Sen. Ted Cruz joins presidential race, but some Republicans can’t imagine him in the White House

New York Daily News ^ | 03/24/2015 | BY ADAM EDELMAN

[SeekAndFind]

Sen. Ted Cruz became the first high-profile Republican to jump into the presidential race on Monday as he channeled John Lennon and asked voters again and again to “imagine” what America would be like if the Texas lawmaker were in the Oval Office.

But even some in Cruz’s own party said that was hard to picture.

“The Republican Party and the American people have to be able to find a more qualified candidate for President than Ted Cruz,” Rep. Pete King (R-Long Island), a moderate who is considering a White House run, said in a statement.

“Shutting down the federal government and reading Dr. Seuss on the Senate floor are the marks of a carnival barker not the leader of the free world,” he added. It was a reference to Cruz’s leading role in the 2013 fiscal fiasco, in which he quoted “Green Eggs and Ham.”

Donald Trump, who has pursued “birther” claims that President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S., said Cruz — who was born in Canada — faces the same issue.

[huckfillary]

And a terrorist. He has a history of openly and unapologetically supporting Sinn Fein.

[txrefugee]

Look at New York’s representation in the U.S. House and Senate. Does anyone think New Yorkers have a clue?

[txrefugee]

Imagine!

[DaveA37]

“.......some in Cruz’s own party said that was hard to picture.”.........

Well a hell of a lot of people never pictured a half black, Muslim, race baiting, petulant bastard child as president either.

[SoConPubbie]

Sure, I bet that is true, especially of the Crony Capitalist Republicans (Chamber of Commerce and Establishment, the Progressive Liberals (Like Mitt Romney), and those espousing or supporting Amnesty or an open border (Like Rubio and Bush).

I bet these traitors all don’t want to see a true conservative like Ted Cruz in the POTUS chair.

[Pollster1]

I can imagine what it would be like with Romney, Jeb Bush, Cristie, Rubio, or some other pro-Obamacare, pro-Amnesty, pro-FedGovBloat liberal in the White House. We’ve been living it for six years. I enjoy imagining Cruz in our White House, and I pray that I will get to see the reality.

[Leep]

>Pete King (R-Long Island), a moderate (RINO) <

I bet he could imagine himself as President.

[Texas Eagle]

Who writes Peter King’s stuff? Governor Moonbeam?

[drpix]

Peter King says, "Shutting down the federal government and reading Dr. Seuss on the Senate floor are the marks of a carnival barker."

And once again the lapdog "Republican" Congressman pleases the leftwing press that he has become so accustomed to serve.

Cruz should have no fear of the American public examining and comparing his behavior and the Democrats' behavior during the government "shutdown."

They'll find that the so called "shutdown" was nothing but a weapon that Democrats' Obama used selectively to punish middle America without interrupting the ever expanding privileges he was granting his constituents - whatever their citizenship/immigration status.

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One "Shutdown"... Two Standards: Compare where Cruz stood and where the Obama Democrats stood.

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Ted Cruz was with the crowd of veterans, their families and supporters that had to push past barriers to rally at the WWII Memorial to protest its closing - by Obama(LINK).

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Protesters for illegal alien rights on Capitol Hill - opened for their rally by Obama - are joined by Congressional Democrats who decide that they want more and are arrested for blocking traffic on adjacent street (LINK).

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You'll recall that in 2013, RINOs - Peter King included - argued that a "government "shutdown" would allow the Democrats to keep the Senate and possibly win the House in 2014. How did that prediction turnout?

[stanne]

They, along with the gang at the five, red eye imus and the late night guys that haven’t declared their liberalism are going to look so silly if he wins

[Lisbon1940]

You don’t like Lee Zeldin?

[molson209]

well at least he’s getting things going and stop this sitting around waiting for Hillary

[Will88]

Pete King needs to make an appointment with his psychiatrist for evaluation of a serious obsessive/compulsive disorder.

[ridesthemiles]

I would not trust King to water my horses.