Posted on 04/29/2013 4:27:38 PM PDT by BradtotheBone
Texas senator Ted Cruz on Friday indicated that the battle among GOP Senators over gun control was so fierce that, at several points throughout the debate, some of his Republican colleagues yelled at him “at the top of their lungs.”
“I don’t know that there is an issue that has generated more heat internally in the Republican conference,” Cruz said at a Texas tea party rally. “We’ve had probably five or six lunches with a bunch of Republican senators standing up and looking at Rand [Paul] and Mike [Lee] and me and yelling at us at the top of their lungs, I mean, really upset. And they said ‘Look, why did you do this? As a result of what you did, when I go home, my constituents are yelling at me that I have to stand on principle.’ I’m really not making that up. I don’t ever bother to argue with me, I just let them yell and say, ‘Look, you know, vote your conscience.’”
Cruz who, along with senators Rand Paul and Mike Lee, launched an effort to filibuster any gun-control legislation brought to the Senate floor, called Republicans who did not back the effort “squishes.”
The trio were criticized by conservatives outside the halls of Congress as well; the Wall Street Journal ran two editorials attacking their efforts.
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Names. We want names.
We need to eliminate this freshman crap. Senators are elected as equal members of the house and senate and should be treated as such.
At the same time hundreds of thousands of Americans were lined up outside gunstores trying to get devices for personal defense.
I suspect there's too much internet porn or something so the members of the Senate just never have time to review the news.
“Names. We want names. “
I’ve got $5 on John McCain.
I wonder how loudly Kirk can yell these days.
OTOH, if the yellers are willing to back the conservative agenda just as long as Cruz, Paul and Lee do not name names, that may be even more valuable leverage.
Sen Cruz went on to say that he wouldn’t mention real names, but one of the yellers was from South Carolina and goes by the name “Flimsy Spam”
Don’t worry,Senator....you represent Texas,not Massachusetts.
I’ll bet $50 that McKook was one of them.
I hope the boys stand their ground and tell the others to FO. Cheney did it in the well of the senate.
Eh gads! What to do? Standing on principle? What a unique concept for the RINO's!
LOL
What did Cruz expect when he took a position in opposition to the party?
Which party?
Oooooooh! THE Party. Gotcha!
Cruz.....name names or shut up....
I am tired of the games they play....
What? I expect he expected just what he's gotten. Are you implying he shouldn't bring it out into the open?
HA!!!
All the psuedocon freepers who had screaming fits about standing on principle over the election can now hold their heads proudly knowing that they have the support and confidence of the RINO wing.
You all know who you are and yes, it sucks to be you! HAHAHAHAH! I freaking love the irony!
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