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Ted Cruz filibuster: Is Cruz now 'president' of US conservatives?
Yahoo! News / The Christian Science Monitor ^ | September 25, 2013 | Peter Grier

Posted on 09/25/2013 12:56:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The many hours Ted Cruz & friends spent in their overnight talkathon (not really a filibuster) in the Senate has thrilled conservatives who feel the GOP establishment consists of careerist sell-outs.

Is Ted Cruz now the leader of US conservatives? That’s a fair question in the wake of his lengthy overnight talkathon against Obamacare on the Senate floor.

As of mid-morning on Wednesday, Texas Senator Cruz, along with Sen. Mike Lee (R) of Utah and assorted allies, had spoken for some 20 hours. That constitutes one of the longest Senate speeches since record-keeping began in 1900, and it has thrilled those on the right who feel the Republican Party establishment consists of careerist sell-outs.

“Ted Cruz and Mike Lee will not get the forty-one votes they need to sustain their filibuster. They will be betrayed by Republican senators who are willing to fund Obamacare while claiming to vote against it. But in this filibuster and in their brilliant strategy, they have exposed Republicans who will not fight,” wrote influential conservative pundit Erick Erickson on RedState Wednesday.

Technically speaking, Cruz, Lee, et al are not filibustering. They’re merely holding the floor in advance of a scheduled cloture vote Wednesday on a government spending bill that contains a provision defunding Obamacare. But that’ s a procedural distinction that’s probably lost on most voters. They see a tired lawmaker who has referenced Star Wars, Dr. Seuss, White Castle hamburgers, and his choice of footwear, and figure he’s doing the same thing that Sen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky did in March when he conducted an actual filibuster against Obama administration drone policies.....

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TOPICS: Texas; Issues; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: cruz; mikelee; obamacare; randpaul; tedcruz
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1 posted on 09/25/2013 12:56:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes.


2 posted on 09/25/2013 12:58:08 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Ted Cruz for President!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He is in my eyes.


3 posted on 09/25/2013 12:59:06 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Heck YES!


4 posted on 09/25/2013 1:00:03 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If he is not, he can be the President of Texas.......


5 posted on 09/25/2013 1:00:07 PM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He is most certainly the leader of the opposition. The minority leader SHOULD be, but he’s always WITH the opposition, as is his lieutenant, and HIS lieutenant.


6 posted on 09/25/2013 1:00:28 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yup.

2016 POTUS Nomination is now his to lose.

Stay smart, stay principled, and he will be the Nominee.


7 posted on 09/25/2013 1:00:37 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Erickson, who I don’t usually like much, is right on the money with his statement.


8 posted on 09/25/2013 1:03:17 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yep! Mr. Cruz(i.e. Smith) goes to Washington.


9 posted on 09/25/2013 1:03:30 PM PDT by infool7 (The ugly truth is just a big lie.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz is smart. He’s not out there as the lone symbol of constitutional conservatives. I like the colalition he’s putting together, including Rubio. Rubio just burnt all bridges to the RINO side. And that give-and-take with Rand Paul? Fantastic.


10 posted on 09/25/2013 1:03:44 PM PDT by grania
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To: SoConPubbie

you nailed it.

If he walks and talks like Reagan for the next 2 years he is going to be the next president

the only one I would prefer more than him right now is Palin, and my current dream ticket is Palin/Cruz


11 posted on 09/25/2013 1:03:56 PM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sure works for me!


12 posted on 09/25/2013 1:09:43 PM PDT by parthian shot
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes. He has my vote in 2016.


13 posted on 09/25/2013 1:09:49 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (If you're FOR sticking scissors in a female's neck and sucking out her brains, you are PRO-WOMAN!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

yes


14 posted on 09/25/2013 1:13:00 PM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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15 posted on 09/25/2013 1:14:58 PM PDT by TexasCajun (Creepy-Ass Cracka -- Don't Call Me Cracker)
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To: grania

Had a nice chat with Rubio’s office today. They were glad to be in the fight. Id say look for bigger stuff out of both Cruz/Rubio/Lee in the future.


16 posted on 09/25/2013 1:16:01 PM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: Mr. K
the only one I would prefer more than him right now is Palin, and my current dream ticket is Palin/Cruz

Me too!

But I get a gut feeling, that like Debra in the Old Testament, she'll only step into the fray if there are no Men to lead.

Right now, it appears that Senator Ted Cruz has decided to Lead!
17 posted on 09/25/2013 1:20:06 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: rrrod

Rubio is a complete sellout. He will never have another vote from me!


18 posted on 09/25/2013 1:24:30 PM PDT by antidisestablishment (Mahound delenda est)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

See what happens when a GOP pol demonstrates and leads with conservative principles? There should be a chamber full of Cruz and Lee types but the great ones are very few indeed.


19 posted on 09/25/2013 1:40:44 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Cruz is on track to becoming 'president' of US conservatives!
20 posted on 09/25/2013 1:46:10 PM PDT by Savage Beast (The forces of decadence are the forces of evil.)
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