Posted on 03/23/2015 4:15:33 PM PDT by don-o
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) appeared on CNNs The Situation Room Monday afternoon and when Wolf Blitzer asked him to explain his statement that compared Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to a carnival barker, the Republican congressman opted not to walk back his comments but instead take about a dozen steps forward.
We need intelligent debate in the country. Ted Cruz may be an intelligent person, but he doesnt carry out an intelligent debate, King said. He oversimplifies, he exaggerates and he basically led the Republican Party over the cliff in the fall of 2013. He has shown no qualifications, no legislation being passed, doesnt provide leadership and he has no real experience. So, to me, he is just a guy with a big mouth and no results.
But would King support Cruz if he ended up becoming the Republican Party nominee for 2016?
I hope that day never comes, King told Blitzer. I will jump off that bridge when we come to iy"
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Not only that, he fought tooth and nail to stop the impeachment, and demonized his "fellow" Republicans for pursuing it.
I'm proud to say that I was anti-Peter King BEFORE it was cool.
Cruz will help increase the sales of drugs for psychoses by about 1000% on the Left....
His voting record hasn’t always reflected how big a prick he is. He’s definitely very high on the list of House RINOs I’d get rid of.
Peter King is so far out in the Left flank of the GOP that he makes Republican liberals like McCain and Romney look like Calvin Coolidge.
Cruz does provide leadership, it's just leadership for the part of the Republican Party that King resents. Cruz is on his way to becoming the spokesman for what's left of the GOP's conservative wing, i.e. the counterweight to the Boehners, the McCains, and the Kings who represent the RNC establishment and will be 100% behind Jeb Bush in the election.
Can I bring the popcorn?
btt
Peter King dunk tank.
Many years ago I used to think Peter King wasn’t a bad guy, but now know he’s just another liberal Republican.
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