[2ndDivisionVet]

Really? Pulling out the McCarthy card? And Joe was right, we later learned, or didn't you know that, Dana? And what are you, a racist? Senator Cruz is Hispanic, Dana. How does that feel? Hahahahaha!

[jeffc]

If Cruz was a liberal spouting the liberal agenda, WaPo would be hailing him for his fearless dedication and calling him the next bright star for the nation.

[TheZMan]

One can only hope he’s the next McCarthy.

[onyx]

Dana makes cranky, bitter, gossiping old ladies look normal.

[cuban leaf]

If Cruz is not offed by “the establishment” before then, he will be a serious contender for the presidency, if he wants it.

Heck, he’ll have far more experience than Obama did in 2008, and the experience will be a lot more than a litany of “present” votes.

[rockvillem]

An Instapundit reader came up with the absolutely perfect parallel to highlight the depravity and idiocy of the “42 year old” McCarthy analogy:

“Can I play? Obama is 51, the same age Joseph Stalin was when he called for the liquidation of the kulaks.”

[JRandomFreeper]

Sounds like he's doing what he was elected to do. Dewhurst, on the other hand, would have gone along to get along.

/johnny

[SecondAmendment]

Just more proof Sen. Cruz is doing a brilliant job, the metric for his success it the number of D.C. types he angers.

[jazusamo]

Cruz is 42, the same age Joe McCarthy was when he amassed power in the Senate with his allegations of communist infiltration

Hey Dana, though this may come as a shock to you, Joe McCarthy was right on the mark and so far Ted Cruz is too.

[mylife]

Milbank sounds a bit concerned.
He is trying to sow unrest among the R’s by feigning concern over this upstart Senator.

[txrangerette]

When you google this, you get a bunch of links to sources that all refer to it as the “Grassley-Cruz substitute gun bill”. Those are the two names of origin for the bill and its introduction. The others were johnny-come-lately sign ons.

As between Grassley and Cruz, the lead senators, WHICH ONE would be the best presenter of this bill??

The answer is obvious.

That’s why Grassley, whose name is first, wanted the second name, Cruz, to present it.

Anybody doesn’t like it, check with Grassley, or go pound sand.

[skeeter]

I love this guy.

Stay out of the Tidal Basin, Ted. You're doing great.

[JPG]

Oooooh. Sen. Cruz is getting under Dana's skin, too. Dana, are you smarter than a 6th grader?

[BobL]

“Cruz is 42, the same age Joe McCarthy was when he amassed power in the Senate with his allegations of communist infiltration.”

I guess it NEVER ends...but to correct again:

“Cruz is 42, the same age Joe McCarthy was when he amassed power in the Senate with his NOW-PROVEN allegations of communist infiltration. “

[freedumb2003]

John F. Kennedy was 42 when he ran for President and 43 when he took office.

[BobL]

“GOP lawmakers encouraged the rise of the tea party...”

They did, but not in the way I think this clown is thinking. The Republican leaders encouraged the rise of the Tea Party by treating conservatives like shit, to the point of picking sides and spending money in PRIMARY CONTESTS.

[Joe Boucher]

Yeah, well my senator Rubio is Hispanic too.
Turning in to a schmuck but hey, he is Hispanic.

[toddausauras]

Yeah, shut up America! Stop voicing your opinion if it isn’t shared by Obama.

[GBA]

It’s perhaps too early to say this, but people like Ted Cruz would make me consider joining the Republican party.

[Flick Lives]

Cruz is 42, the same age Joe McCarthy was when he amassed power in the Senate with his allegations of communist infiltration....

Have you no shame, Milbank?

[Still Thinking]

Cruz is 42, the same age Joe McCarthy was when he amassed power in the Senate with his allegations of communist infiltration....

Oh, you KNOW they're terrified of they guy when they start whipping out the McCarthy comparisons. Problem is, they're associating him with a guy I think they unfairly skewered in public opinion, so it really doesn't help anyway.