Posted on 11/06/2014 6:08:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. Ted Cruz has already flexed his influence in the House with last year's government shutdown. Now, he'll be part of the Senate majority and presumed majority leader Mitch McConnell might have his hands full.
His dry humor on display, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell began his victory press conference on Wednesday with insider playfulness that had outsized import.
The presumed soon-to-be leader of a GOP-controlled Senate started by briefly reviewing his takeaways from the election, including unhappiness with dysfunction in Washington. He then named some of the people who had called him that day: President Obama, Senate majority leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner. Pause. “And Ted Cruz, too.”
An understated smile crossed his face, and a few of the reporters chuckled at his inclusion of the fiery, tea party senator from Texas in this “A” list of power brokers. Senator Cruz can do serious damage to Senator McConnell’s stated intention to “work together” with the president on issues where they can agree. The unanswered question in Washington is: Will Cruz play the spoiler?
This is the senator who led the partial government shutdown over the Affordable Care Act last year. He meets regularly with House tea partyers, to the great annoyance of “establishment” Republicans in that chamber. Cruz is also eyeing the presidency and can be expected to draw sharp contrasts with the White House, as well as with moderate “establishment” Republicans....
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The country and government needs more of Ted Cruz and Mike Lee and Trey Gowdy....
How, true. Nobody that has ever taught hussein has ever spoken of his brilliant mind.
Step aside, Mitch...
Both houses need more turnover in leadership. Six year term limit for both Senate and House would prevent leadership from becoming entrenched in corruption and power. It would bring us fresh faces and ideas, and keep them from becoming life positions.
My gosh, look at all this man has accomplished, and he’s only 43 years old? Bathhouse Barry had to make up his resume and he got elected twice! Senator Cruz is the real deal! No wonder his has a spine of steel -he knows his stuff and isn’t a coward. I just dare McConnell to take him on - Cruz will take his case to the American people. Yep, ole turtle-face is going to have his hands full for sure! LOL
No duh!!
Sorry to make you work so hard for us stupid people.
LOL!
It’s gotta be hard to take pics in a bath house. I suspect the lens would just fog up.
(”mrs smith”?)
Guys, I freely admit -even avow- Ted to be the most competent and able person in all of the current governing class! (and that Jefferson was one of the geniuses who have held the presidency).
To the subject of the thread: Ted and Mitch will have to compromise with each other. Neither can just ‘have his way’. Mitch has the far superior position but Ted has superior abilities...
Mitch cannot be trusted to keep his part of any bargain
LOL!
Politicians can always be trusted to do what they think is in their best interest- at the time.
I think Ted knows this.
mrs mith ;-)
” Senator Cruz can do serious damage to Senator McConnell’s stated intention to “work together” with the president “
Cruz is the one guy with a chance to save us from amnesty. Sad that one guy has this much pressure on him, but this is the reality.
It’s not pressure. Cruz has worked his whole life to earthquake the Marxists. He’s a Happy Warrior.
And as a fellow Capricorn, he’s earthy, not fiery.
He just gives them the truth and they think it’s hell.
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