David Brooks warns of ‘the rise of Ted Cruz-ism,’ takeover of Republican Party [Video]

Daily Caller ^ | 9/15/13 | Jeff Poor

[Nachum]

On PBS’s “NewsHour” on Friday night, New York Times columnist David Brooks warned that Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and similar legislators’ rise to prominence threatens the traditional Republican Party. (Snip) “What’s going on in the House, and a bit in the Senate, too, is what you might call the rise of Ted Cruz-ism,” Brooks said. “And Ted Cruz, the senator from Canada through Texas, is basically not a legislator in the normal sense, doesn’t have an idea that he’s going to Congress to create coalitions, make alliances, and he is going to pass a lot of legislation. He’s going in

[Alberta's Child]

Based on what I've heard and read in recent days from media pundits like this, it seems that there are two different factions of the GOP that feel very threatened by figures like Ted Cruz: (1) big-government globalists, and (2) those in favor of the homosexualization of America.

Some Republicans may actually fall into both camps. How about it, Mr. Brooks?

[X-spurt]

They are scared because they just recognized that light at the end of the tunnel is a Cruz-missile coming right at them.

[ontap]

I get up every morning asking myself...self I say... what does David Brooks think about the republican party!!!

[GOPJ]

Brooks doesn’t understand ... we’re still ‘in’ the party. That could change...

[Republican Wildcat]

Isn’t it, though? LOL.

They claim we need “moderates” then totally obliterated both McCain and Romney as right-wing extremists when they were nominated with phony narratives like Romney wants to outlaw all birth control - complete lies.

[faithhopecharity]

They want to stop things? HORRORS! Most of the things they want to stop are illegal or destructive to USA, our values, or our allies Or all of the above.

[Hacksaw]

GOOD! Ted Cruz is the person we have wanted for a looooong time. Too bad Rand Paul is about the only other senator who is similar. What I like about Cruz is he doesn’t care about the press.

[righttackle44]

Brooks is another member of the wet-pants brigade.

[nathanbedford]

David Brooks shows very little insight but I will give them credit for one bit: he recognizes that Ted Cruz and those whom he represents are not out for anything less than to take over the Republican Party and, so long as Ted Cruz and the people he represents retain their integrity, the House and Senate leadership have very little leverage over them.

I expect Ted Cruz and most of those newly elected from the The Tea Party (excepting a few who have gone over to the dark side) to retain their integrity and I therefore expect a riff in the Republican Party. Most of this is playing out in the context of defunding Obamacare while passing a continuing resolution in the House that funds the rest of the government. Establishment Republicans believe that this plays into the hands of Obama and will probably give him the election in 2014. No doubt Obama will claim that they Republican shut down the government and stole grandma Social Security check. I think the establishment Republicans secretly believe that to win the 2014 election, that is to hold the House and perhaps take the Senate, is a prize worth the passive acceptance of Obamacare.

Conservatives believe to the contrary. First, they believe that 2012 was lost because the conservative base stayed home because of the fecklessness of the Republican Congress in the House and the lackluster campaign of Mitt Romney. Their thinking is that if the Republicans continue to passively accept Obamacare while cynically camouflaging their passively with pointless bills to repeal, the conservative base will turn with a vengeance against them. This time the base will not just sit on its hands but will cause a real rupture in the party. We have already seen the first evidence of this with the aggressive primaries being run by the tea party against Rino Republican senators. It is likely that in many key elections involving Rinos who survive tea party challenges in the primaries, those Rinos will find themselves confronting not just the Democrat but a third-party Tea Party challenger.

A third-party challenge to Republican candidates almost certainly gives the win to the Democrat. If this occurs in multiple challenges it will demonstrate the degree and intensity of dissatisfaction of the conservative base with the Republican establishment. If tea party challengers prevail either in primaries or alternatively succeed in un-horsing Republican incumbents by fielding third-party candidates, the tea party will have the bit in its teeth and the rupture from the Republican Party might well become complete and irreparable. No one can foresee the electoral implications of such an event.

