Cruz SLAMS McConnell on Senate Floor

C-Span News Video via Tony Montana's account on YouTube ^ | 7/24/15

[Calpublican]

Impassioned speech on Senate floor by Ted Cruz.

[Kenny]

Yeah, his acceptance speech was all about conservative goals.

[o2bfree]

McConnell since he was reeelected seems to be working for the Chinese and the Ayatollahs.

Like most Republican voters, Trump probably didn’t realize it.

[South40]

Like most Republican voters, Trump probably didn’t realize it.

OK. But unlike most informed 8th graders, Trump didn't know there is NOT a "speaker" in the senate.

[Paladin2]

Speaker?

[Calpublican]

He undoubtedly hasn’t had enough support, but that may change.

[South40]

Yes speaker.

[South40]

Cruz opposes McConnell, Trump endorsed him.

[Hostage]

Cruz is nuking both parties, the Washington Cartel, he is holding nothing back. He is lobbing every expression that’s been posted on FR in the last year.

[ForYourChildren]

From Cruzs book......

On leadership corruption and sellout......

That Tuesday lunch began with our leadership saying, “We’re asking every Republican senator here, to affirmatively consent to lower the threshold for Harry Reid to take up the debt ceiling, from 60 votes to 50 votes. And we were told, everyone of you should agree for two reasons.

Number one, if we do this, it will happen, and hallelujah, hallelujah, that’s what we want. We want trillions more in debt with no spending reforms, because we’re scared of this issue. We don’t want to have a political fight on this.

But number two, if we do this, the Democrats will have the votes to do it on their own, which means all of us Republicans can vote no. And we can go home and tell our constituents, we opposed the thing we just consented to allow happen.

Now, I was sitting there — to be honest, I hadn’t gone to lunch intending to pick a fight, but as I listened to that, I was astonished and I raised my hand, and I said, “There’s no universe in which I can consent to doing that. I spent two years campaigning across Texas, telling Texas, if you elect me, I’ll fight with every breath in my body to stop the out of control spending and debt that are bankrupting our kids and grandkids.”

If were to do that, I think it would be both dishonest and unfaithful to the men and women who elected me.

[Paladin2]

Speaker of BS maybe.

[isthisnickcool]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=100&v=eE6HLbaAL0A

[South40]

Trump is a liberal sewing conservative thought during a political season. Conservatives can like what he says, but to seriously consider this lifelong liberal for the Republican nomination is folly.

[zeugma]

That was a really serious slam. Cruz will see consequences from that speech. He did good.

[itsahoot]

Trump didn't know there is NOT a "speaker" in the senate.

Potatoe much?

[Paladin2]

Considering lifelong snake Ditch as Senate Majority Leader is equally poor judgement.

[itsahoot]

Cruz opposes McConnell, Trump endorsed him.

Do we really need to stoop to lies?

[South40]

Do we really need to stoop to lies?

You may not like that I and others oppose lifelong liberal Donald Trump in this conservative forum but I did not lie. btw...your liberal hero who doesn't even know there is no speaker in the senate, also supports pork spending and McConnell's bringing it home to Kentucky.

[itsahoot]

Now, I was sitting there — to be honest, I hadn’t gone to lunch intending to pick a fight, but as I listened to that, I was astonished and I raised my hand, and I said, “There’s no universe in which I can consent to doing that. I spent two years campaigning across Texas, telling Texas, if you elect me, I’ll fight with every breath in my body to stop the out of control spending and debt that are bankrupting our kids and grandkids.”

TPA Ted?

[Calpublican]

Right on. I read the book as well. He has been fighting since he came to Washington a couple years ago. He’s the real life “Mr Smith Goes to Washington.”

[Calpublican]

In the speech he explains explicitly why he voted for TPA. He is for free trade and McConnell lied.