Posted on 02/18/2016 2:34:55 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
During Wednesday night's CNN Republican Town Hall, Cruz was asked about his relationship with his colleagues. "From time to time, we see articles written in the paper or on television that you don't get along with some of the Republican senators--your colleagues in Washington. If you are going to have a problem with them, what are you going to say to them as president to get them on board so that we can get legislation passed?"
In his answer, Cruz explained, "it's not that I speak with a lack of civility or respect, I mean you have seen in the presidential campaign as other people insult me, impune my integrity, I don't respond in kind. The Bible talks about if someone treats you unkindly, repay them with kindness. It's like heaping coals on the top of their head. That has been the standard I have tried to follow, that's how I have approached it in the Senate. So, I have not attacked or insulted my colleagues in the senate, Democrat or Republican. even if I disagree with them on the issues."
Cruz went on to say that people say he's unlikeable because he honors "the commitments that I made to the women and men who elected me."
However, Cruz has not only attacked his colleagues, but his attacks have helped him gain support of those disenchanted with the Republican establishment.
Last July, Cruz called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a liar. "What we just saw today was an absolute demonstration that not only what he told every Republican senator, but what he told the press over and over and over again, was a simple lie." In October, he also called McConnell, "the most effective Democratic leader in modern times."
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What is going on with Cruz's campaign???
It’s normal though. Cat fights happen in this process.
I would think most of those Republican senators would be difficult to get along with.
I don’t respond in kind.
He is out of his mind. Cruz is the worst at lying about other candidates and getting away with what he can. Cruz has turned into the most unethical person in the history of the United States. His integrity is shot. He is a joke now.
maybe he means not at the level trump uses.
and i dont mind that trump does. It’s a war.
Doing what it takes to win by Ted and Donald, and even Amnesty Rubio.
Nice to see republicans fighting to win. I dont care how this time.
I must have been right when I thought that today’s talking point from Cruz supporters was that Trump should run as a democrat:
“In October, he also called McConnell, “the most effective Democratic leader in modern times.”
Cruz is a bad liar. Not nearly as bad as Rubio, but bad.
This guy is a pathological liar... meaning natural born liar, on Canadian soil no less.
Cruz is a weasel.
I can’t stop laughing at the naked, simple truth of the headline. But please, let’s talk more about TrusTED! LOL
Also, I’m surprised the Weekly Standard took a 10 minute break from bashing Trump to publish this.
Cruz helped ObamaTRADE and Goldman Sachs
for his wife and his loans ... and claimed he did not.
No real conservatism.
“Also, I’m surprised the Weekly Standard took a 10 minute break from bashing Trump to publish this.”
Me too. It must have slipped by the editors.
Everything's "a YUGE problem" to Trump.......everything has a specific and detailed "SOLUTION" to Cruz.
As long as Cruz loses I don’t care. Cruz would be a disaster for this country. He is a consistent liar. A sneaky thief. A very poor example of a Christian. Just an all around bad person. Thank God voters see that and the minute few Cruz supporters are blinded by lust. Very strange.
Check out his hands when he talks. I think a Christian can lie so long as he crosses his fingers.
How many times must Trump kick butt for people to see he’s way ahead with the voters.
Cruz is seeing that and responding accordingly.
It’s time to concentrate on beating Hillary folks.
You might notice that when Trump responded to Hillary calling him “sexist” he hit her and Bill hard and they went totally underground on the topic of sexism since then. All it did was bring out the women against Bill, so he’s all but gone underground as well.
Trump will mash her and her supposed “Machine.”
Benedict Arnold.
Barak Obama
Bill Clinton
Na, none of these people is at all unethical compared to Cruz.
You Trumpsters just keep carrying the liberal demorats talking points........they were calling Cruz liar long before Trump or you guys even heard about it.....just talk to any in the Washington Establishment.....McCain to start with. You could at least be original.
You got the Trump fever really bad!
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