Posted on 07/26/2015 3:57:42 PM PDT by Din Maker
As the Senate met for a rare Sunday session, Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and John Cornyn of Texas each rose to counter a stunning floor speech Cruz gave on Friday accusing McConnell, R-Ky., of lying.
None of them mentioned Cruz by name but the target of their remarks could not have been clearer. The drama came as the Senate defeated a procedural vote to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and took a step toward reviving the federal Export-Import Bank, both amendments on a must-pass highway bill.
"Squabbling and sanctimony may be tolerated in other venues and perhaps on the campaign trail, but they have no place among colleagues in the United States Senate," said Hatch, the Senate's president pro tempore. Cruz is running for president.
"The Senate floor has even become a place where senators have singled out colleagues by name to attack them in personal terms, to impugn their character, in blatant disregard for Senate rules," Hatch said. "Such misuses of the Senate floor must not be tolerated."
After Hatch spoke, Cruz rose to defend himself for making the accusation that McConnell had lied when he denied striking a deal to allow the vote to revive the Export-Import Bank.
He said he agreed with Hatch's calls for civility but declared, "Speaking the truth about actions is entirely consistent with civility."
And far from backing down, Cruz reiterated his complaint about McConnell. "My saying so may be uncomfortable but it is a simple fact, entirely consistent with decorum, and no member of this body has disputed that promise was made and that promise was broken."
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Cruz acquitted himself admirably in his response.
I loved every minute of it. He made them look like the azzhats they are. I’m sure they are fuming.
Did any of them deny that McConnell lied?
Did any of them try to explain what actually happened in a way that was at variance with Senator Cruz’s description?
Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and John Cornyn of Texas
Surprise, surprise, surprise.
Yahoo news sucks.....they pander to the left and hope those reading this headline before checking their e-mail will think its the end of the world..Like was said 3 out of 100.... BFD
The Tea Party rebukes all you cowardly Senior RINOS right back!! As far as I’m concerned, this prim gesture of ‘rebuke’ is a feather in Ted Cruz’s cap!
Cruz should put out a commercial showing these 3 denouncing him for trying to roll back big gov’t. Would do wonders for his anti-establishment cred and would teach the Republican establishment to be more circumspect in their attempts to denounce fighters like Cruz.
When one is catching flak one knows they’re over target.
Take the first letters from Hatch, Alexander, and Cornyn and you get HAC. I suppose you can throw in another RINO Kasich to get HACK. All of these RINOS are nothing buck hack politicians.
To hell with them they are not important, has-been political cronies.
Rebuke away, a-holes! The more you do the more I like it! Cruz is one of only a handful of GOP Senators worth more than a fart in a hurricane. I saw Orrin Hatch today and nearly puked as I listened to him. Cruz and Trump need to both leave the GOP and start a new party!
Ted is now living in Urtle’s head rent free!
Urtle had to send out the three little urtles!!!
ROFLOL!
By their fruit you will know them.
Please consider donating to the Cruz campaign to thank him for standing up to McConnell.
Choose your friends at your convenience, for they may be a great comfort in times of strife and reverses. And they always provide enjoyable conversations.
Choose your enemies carefully, for they are the means by which you are propelled to the height of your ambitions....
Cruz is trying to clean up the crap the likes of these three Senators have put on us for years. Hopefully Cruz will be the next President and that will be time to clean up the Republican Party of this sick dead weight.
“The Senate floor has even become a place where senators have singled out colleagues by name to attack them in personal terms, to impugn their character, in blatant disregard for Senate rules,”
F**k your rules, you old bat.
What?
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