Posted on 02/18/2014 6:03:07 AM PST by SoConPubbie
The current media narrative about Sen. Ted Cruz in the wake of the debt ceiling vote was captured neatly by a February 16, 2014 story in The Blaze in which ABC News Jonathon Karl was quoted as saying that Cruz is so hated by his fellow Republican senators that he will need a food taster at GOP Senate lunches.
That might be a slight exaggeration, but it is clear that the establishment wing of the GOP regards Cruz as a problem. And, if David Harsanyi, writing in The Federalist, is correct, some of Cruzs fellow senators are right to hate him, as well as fear him. He is a threat to their power.
What Cruz did was to deny the Senate the opportunity to raise the debt ceiling by unanimous consent, a common ploy when it wants to pass something controversial without actually voting for it. Then he forced certain Republicans to vote for the debt ceiling bill by threatening a filibuster, thus creating a 60 vote margin.
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That in turn has made certain Republican senators vulnerable to more conservative, tea party supported candidates who are challenging them in the primaries. Cruz would likely not lose much sleep if senators like Mitch McConnell were to lose and be replaced by more conservative candidate, much like Cruz beat the establishment pick Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in his own senate race. If a Republican Senate is elected in November, 2014, it would be all to the good, from Cruzs perspective, if it were also a little bit more right of center. Then Cruz can start to help make President Obamas last two years in office a torment and, possibly, prepare the way to replace him in 2016.
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Cruz bump.
We are warming up the tar, Ted. Have plenty of feathers and rails.
I’m with CRUZ!
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The more they hate him the more I love him.
GO Cruz! I ONLY support strong (fight-back) Conservatives for ANY candidacy. I no longer support Beltway Republicans. Cowards who will not throw down in any fight.
we need help fast in stopping the growth of government and in stopping the massive invasion of illegal mexicans and Muslim immigrants overrunning the USA
give me liberty or give me death!
We in Louisiana are ready for the coming fight. fight for what you believe in even if you must die. what i believe in is freedom . those 2 principles are what this country was founded on. We will be faced with the question : can I go on? how bad do i want this , to be free? is it easier to give in and live on your knees kowtowing to some liberal government bureaucrat? I'd rather die on my feet than surrendering to these sick democrats and their media
we need help fast in stopping the growth of government and in stopping the massive invasion of illegal mexicans and Muslim immigrants overrunning the USA
and what are we doing ? sitting on the couch instead of taking to the streets protesting this big eared socialist Obama , his Obamacare and his media that are enslaving us.
give me liberty or give me death!
We in Louisiana are ready for the coming fight. fight for what you believe in even if you must die. what i believe in is freedom . those 2 principles are what this country was founded on. We will be faced with the question : can I go on? how bad do i want this , to be free? is it easier to give in and live on your knees kowtowing to some liberal government bureaucrat? I'd rather die on my feet than surrendering to these sick democrats and their media
Republican leadership!!!! Be afraid...be very afraid!!!
WINNING!!!
me too~~~~~
We would be wise to compare Mr. Cruz, I think, to his Senate counterpart.
Remember Paul Wellstone of Minnesota? He was a true believer liberal who excited the base....just as Cruz is a true believer conservative.
I do not RECALL the Democrat bosses hating Wellstone.
Yes, there was a piece by some Beltway journalist (forget his name, most of them are the same) “warning” Republicans about the “damage” that Cruz was going to do. As Rush says, “they will always tell you who they fear,” and they clearly fear Cruz.
Ted Cruz, hated by Senate Republicans, is winning.
The GOP despised Reagan while he was going for the nomination too!
A backbone and cajones.
As a LA voter, do you think Dr. Cassidy has the fire in the belly to pursue Landrieu?
If we can win the Republican Party, we can win the nomination. If we win the nomination, we win the presidency with Cruz/RandPaul. It brings in a more libertarian constitutional element to replace the backstabbers.
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