Posted on 10/16/2017 5:23:11 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is continuing to grapple with a urinary tract infection that has delayed a planned return to Washington, his office announced on Monday.
The GOP veteran, 79, has been absent from Washington for a month. Cochran’s chief of staff, Brad White, made the announcement in a statement issued by Cochran’s office.
White said Cochran’s wife told him late Saturday that the infection had returned. His office had said last week that Cochran would return to work on Monday. […]
Cochran’s health has been the subject of speculation in Washington, fueled by his extended absence and tweets by Trump, who at one point mistakenly said Cochran was hospitalized. …
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Say you’re sorry for not knowing what you’re talking about and I might believe something you post in the future:
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/229571-sen-ted-cruz-out-at-senate-campaign-arm
From the article:
He drew the ire of colleagues in 2013 by raising money for the Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF), which backed primary challengers to now-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. Thad Cochran (Miss.).
Cruz attempted to mend fences with angry GOP colleagues by informing them in the fall of 2013 he would no longer help the SCF, but by then some damage had been done.
GOP senators were also miffed with Cruz for demanding that Congress use a 2013 government funding bill to defund ObamaCare, which led to a 16-day government shutdown that damaged the GOP brand.
Cruz might have his own reasons for wanting to avoid the NRSC slot, as he is rumored to be eying a run for the White House in 2016.
Behind the scenes, GOP strategists argue that Cruz contributed little of his time to the NRSC.
“Cruz might have to come to a couple of meetings in early March [2013] but they never heard from him after that until before the election, when he cut a very generous check to the NRSC,” said one Republican source familiar with the committee.
A GOP strategist said, “[Cruz] did very little last cycle. It was a title in name only.”
Cruz pledged $250,000 to the NRSC in September 2014, something that angered many conservative activists.
Catherine Frazier, Cruz’s spokeswoman, noted that her boss crisscrossed the country last year to rally conservatives for Republican candidates, including Florida Gov. Rick Scott, freshman Sen. Dan Sullivan — who knocked off a Democratic incumbent in Alaska — and freshman Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.).
Cruz also traveled in the final weeks of the campaign to Kansas and Georgia to rally conservatives to support embattled Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and businessman David Perdue, who were in tight races.
“Sen. Cruz was glad to spend considerable time and resources working to help secure a GOP majority — $250,000 to the NRSC, $282,000 on robust digital campaigns for Perdue, [freshman Sen. Joni] Ernst [Iowa], Sullivan, [freshman Sen. Tom] Cotton [Ark.] and [New Hampshire candidate Scott] Brown and more than $78,000 to individual Senate candidates,” she said.
But let’s not let facts get in our way to bashing anyone who says anything negative about the Trumpster...and I’m a Trump guy before you bash me...
I once thought highly of Ted Cruz.
His own actions have diminished my opinion of him.
No skin off my nose, I don’t live in Texas.
A urinary tract infection is the story their giving out; how much you want to bet he has the CLAP.
I was confused about him being Vice chair and not chair.
I once thought highly of Ted Cruz.
His diminishment in my eyes is all his own doing.
Just for shits and giggles you might try to acknowledge he’s been the most consistent support President Trump has had in the Senate.
https://www.chewy.com/nutri-vet-uri-ease-salmon-flavor-paw/dp/49292?
He should try that, his mistress can put it on his paw and he’ll lick it off.
You might try to acknowledge that Canadians are not eligible to be President.
Half our people will stab us in the back at the first opportunity. We need to clean house.
On the bright side, wouldn't it be a hoot if Cochran had to resign and the Governor appointed McDaniel?
:)
That would be great.
I’m sure it’s more than half that need to be repealed and replaced.
Thanks for reminding me, i’ll make sure I don’t go for the job!
Me too. Then he became a Cubanadian Presidential candidate.
Cruz is even less qualified to be POTUS than Obama was, and that's saying something.
That was nice when he gave Trump the kick in the face he so richly deserved! I’m sure you enjoyed the attacks Trump leveled on Cruz wife and father as much as I enjoyed Cruz kicking Trump in the face at the convention. Please keep resisting the temptation of being a hypocrite.
In all seriousness, this sick old man should resign, he can’t be absent when his vote might be needed.
To bad someone younger didn’t beat him the primary, oh wait someone did, and was robbed.
I would consider it a blessing that he got it out of the way right away rather than after Trump won the presidency where Cruz has proven to be Trumps most ardent supporter in the Senate! What do you think then or now like a lot of the other Senators?
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