim, his parliamentary maneuvers to stymie the amnesty somehow allowed some objectionable Obama nominees to move forward in the confirmation process.

Of course, they're lying. All Obama nominees are objectionable–remember, our president is a red diaper baby–yet the Senate eventually caves to Obama on more or less all of them............Who really cares if a few bureaucrats who will be approved anyway by the incoming Republican Senate in the new year get to work a few weeks or months early?

What really infuriates namby-pamby Republican senators is that Cruz forced them to take a public stand on the president's unilateral amnesty. They know that the Republican Party base is mad as hell over the amnesty, and they don't feel the need to answer to mere hoi polloi. Bought off by the crony capitalist lobby, they support amnesty but don't want to face the electoral consequences for their betrayal of the American people. Just as Democrats don't want to get rid of poverty, Republicans in leadership don't want to stop the amnesty(or get rid of Obamacare, for that matter). They need villains against which to rail.

Just about nobody in the conservative punditry seems to be getting the story right. They are regurgitating an easily digested talking point generated by Democrats and the Senate's RINO establishment. If it hadn't been for Cruz,a slew of Obama nominees would still be sucking their thumbs in a state of constitutional limbo,they'd have us believe.

And as usual,they're wrong about Cruz....

[SoConPubbie]

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[SoConPubbie]

Or maybe, just maybe, everyone, including Ted Cruz, realizes that Harry Reid was going to push through those nominations anyway and the normal traitors in the GOP-E were going to approve the nominations, just like they always do.

This was no tactical error. It was a brilliant chess move on the part of Ted Cruz to get everyone on record.

[SoConPubbie]

Most journalists (left and right), Freepers, TV anchors, etc. don't understand the archane rules of the Senate. It is possible, as smart as he is, that Ted Cruz made a stupid mistake. Any one can make a mistake. I am sure it was unintentional. I have yet to see a cogent rebuttal from Cruz on this. I think they are all listing the principled stance he took, which we don't disagree with, instead of addressing the question about tactics.

Or maybe, just maybe, everyone, including Ted Cruz, realizes that Harry Reid was going to push through those nominations anyway and the normal traitors in the GOP-E were going to approve the nominations, just like they always do.

This was no tactical error. It was a brilliant chess move on the part of Ted Cruz to get everyone on record.

[right way right]

” Fauxcahontas is stealing this issue,which I believe is THE winning issue for 2016,and running the husband of a Goldman Sachs managing director against her is a bad plan,however many good speeches he gives.”

I believe the apparent conflict of interest actually gives him an inside edge on that issue.
I believe he would be more apt to be able to explain the extent of regulation congress should have over the banking system.

He would wipe the floor with Fauxcahontas in any debate, let alone on any
congressional regulation powers topic.

[duffee]

“Republicans and a chorus of conservative commentators are dumping on the sole conservative Republican senator from Texas”

The fact they’re dumping on Senator Cruz says much about them and the false “conservative” label they bear.

[VideoDoctor]

They’re desperately attacking Cruz because he is blocking the ONE PARTY system which is trying to prevail.

[gleeaikin]

Here is an AOL story on the Cruz actions and Reid reactions. Has over 1,000 comments many strongly pro orcon.
http://www.aol.com/article/2014/12/15/republicans-blame-cruz-for-year-end-confirmations/21116657/?cps=gravity

[Bigun]

I’m SO embarrassed! I’m from Texas and we elected a man who went to Washington and did EXACTLY what he said he would! Who knew? /s

[firebrand]

She just had her Sista Soulja moment however, with her attempt to get rid of the default swaps. All you need is one of those moments to have a talking point. She is dangerous, and so is Paul Ryan.

[firebrand]

Good points.

[Patton@Bastogne]

Enthusiastically spread the word about the “Protest Against Obama Amnesty” rally across America for 2015-01-03 ... Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions, Mike Lee (et al) will GREATLY appreciate our support ... A great Patriot turn-out WILL encourage the Senate and House GOP to dump McConnell and Boehner ... God Bless America ... Facebook page “Obama Amnesty National Protest : 2015-01-03” ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=680NlRI3v2I ... Thanks to All !!!