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Posted on 07/26/2015 8:47:40 AM PDT by conservativejoy
In the wake of a surprising Senate floor speech Friday in which he accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) — and fellow party member — of lying, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz only has been dialing things up.
During an rare interview with conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh later that day, Cruz explained why he tore into McConnell in front of TV cameras and fellow lawmakers — and discussed his aim to stir up a “grassroots tsunami” that he hopes will level Washington’s establishment politics.
“Today the Senate took up the Export-Import Bank, a classic example of cronyism and corporate welfare,” Cruz told Limbaugh. “The leader of Senate Republicans, Mitch McConnell, went to the floor and demonstrated that he had lied both to the American people and also to every Republican senator, including me. Back when we were having the fight over trade promotion authority, I asked Mitch McConnell directly if he had cut a deal to reauthorize this cronyism and corporate welfare in order to try to get the votes, and he looked at me, he looked at all 54 Republican senators, and he said flat-out, ‘There is no deal. There is no deal. There is no deal.’”
Which is what led to his stirring speech on the Senate floor — but the 2016 presidential candidate said he’s not stopping there.
Cruz explained that the “Washington cartel,” which he said is behind such deals that ultimately benefit “a handful of giant corporations” and drain taxpayers’ pockets, is an ugly outgrowth of establishment politics on both sides of the aisle.
“It’s career politicians in both parties who get in bed with lobbyists and special interests,” Cruz said. “It’s why we’re bankrupting our kids and grandkids.”
. The senator noted as much in an email blast to supporters Saturday, saying that “today we have government of the lobbyists, by the lobbyists, and for the lobbyists.”
Cruz told Limbaugh there’s mounting frustration among voters — particularly those who put their trust in GOP office holders — because the Republican majority is looking nothing like one.
“We see so many campaign conservatives that pretend to be conservative on the campaign trail but they don’t govern according to what they promised us on the campaign trail,” he added.
Cruz then noted what he believes it will take to do away with the Washington cartel, pointing to an iconic American president.
“In 1980 the Reagan revolution came from the American people,” Cruz told Limbaugh. “Remember, Reagan, a lot of people forget, he took on the Washington cartel. He primaried Gerald Ford. You want to tick off Republican leadership, come within an inch of defeating the incumbent Republican president. The Reagan revolution came from the grassroots.”
Cruz noted that “the only way we can break this, the only way we can get leaders to actually stand for conservative principles, is if there’s a grassroots tsunami.”
I sympathize with you, Kenny.
If it weren't for Bush, we would not have had the Clintons.
Fixed it.
Go, Ted, Go!!!!
Exactly! Although not as abrasive as Trump, Ronald Reagan did the same thing as in making politics assessable to the LIV's. He put things in words that made people understand how the DC elite were intruding on their lives/liberties. I long remember Reagan's words, "Government is not the solution, it is part of the problem". Trump would do well to mention that quote in every speech.
Cruz is doing the same, but is not as forceful to the populace and has no "cult of personality", which is major part of elections now. Trump has it and obviously the MSM is following him, which means his message is getting out.
As much as I'd like to see Cruz in the restored Oval Office, I believe he would make a better running mate for Trump or Walker.
Fair enough, but Perot did divide the Republican vote.
Bush loses either way, most of the Perot voters wouldn’t have even voted.
Yep. Back in the early 1990's, I actually had respect for Perot. But now I see him as one of the worst kinds of people. Some pieces of garbage put money before their country. Some put fame before their country. Perot put his own ego before the country, knowing full well what would happen.
One can only hope Trump doesn't go that route.
Don't know about Perot voters, but Herbert Walker lost his own re-election with his stupid "Read my libs, no new taxes" and then signed new taxes. Not to mention he had forsaken the Reagan principles and couldn't compete with Mr. Cult-of-personlity-sax playing, boxer-or-briefs for the mindless youth that was boy-Clinton.
Bush and Clinton made a deal, they go way back. Just like Hillary and Jeb have made a deal.
I wonder if the talk Cruz and Trump had has anything to do with a few new things going on????
I think they are operating in solidarity, whether any formal agreement has been struck or not. Very interesting to watch. The debates are going to be even better.
What makes you think that Trump is not supporting Cruz on this?
I guess I didn’t make it clear. I know Trump supports Cruz but I think he should come out and say that McConnell is indeed a lying SOB and we don’t need that as majority leader.
It’s what the left would do and that’s why they keep winning.
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