What did Cruz accomplish when he called out McConnell? What did he accomplish with his filibuster?
I’ve spoken to not-so-politically-minded people about Cruz, and they all remember him as that guy who read “Green Eggs and Ham” on the Senate floor—and they weren’t impressed. But he got on the news, so there’s that, I guess.
Cruz calling out McConnell like he did was beyond foolish for a junior Senator. He managed to completely isolate himself. Not even his friends like Rand Paul could come to his side without risking their own retribution.
You can complain about the GOPe, but what’s the point? The frog and the scorpion. They are who they are; it’s in their nature. I’m sure it felt good to call out McConnell liked that, even a part of me was glad he did it, but the fact is McConnell is the Senate Majority Leader and holds great power in the Senate as a result. He’s still the Senate Majority Leader, and he has several years to go on his current term so his seat likely won’t change hands. The only result was Cruz is a nobody in the Senate now. That’s not smart to put yourself in that position if you’re looking to actually implement some kind of change.
And I didn’t vote for McConnell is any election, so it sure as hell isn’t my fault either.
Perhaps he did not succeed because while he was standing up for us Donald Trump was financing Mitch McConnell in his efforts to undermine all those who would support Ted Cruz in upcoming Senatorial elections.
Ted Cruz fought for you and Donald Cruz financed your enemies.
