Posted on 01/30/2014 11:15:15 AM PST by mandaladon
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) thinks that the House GOP leadership’s renewed push this week to grant amnesty to illegal aliens would destroy the Republican Party’s chances at retaking the Senate in 2014. Cruz questioned how establishment Republicans unilaterally caving to Democrats on everything from the farm bill to the budget to the debt ceiling and more could think amnesty is a good idea at this time. "Right now, Republican leadership in both chambers is aggressively urging members to stand down on virtually every front: on the continuing resolution, on the budget, on the farm bill, on the debt ceiling,” Cruz said in a statement provided exclusively to Breitbart News on Thursday. He continued: They may or may not be right, but their argument is that we should focus exclusively on Obamacare and on jobs. In that context, why on earth would the House dive into immigration right now? It makes no sense, unless you're Harry Reid. Republicans are poised for an historic election this fall--a conservative tidal wave much like 2010. The biggest thing we could do to mess that up would be if the House passed an amnesty bill--or any bill perceived as an amnesty bill--that demoralized voters going into November. Rather than responding to the big-money lobbying on K Street, we need to make sure working-class Americans show up by the millions to reject Obamacare and vote out the Democrats. Amnesty will ensure they stay home. Cruz added that granting amnesty now--while wrong in his opinion at any time--would ensure Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid remains in his position in after the 2014 elections.
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Thanks so much for the info that Cantor has a primary challenger.
Were I in his district or even in VA, I would sure try to do my level best to see to his challenger’s success.
“There’s a bigger problem brewing in the future.
Boehner is going to be succeeded by Cantor —who is an even bigger amnesty queen than Boehner.”
Unlike Cantor, Boehner worked his way up the ranks. Cantor’s only been in the Congress since 2001 and was pushed up the ladder by Roy Blunt.
Cantor may be the majority leader, but he’s no heavyweight. He can easily be taken out by the people or by the rank and file in the House.
After years of Boner, I really miss Tom DeLay.
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