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To: John Valentine

On the subject of SCOTUS Nominees...

This is an interesting read.

Cruz later criticized Roberts, but it was too late.

Read who brought him on board the Bush team.

Read the praise he had for him during the nomination process.

See if you recognize any catch phrases in there. These are the exact terms Cruz uses to describe himself, and my inclination is to consider the terms probably about as accurate.

Constitutional Expert / John Roberts / Really?

http://www.businessinsider.com/ted-cruz-is-bashing-john-roberts-after-years-of-praising-him-2015-6


69 posted on 01/17/2016 4:27:03 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Every home needs a crewznadian that has been domestically trained.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Agreed, an interesting read, but nothing in there supports your statement that “Ted Cruz brought John Roberts on board in the Bush administration.”

Cruz did no such thing. The Roberts nomination was suggested by Jeb Bush, and championed by the late Fred Thompson. Cruz advocated for another candidate whose name I can’t remember ATM, and my quick research hasn’t helped refresh it.

Long story short, Cruz got on board once his boss, George W. Bush (he was President, you recall?) selected Roberts. Cruz worked for Bush, and surely you can’t think that Cruz would have worked AGAINST Roberts’ confirmation in the Senate at that point.

The truth is that Cruz played a nearly insignificant role in securing the nomination for Roberts. Any other read of the facts completely overstates the importance of Ted Cruz and his influence at the time.


72 posted on 01/17/2016 4:37:24 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: DoughtyOne
A little more bait for the hook

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/214989/right-stuff-ted-cruz

73 posted on 01/17/2016 4:39:34 PM PST by Despot of the Delta (It's time for Trump to become Vlad the Impaler. I want Progressive/Globalist/Establishment heads)
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To: DoughtyOne; Albion Wilde; Amntn; AuntB; bajabaja; BigEdLB; Biggirl; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain; ...

“On the subject of SCOTUS Nominees...

This is an interesting read.

Cruz later criticized Roberts, but it was too late.”

Cruz has lots of MISTAKES, like when hw went after McConnell ex post facto “ He LIED to me! “

Well, DUH.

Then on the 500% increase in H-1B visas. “ This needs to be “reformed” “

Uh NO Ted. The H-1B visa was designed by lobbyists with the specific intent to allow our country to be flooded with people from India and China who would work for low wages, and NEVER get a raise. Ted there are too many MISTAKES you have made. Your mistakes are deadly!


186 posted on 01/19/2016 7:30:35 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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