Either the Republican Party will struggle on as the number two party but be so wounded that it will cease to be a competitive political party in America, or, a third-party, The Tea Party, will emerge as a viable party sharing a reduced portion of the electorate with the Republicans, or, the Republicans will go the way of the Whigs and The Tea Party will emerge to replace the Republicans.

But defunding Obamacare is not the only cloud in Boehner's sky. Amnesty is a lose-lose for Republicans but it appears that Boehner will sell the Republican base out and cynically permit a good sounding bill to go to conference where it will be "transformed" by the Senate and, with House Democrats and a few Rinos, find a majority for passage in the House. Thus, we will have amnesty but the base will not be deceived. If this scenario plays out as a second slap in the face of conservatives, it will be very difficult to hold the party together.

If I am correct in my belief that Ted Cruz and the maverick Republicans in the house will retain their integrity, Speaker Boehner must reckon with the scenario that I've just described. A prudent man would conclude that the greater risks lie with continuing his policy of betraying the base while pretending to be their champion. That deception has been exposed and will no longer work. Boehner must decide wherein lie the greater and the lesser risks. His dithering has left it with few positive options, he must choose the least dangerous risk.

I believe that the greater risks for Boehner and the establishment Republicans are to continue patronizing and betraying the Republican base. If they pass a continuing resolution which funds the government except for Obamacare, and the Democrats shut down the government, they are in a debate which leaves them not without assets and they will be in a position which they can take to the country. If on the other hand they passively acquiesce, they will very likely sheer the party asunder and they will likely lose the election for which they are presently selling their souls.

[slouper]

rift

[LibLieSlayer]

If kruchev here is bashing Ted then you know that Cruz is the right man to be President.

Have you ever noticed that the most radical of rats are the ones that are always so worried about republicans losing elections.

[nathanbedford]

Right, riff = rift.

[publius911]

David Brooks warns of ‘the rise of Ted Cruz-ism,’ takeover of Republican Party [Video]

Why the warning?
Makes it seem as if something good might be in the distance.
The reverse is true.

The Marxist Progressives have taken over the Democratic Party, and the 'old' GOP can't handle them.
The only disagreement toward this obvious observation comes from... Dem pundits and the army of Obama web sites both in the White House and elsewhere.

The Marxist "progressives" have set out to fundamentally change the very foundations and nature of the United States of America from the ground up, and so far the only potential real competition can come from the "Tea Party."

The old GOP has been irrelevant for a very long time.

RIP

[publius911]

“They’re not normal members of Congress. They’re not legislators. They want to stop bad things before they can achieve the intended "transformation" of our country.”

The meanies!

[Patriot Babe]

OMG what a awesome duo. God place them here with us and they shall play a role in the last days. They will be 2 of many who will help restore this nation back to her glory days. May God Bless them and protect them for the on coming media slaughter. We have not seen nothing yet.

[mjp]

They want to stop things. And so they’re just being — they just want to obstruct.”

When one obstructs and stops evil,it is a good thing.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

“And Ted Cruz, the senator from Canada through Texas, is basically not a legislator in the normal sense, doesn’t have an idea that he’s going to Congress to create coalitions, make alliances, and he is going to pass a lot of legislation.

"If you don't compromise and sell your soul to us leftist Democrats and help us pass our toxic agend, then we fear you and will destroy you with ad homimen and strawman arguments."

[jimsin]

LOOKS LIKE AMERICAN ROYALTY ..FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT...

[tips up]

Ted Cruz apparently doesn’t have enough of a crease in his pants for Mr Brooks.

[Timber Rattler]

“Ted Cruz is running against Republicans in the Senate. The House Republican Tea Party types are running against the Republican establishment. That’s how they’re raising money.

And if they are gathering major support and raising money, then shouldn't that tell the GOP-E bigwigs something?

Clueless, as usual.