Rep. King: Paul, Cruz Will Use Cantor Loss to ‘Stop Gov’t from Functioning’

Mediaite ^ | June 11th, 2014 | Evan McMurry

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Representative Peter King (R-NY) warned on Morning Joe Wednesday morning that the Rand Paul/Ted Cruz wing of the Republican Party would use House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) surprise defeat last night to push a far-right agenda bent on shutting the government down.

“My concern is a lot of things are going to be dead and pushed aside,” King said. “I’m concerned that the Ted Cruz supporters, the Rand Paul supporters, are going to use this as an excuse to basically stop the government from functioning. Thank god there’s no debt ceiling bill coming up. Thank god there’s no way to shut the government down in the next few months, because I think we’ll get bogged down in those side issues. I think we’re going to see basically the status quo over in the next six months.”

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“What Ted Cruz did last year was suicidal,” King said, alluding to the Cruz-engineered government shutdown that cost the GOP mightily in the polls last October. “I hope that doesn’t become party policy. So we can’t allow Eric’s defeat last night allow the Ted Cruzes and Rand Pauls to take over the party, or their disciples to take over the party. Because this is not conservative to me. Shutting down the government down is not conservative.”

Watch the clip below, via MSNBC:

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[cotton1706]

Peter King must be so pissed this morning! Good!

On the other hand Steve King must be ecstatic this morning!

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

“Stop government from functioning”? I’m not THAT optimistic.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

As opposed to what?

Keep government functioning, giving the future to illegal immigrants?

Stop government from functioning. Go ahead. Stop it.

[Uncle Miltie]

The Republican Caucus will understand they can lose primaries by backing Amnesty for Law-breakers.

That’s salutary.

[Olog-hai]

In the case of big government, stopping it from functioning (loosely-termed) is like stopping cancer from “functioning”.

[FreeAtlanta]

The rinos almost sound like they are speaking in satire.

[TADSLOS]

...if only.

[yldstrk]

Pete King, showing his true colors

[Texas Eagle]

“My concern is a lot of things are going to be dead and pushed aside,” King said.

Good! That's what we want, you idiot.

There's no debt ceiling for you to increase so what else are you worried about?

Be specific.

[Olog-hai]

Peter King always sounds like that no matter what.

[uncitizen]

OH PLEASE, please! Stop this government from functioning!

[cripplecreek]

Government “functioning” is a major problem.

[Viennacon]

Does this dirtbag have a primary challenger. I’d sure love to send him back to the IRA meetings.

[ilgipper]

Someone with access to a microphone needs to call out this nitwit, numb nuts a$$hole. He’s certifiable.

[C210N]

Yes, he is by lumping Cruz and Paul. Paul can change his ways and join up with Cruz. Or Paul can keep going the way he is going and KMA.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”My concern is a lot of things are going to be dead and pushed aside,” King said. “I’m concerned that the Ted Cruz supporters, the Rand Paul supporters, are going to use this as an excuse to basically stop the government from functioning.”

He was expecting something to pass between now and the election?

[PghBaldy]

The thing that jumped out at me is Mediaite not capitalizing the name of “God”, which to many people, is “God.”

[cdcdawg]

All the right people are upset! Have we heard from John McCain yet?