Posted on 12/16/2014 7:10:24 AM PST by xzins
The Republican establishment has become infected with a new epidemic of “Ted Cruz derangement syndrome” apparently brought on by being forced to actually work at the job of being a United States Senator.
“Patient Zero” in this epidemic may be New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte who complained bitterly before last weekend’s rare Saturday session to debate the constitutional point of order on the “CRomnibus” that it interfered with her plans to go home and watch a performance of the holiday classic the Nutcracker.
Ayotte, by the way, has an F score of 44% on Conservative Review’s Liberty Score, compared to Cruz’s score of 95% and Mike Lee’s score of 100%..
Ayotte’s whining about having to work on Saturday is in stark contrast to what she said at the time President Obama announced his unconstitutional plan to grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, “…the president should honor his own words that unilateral action on immigration reform is ‘not how our democracy functions’ and ‘not how our Constitution is written’.”
Of course there’s a big difference between Ayotte’s empty pontificating about the Constitution and actually standing up and fulfilling the sacred oath every Member of the Senate takes to “…support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same…”
You can read our article “The Exquisite Hypocrisy Of 20 Republican Senators” through the link.
In truth, Ayotte and the 19 other Republicans who joined the Democrats to vote down the Lee – Cruz constitutional point of order don’t really want to face the implications of their actions, so they have thrown out all kinds of other garbage in an attempt to distract voters from the fact that by voting down the constitutional point of order they have in effect endorsed the constitutionality of Obama’s planned executive amnesty.
The most common smear these purveyors of “Ted Cruz derangement syndrome” have been peddling is that by making them work on Saturday Cruz and Lee somehow advanced the Senate confirmation of many of Obama’s pending nominees for federal judgeships and executive positions.
And that smear has been spread by establishment Republicans in the media, such as the sometimes conservative Daily Caller’s Matt K. Lewis and our friends at The Washington Examiner, all of whom should know better.
Anyone who claims to be a national political commentator should be familiar enough with the Senate rules to know that there’s only one guy in Washington who sets the Senate agenda and floor time and that’s the Senate Majority Leader, and for another couple of weeks that’s Democrat Harry Reid.
Reid announced back on December 1 that he was going to push through Obama’s stalled nominees along with other so-called must pass legislation. “We have a lot to do and not a lot of time to accomplish it,” Reid said. “We might have to be here the week before Christmas, however Mr. President, not into the Christmas holiday.”
Among the remaining “must pass” business on Reid’s agenda were bills funding the government, reauthorizing defense spending, extending tax deductions and clearing nominations.
And back on December 13 Reid’s spokesman Adam Jentleson tweeted that “Sen. McConnell has known for weeks if not months that Sen. Reid planned to move forward on these noms. Maybe he failed to inform his caucus.”
But everyone in Washington was on notice, because up until the “CRomnibus” passed the House Reid had spent much if not most of the Senate floor time voting on Obama’s nominees – to little or no opposition from establishment Republicans we note for the record.
The fact of the matter is that Senators Ayotte and Flake, and the other Senate Republican whiners about working on Saturday, are the same Republicans who have some of the worst records for opposing Obama’s nominees. You’d be hard pressed to find an instance where any of them took to the Senate floor, particularly since December 1, to oppose an Obama nominee for any office, let alone a lifetime appointment to the federal bench.
But the hypocrisy of their position hasn’t stopped them from spreading the virus of “Cruz derangement syndrome” to carriers like Matt K. Lewis and the editors of The Washington Examiner, all of whom should have long ago been inoculated against such nonsense.
The smear against Cruz and Lee that their constitutional point of order against the “CRomnibus,” that forced Senators to actually work on Saturday, somehow advanced the confirmation of Obama nominees who would have otherwise died on the vine in the waning days of the 113th Congress has no basis in reality.
It is instead a well thought out plan by establishment supporters of amnesty to spread “Cruz derangement syndrome” into the general population of conservative voters, who so far have proven immune to its debilitating effects. We urge you to forward this article to your friends and use your social media channels to get the word out that this is nothing more than an establishment attempt to smear Cruz and Lee and distract voters from the real fights – the existential battle over amnesty for millions of illegal aliens and the future relevance to conservatives of the Republican Party.
I listened to Will and Krauthammer attack Cruz last evening. They attacked what they considered an unimportant point, and they attacked him over allowing Obama nominees to get votes, and they attacked him because he’s committed.
First, the constitutional issue is the issue. That was Cruz’s focus. One can only suppose that George and Charles haven’t read it lately.
Second, Obama’s nominees, according to this CHQ article were going to be handled anyway...and there’s been no noticeable GOP opposition since Reid exercised the nuclear option. Ooops...forgot...the GOP-E is already talkinga about bringing back the 60 vote requirement on nominees during their tenure in charge of the Senate. (Total abject capitulation to often is called SYSTEMATIC BETRAYAL.)
Third, is Cruz committed? Actually, I find that refreshing.
Excellent article that sums up the brilliance of what Cruz and Lee stood for (our Constitution) and who, exactly, the GOPe traitors are. Our enemy is within.
When in your lifetime have you ever heard a better endorsement?
The more that the Washington Establishment criticizes Ted Cruz, the stronger he gets.
How do you RINO’s like sound of “President Cruz?”
You're absolutely correct. Except, I think the RINO's hate Cruz MORE than the Dems.
I am still learning on this, but reading here this morning, it sounds like the Republican leadership could have run out the clock on these appointments by stalling the Cromnibus bill to the last minute, although, that may have resulted in a temporary shut down of a fraction of the government. I didn’t hear any protests from the leadership, so I think they were perfectly comfortable allowing Reid to push these people through. If what I read is accurate, McConnell is responsible for allowing these confirmations.
When the incoming flack gets thick, you know for certain you’re right on target.
Just to be honest with you, I’m not sure the Senate is yet in recess. Is it?
Nope. Reid is saying they will work next weekend to get his confirmations finished.
You are correct. Having your career threatened as a lobbyist and crony-capitalist can generate much hate and spew.
The GOPe is every bit as dissembling and dishonest as the democrat party.
So, if they’re still in session, then how in the world can Will and Krauthammer arrive at this being Cruz’s fault? That’s pure dissimulation on their part.
The demonizing and character assassination of Ted Cruz by the press, Democrats and GOPe is in high gear. The destruction of Cruz is their goal and they will not stop until their job is finished.
We know who the traitors are...on both sides of the aisle.
That must have been an (intentional) oversight by leadership (?)
It could have just slipped his memory since it is so inconsequential . ..../s
That must have been an (intentional) oversight by leadership (?). Do ya think ?
It could have just slipped his memory since it is so inconsequential . ..../s
Jeb Bush just announced for the presidency.
This explains any attacks on anyone else coming out of Texas or Florida: Cruz, Perry, Rubio.
The Bush machine is rich, experienced, well placed, and very smart.
tag - so I can write a letter to Kelly inquiring about her behavior as my senator
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