Posted on 11/08/2014 1:29:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday night ruled out running for majority leader after Republicans captured the upper chamber.
Asked on CBS if he would consider challenging GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Cruz replied, "under no circumstances."
The Texas senator and Tea Party favorite, though has declined to say whether he would vote for McConnell for majority leader.
Asked if there would be a challenger to McConnell, Cruz said, "I don’t think anyone has declared their intention to run, and that will be a decision for the conference next week, and we’ll see."
"My practice has been not to second guess leadership decisions," Cruz said when asked why he is reluctant to express support for McConnell as leader.
"I recognize folks like to focus on interpersonal jockeying between politicians in Washington. Look, I think most Americans couldn’t care less about politicians in Washington,” he added....
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
I see what you’re saying, but a guy has got to pay the bills. Did you consider that he’s doing those ads because after his run Hollywood blackballed him and he’s not getting jobs. Just something to think about.
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There is nothing illegitimate about reverse mortgages or about acting.
This may be somewhat confusing, but it does address the issue.
I believe a reading of this will confirm that a majority leader can choose to simply not bring a bill to the floor for a vote.
He wants to be free to run for President, which he could not do as Majority Leader.
I have no problem with Fred’s acting. I rather liked his roles.
However, reverse mortgages are a bad deal for the homeowner, which is why there’s so much advertising for them. If you’d like to discuss the financial issues, I’d be happy to do so.
Beats viagra commercials.
They may not be a good deal for you, but in a free market neither you nor I should be able to force our opinions on others.
I’m not forcing my opinion on anyone—I didn’t say that reverse mortgages should be forbidden. Nor did I say that Fred should be forbidden from making commercials for them.
What I did say is that his doing so diminishes his status in my eyes. Maybe you don’t mind.
smart move
He’s a smart guy. Why cause immediate disunity within the Party when there’s work to do?
he would get about 4 votes in the Senate on a good day
Have you ever been a loan originator/officer? Are you familiar with what a reverse mortgage actually is?
Sounds to me like some back door goings on with the RNC bosses. Will he be a real candidate in 2016 or a sacrificial lamb to make Jeb “act of love” Bush look like a moderate for the unwashed squishy middle.
I think Sessions would be great in that position.
I have zero debt, and 100% home equity and recently did a reverse mortgage.
I get over $1,500/month, tax free, which means I can take $1,500/month less from my 401K which saves me about $ 3,000 a year income tax.
My 401K will last longer, my income stays the same, and I save taxes, I retain home ownership, and the monthly income last as long as I live in this house.
How is that a "bad deal"?
/johnny
Good! Let Cruz stand behind Boehner... very closely, so he can watch every move he makes, and every breath he exhales is felt on his neck.
Thompson would have made a great President. Not a Reagan, but nevertheless a top tier leader. We would have few problems overseas with him at the helm, and the economy would be a whole lot better.
Certainly better than McStain or Romney, let alone the Communist Moslem and his freak show of a cabinet
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