Posted on 09/28/2013 9:54:04 AM PDT by jimbo123
Sen. Ted Cruz refused point-blank to endorse his Texas Republican colleague Sen. John Cornyn in his upcoming reelection bid at an event here Friday.
I think it is very likely Im going to stay out of all incumbent runs, Cruz responded, when posed with an endorsement question at the annual Texas Tribune festival.
Moderator Evan Smith, the head of the Texas Tribune, said that the junior Texas Republicans failure to endorse Cornyn had inspired tea party activists to call for Cornyns head.
You could put a stop to this, Smith said of grassroots unrest. Endorse him right now. Will you do it?
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Youd mentioned a minute ago, the typical thing in Washington to do would be to endorse every Republican, he said. And frankly, I feel I owe a commitment to the men and women all across Texas. I think every incumbent owes it to the grassroots activists of their state to make the case why he or she should be reelected.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Smug and boasting a hair styling that costs more than many real Texans make in a week...
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Saw an item on FR within the past couple of days that said the hair styling/barbering services in the Legislative branch is a budget item of about $2.5 million a year.
That works out, for 535 people, to about $4673 each per year for the ladies and gents to get free hair styling and cuts.
Since they are only in session, say maybe 9 months, that amounts to $520 a month per person ($130 a week)!
Just more largesse and waste of tax dollars that should be discontinued. The 535 in the Legislature make quite sufficient salaries to pay for hair cuts from their own pockets!
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