Cruz Won't Get 'on Bended Knee' for McConnell

The Weekly Standard ^ | 3/16/2016 | Chris Deaton

[RightFighter]

Ted Cruz said that he won't humble himself before Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to smooth over the rough relationship he has developed with colleagues.

"[Cruz] tells me he won't go 'on bended knee, with my hat in hand' to Mitch McConnell to unify GOP against [Trump]," FOX News's James Rosen tweeted Wednesday morning.

CNN published a report Tuesday quoting Sens. John Cornyn, John Thune and Orrin Hatch as saying that Cruz should work to repair his Senate ties, and that he has work to do to earn the goodwill of his cohorts.

"I think he's got some bridges to build here," said Sen. John Thune, the No. 3 Senate Republican. "I think it would be helpful obviously for him -- if he thinks he is going to be the guy or wants to be the guy -- to come back here to mend some of those fences that he tore down when he was here."

"That was not proper as you know, and I raised hell about it," Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Senate Republican, said of Cruz's criticism of McConnell. "I'm a great believer of repentance and changing, and I think there's a gradual change there that I'm noticing, which is good."

Hatch also had this to say of Cruz: "It's always helpful when you admit you're wrong." Cruz has rankled his fellow senators with his behavior and procedural tactics, prominently during a funding battle over Obamacare in 2013. But his most pointed disagreement with McConnell came last summer, when Cruz all but called the majority leader a liar from the Senate floor. Such antagonism has created a wide rift between the Texas senator, who prides himself on his opposition to "the Washington cartel", and Senate Republicans.

While Cruz might not have mended fences with the Senate GOP just yet, he lauded the man who was viewed as the party establishment's standardbearer, Sen. Marco Rubio, Tuesday night.

"Marco's story, his passion, inspires me. Marco can paint a picture, can weave a tapestry of the promise of America like no one else. And his presidential campaign inspired millions," Cruz said. "To those who supported Marco, who worked so hard, we welcome you with open arms."

[Just mythoughts]

I know many here were thinking Cruz would likely cave and do a GOPe apology tour to get their support. It doesn't sound like he will.

HELLO!!! Cruz has Lindsey Graham out raising money for him... Cruz caved to somebody somehow. This is what Cruz needs from his Senate colleagues...

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/sres511/text Text of A resolution recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen. III 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2008 Mrs. McCaskill (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Obama, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Webb) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary April 24, 2008 Reported by Mr. Leahy, without amendment April 30, 2008 Considered and agreed to

[napscoordinator]

Not one thing trump says about Cruz is a lie. Many things Cruz says about trump is a big fat lie. Voters know that too. Certainly they are learning. Tuesday six loses. That is tremendous.

[Lauren BaRecall]

You simply are not interested in the truth.

Thanks for playing. :-)