[SoConPubbie]

It is clear in the above paragraph that Cruz is saying that BOTH TPAs were bad. He would not admit to being misled by McConnell on the first, if there wasn't something wrong with it. And, apparently, the wheeling/dealing continued, and the 2nd TPA was also bad.

No it is not, not as I read it.

What is clear from the record is the following:

1. Ted Cruz has always been for Free Trade
2. He, along with Paul Ryan, initially supported the TPA
3. Ted Cruz that put out an amendment ON THE FIRST TPA, to remove all immigration related language from all future TPP.
4. Trey Gowdy has also stated that the amendment just did not focus on Immigration, but Climate Change and other issues
5. When Ted Cruz read the Wiki-Leaks leak on the TPA and found out the Immigration language was still in the TPA and Additionally, when McConnell refused to let the Ex-IM bank expire (Corporate Welfare and Corporate Cronyism to the tune of Hundreds of Billions of Loan Guarantee) Cruz refused to vote for it on the second vote.

[Diogenesis]

You left out where “Fast Track” Cruz insulted Sen. Sessions,
and where Cruz LIED to his voters and supporters for
his King Obama, for SECRECY,
and for his wife’s Goldmann Sachs.

[xzins]

There is no other way to look at it SoConPubbie.

Cruz is saying he NOW does not support TPA 1. He was misled. It was a bad deal. There’s no way around that.

He is saying he does not support TPA 2

He was misled on TPA 1.

He discovered the perfidy on TPA 2.

[P-Marlowe]

not as I read it.

Then take your rose colored glasses off and look at it objectively.

[CodeToad]

“5. When Ted Cruz read the Wiki-Leaks leak on the TPA and found out the Immigration language was still in the TPA and Additionally, when McConnell refused to let the Ex-IM bank expire (Corporate Welfare and Corporate Cronyism to the tune of Hundreds of Billions of Loan Guarantee) Cruz refused to vote for it on the second vote. “

So, I take it from that statement that Cruz was willing to vote yes to something he never read???

[Lumper20]

Where was Cruz and his staff? Surely his staff plus he had access to the Bill. Real leaders do not make an excuse(s). They accept responsibility for their action(s) or inaction(s).

[caww]

....”When Ted Cruz read the Wiki-Leaks leak on the TPA and found out the ‘Immigration language’ was still in the TPA and Additionally, when ‘McConnell refused to let the Ex-IM bank expire’ (Corporate Welfare and Corporate Cronyism to the tune of Hundreds of Billions of Loan Guarantee)... Cruz refused to vote for it on the second vote”...(to proceed).

Over and over Cruz made it clear until the “language” was clear he was not going to say how he would vote...when “language” is changed or omitted altogether that makes a huge difference. Cruz knows how the democrats operate and we need to give him room to see for himself what matters are all about rather than jump the gun as is so often.