[SoConPubbie]

	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz Ping!

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[austinaero]

“Hey, we are going to settle here,’ except for maybe Paul Ryan”

BOOM!

[Huskrrrr]

Cruz Control!

[madison10]

YES! Works for me!

[dps.inspect]

Cruz captured the flag... I’m rallying to the flag!!

[Olog-hai]

He stole it from Rush Limbaugh?

[Zhang Fei]

Paul Ryan has sunk his White House hopes, at least as a Republican candidate. Is there a primary challenger on the horizon?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Actually he is the emerging leader of the new Conservative Party.

The Republican Party has entered its death throes.

[Starboard]

Republicans, however, continue to shoulder most of the blame.

Republicans are going to get the blame no matter what they do. The media will pound them from now until November regardless of whether its Obamacare, CR, debt ceiling or something else. The incessant attacks will intensify as we approach the elections. So Pubbies may as well stand up and fight. What is there to lose? I think Cruz understands this quite well.

[expat2]

Yes, he is filling a void that was glaringly obvious, and a very good choice for leader. Dubya retired from politics, Romney would normally be the titular head but also bugged out. This left crazy lefty McCain, who was no use at all, McConnell the same, and Boener, who is doing his best but is not conservative enough.

[gov_bean_ counter]

And the problem with that is...?

[slipper]

McCain is just fuming this morning on FNC with Martha MacCallum interview.....have never seen him this mad and is blaiming everything on everyone except for the demonrats and O. It’s sickening.

Thankful we have someone with some backbone and morals like Ted Cruz.

[stanne]

Well. Nature does abhor a vacuum.

[GeronL]

Perkins: If you look at most of those we have coming to speak here, they're conservative leaders who have been pushing this effort to delay or suspend Obamacare. I don't think you are going to see them saying, 'Hey, we are going to settle here,' except for maybe Paul Ryan

This Perkins guy doesn't mince words, he knows Paul Ryan is weak on this. He didn't avoid saying that just to be nice.

[NFHale]

Ted Cruz is defacto head of the GOP?

Hell, yes, as far as I’m concerned, he is. He’s the only one - along with Mike Lee - who stood up and put himself under the gun.

Everyone else just followed when looked like “the right thing to do”... instead of stepping up and standing beside him.

[OrangeHoof]

You have to give Ted Cruz credit. He didn’t come to Washington to be John Cornyn. The freshman senator is making everyone take notice.

[SMARTY]

Cruz is de facto leader of thr FORMER Republican Party

[sickoflibs]

That is what the libs been saying on MSNBC, that Cruz is runnuing the GOP. I see he was on CNN Crossfire yesterday.

Given that Obama has not backed off his public stand that he will not negotiate nor compromise on CR or debt ceiling isnt the GOP house giving him some positive PR with these media stories about negotiations at White House?

[lentulusgracchus]

[Art.] Instead, he said, expect this year's Values Voter Summit to be ground zero for the no-compromise wing of the Republican Party, and a hive of anti-Obamacare fervor where polarizing leaders like Cruz will be welcomed as conquering heroes.

Wow, no "bias" in Pete Hamby's act, is there? Oh, wait -- CNN. Okay, I understand now.

To bad they don't have any viewers any more.

[Cheerio]

If Ted Cruz were the leader of the GOP I guarantee you they would not be caving like what Boner is setting up. Boner does not have the stomach to fight (I sense he abhors it), or the knowledge of a negotiator, and is not qualified to be Speaker.

It shocked me every bit as much as the clown's reelection to see Boner win a second nomination after all the grousing from some of the Conservatives like Bachmann and his dismal negotiating skills demonstrated during his first weepership gig..