Posted on 07/24/2015 12:00:23 PM PDT by Isara
McConnell looked into the eyes of Ted Cruz and the rest of the Republican senators and told them that there was no deal, there was no deal, there was no deal. Ted Cruz is gentleman enough to take McConnell as his word.
What I’d like to know is why he waited so long
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He, and other Senators, had amendments that they wanted to attach to the “must pass” Highway Bill e.g. defund Planned Parenthood; defund Obamacare; reject Iran deal, etc...
McConnell used a procedure maneuver to block those amendments.
You may not be a Cruz supporter— so, you might question his motivation. But, the simple truth as to why he went ballistic today, is that Cruz was incensed beyond the point of containment.
McConnell looked into the eyes of Ted Cruz and the rest of the Republican senators and told them that there was no deal, there was no deal, there was no deal. Ted Cruz is gentleman enough to take McConnell as his word.
Is Ted Cruz being quasi-endorsed by Rush's mentioning of him over the past few weeks?
the answer is "yes" ...
Cruz was treated to an unusual guest appearance today by Rush because Cruz earned it today.
It would be nice to see fifty plus Republican senators line up behind Cruz and demand that the liar step down.
It would be nice for more than a handful of Democrat senators to publicly agree that Cruz did the right thing and say it's time for DC to start representing the American people for a change.
Cruz showed immense courage today. I've favored him from the start. Today I think we need him.
Cruz undoubtedly knew McConnell was a weasel, he was probably just waiting for a good unimpeachable example.
Well Done Ted.
I am a Cruz supporter and what I meant was why did he wait till now to call McConnell a liar? McConnell has been lying steadily since before Cruz got to the Senate so it's not like the opportunity hasn't been there before.
> “That is why they stole the MS primary from a real conservative, McDaniel, so their pathetic lackey,Thad Cochran, could keep his seat.”
And in so doing they (McConnell, PACs and Cochran and the Barbour gang) conspired with the Madison MS police department to cause the wrongful death of a fine man, Mark Mayfield. They will answer for that.
I do like how Cruz also takes some shots at Reid.
> “I am a Cruz supporter and what I meant was why did he wait till now to call McConnell a liar?”
Because McConnell used his power TODAY as Majority Leader to block amendments, which were to fund Planned Parenthood, to fund the Ex-Im Bank, etc. Ted and others were just waiting until McConnell pulled his punches and then bam! Because otherwise he would be making accusations into the empty air.
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During the last election, There were a few posters who called me all kinds of names for stating that backing McTurtle was a mistake. Told me we were stronger with him, that we needed him, that I was foolish for not seeing it.
I (and many others) were right. We would have been better off if we had lost that race and cut some baggage.
I hope the GOPe sheep can manage to remember this until the next election is over. This was nothing short of betrayal.
Bkmk for later.
If Senator Cruz knew he was going to lose the fight on the loans, then the brilliant strategy is to take McTurtles word and then have the issue to weaken him for the next fight. It is called a phyrric victory, and winning this fight will cost McTurtle plenty.
What I’d like to know is why he waited so long
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I think Trump’s straight talk is reverberating in the other candidates’ minds. It’s past time to step up or lose America.
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I see that a lot, and can relate to a degree. However, Ted's a free trader at heart. That's pretty clear. That particular vote for the trade agreement was a vote establishing the rules by which the treaty will be handled by the senate once it is finalized. (the treaty still isn't final yet). Every president for the past 50 or more years has had to negotiate trade treaties in this way.
You can't have congress amending the verbiage of the deal after the negotiations with trade partners has produced the agreement, because then you'd have to go back to the negotiating table to essentially hammer out a new deal. I agree with that part. The senate should vote the negotiated treaty up/down without amendments.
What I emphatically do not agree with is calling these things "trade agreements" when they are, in fact, treaties. They should require the same 2/3 majority that any other treaty should have. None of this 51% crap. I believe that Cruz should have called out the lying bastards on that aspect of it. That puts more pressure on the administration to negotiate a bettertreaty than it would otherwise have to reach because the level of necessary support would be that much greater.
Rush doesn’t under EX-IM. It doesn’t lend money, it eithers guarantees loans or provides loan insurance. Cruz said this in his statement
The company both large and not so large go toEx-Im and have the loan by their own bank or banks guaranteed. Unless the customer doesn’t pay or there is a war or other bad circumstance, EX/Im pays nothing. Ex-Im is paid for the service. by the company getting the guarantee.
Taxpayers don’t loan the money or lose any money unless there is a default. Then Ex/Im pays the lending bank for the defaulted amount and then can collect from the defaulting party.
I don’t have stats on defaults but they are low.
The Ex/Im process allows commercial banks to make loans they other wise could not
EX/Im banks is involved with companies much smaller than Boeing. Ex/Im bank should be approved again
If Boeing makes a killing do I get some money out of it? Of course not. So I'm taking risks, however small, but there is no reward. Its bullshit.
As with all government "insurance", such as flood insurance, the premium is unrealistically low. Therein lies the cronyism. Default risk is always present even for the largest corporations, for example General Motors. Default risk is being offloaded to the public in support of a favored few. Try getting an Ex-Im loan guarantee as a small exporter.
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