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Ted Cruz Is Making Life Miserable For House Republicans
Business Insider ^
| Sept 17, 2013
| By JOSH BARRO
Posted on 09/17/2013 8:57:26 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
For the last few weeks, House Speaker John Boehner has been trying to find a way to convince his caucus to vote for a bill that keeps the government open after Sept. 30 without picking a fight over Obamacare. But a minority of his caucus has been insisting on defunding Obamacare, egged on by outside conservative groups and a handful of far-right Republican Senators, most importantly Ted Cruz (Texas). This has been pretty annoying for a lot of House Republican members and staff. Jonathan Strong and Andrew Stiles of National Review got an anecdote out of a closed Republican Study Committee meeting yesterday:
Max Pappas, an aide to Texas senator Ted Cruz who was on hand, rose to argue that in the event the House and President Obama were at odds when government funding expired, Republicans could pass a bill to fund the troops and other core priorities. At that point, a woman rose, identifying herself as a staffer to a Texas Republican. Pappas, she said, was not dealing in reality and making everyone elses life difficult. The staffer, whom two GOP sources identified as working for Representative John Culberson of Texas, went on to decry Cruz for holding events in Culbersons district and telling his constituents that defunding Obamacare would be easy.
This is a key aspect of the Cruz-driven defund Obamacare push. With in the Senate, Cruz is essentially irrelevant. Any budget deal that comes out of there will be struck between majority Democrats and a number of more practically-minded Republicans, like Sen. John McCain (Ariz.). [ROFLOL!]
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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 113th; corruption; cruz; defund; nwo; obamacare; obamacaves; oneparty; teaparty; teapartyrebellion; tedcruz; ursulathevk; zot
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Keep up the great work, Senator Cruz! The GOP-e statists cannot justify funding the economy-killing, jobs-killing, unconstitutional big government boondoggle ObamaCommieCare to their constituents and they know it. Make the bastards whine!
Run, Ted, RUN!!
To: Jim Robinson
AND WE WILL JOIN HIM....LET'S ROLL
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posted on
09/17/2013 8:58:43 AM PDT
by
Paul46360
To: Jim Robinson
I’m liking him more each day.
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posted on
09/17/2013 8:58:48 AM PDT
by
SargeK
To: Jim Robinson
Like the Limbaugh said yesterday...isn’t CRUZ doing what REPUBS should be doing? Join the other team if you don’t believe in conservative principles.
To: Jim Robinson
” practically-minded Republicans, like Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).”
Now we are assuming he has a brain.
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posted on
09/17/2013 8:59:31 AM PDT
by
max americana
(fired liberals in our company after the election, & laughed while they cried (true story))
To: Jim Robinson
Why that’s delicious! Full steam ahead, Cruz!
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:01:02 AM PDT
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
To: Jim Robinson
Headline:
PATRIOT Ted Cruz pissing off the Communist Sympathizers.
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:02:07 AM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Democrats = Communists. RINO Republicans = Communist Sympathizers.)
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:02:39 AM PDT
by
RedMDer
(http://www.dontfundobamacare.com/)
To: Jim Robinson
Ted Cruz Is Making Life Miserable For House RepublicansOnly the cowards.
To: Jim Robinson; SoConPubbie
Amen!
Just saw a NEW Defund0Care commercial air....love it. Love my Sen Cruz!
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:03:10 AM PDT
by
Jane Long
(While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
To: Jim Robinson; katiedidit1; upchuck; TheOldLady; AllAmericanGirl44; ken5050; stephenjohnbanker; ...
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:04:05 AM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Jim Robinson
"The staffer, whom two GOP sources identified as working for Representative John Culberson of Texas, went on to decry Cruz for holding events in Culbersons district and telling his constituents that defunding Obamacare would be easy." It IS easy. Just write a bill that doesn't fund it. It's not rocket science.
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:04:29 AM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
(My PV2 is my hero.)
To: Jim Robinson
That’s why we elected him!
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:04:52 AM PDT
by
Leofl
(I'm from Texas, we don't dial 9-11)
To: Jim Robinson
practically-minded Republicans
Translation: Career Politicians without moral anchors.
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:05:13 AM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
To: Jim Robinson
This has been pretty annoying for a lot of House Republican members and staff.
Annoy the Hell out of them Ted!
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:05:17 AM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Jim Robinson
It’s amazing what one man with love of country, principles, integrity, honesty and confidence can do.
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:05:32 AM PDT
by
PoloSec
( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
To: Jim Robinson
Run, Ted, RUN!! AMEN!!!!!
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:06:09 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
(Marco Rubio can go straight to hell!)
To: Jim Robinson
1,350,000 people have joined Cruz to defund Obamacare too. That IS quite a headache for the GOPe.....lol.
Go Cruz!!
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:06:51 AM PDT
by
penelopesire
(TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
To: Jim Robinson
John Culberson? I thought he was one of the good guys. He will be hearing from me, his not my rep but he’s close by (Houston).
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:08:11 AM PDT
by
jpsb
(Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
To: Jane Long
Thanks for the ping Jane!
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posted on
09/17/2013 9:08:23 AM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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