Obviously you've never been to Zimbabwe.
Posted on 07/24/2015 12:51:11 PM PDT by markomalley
I’m not going to excerpt it for you, despite the length. You need to watch it all; if you can’t spare 20 minutes, at least watch the middle third where he gets into corporate cooptation of the one-party state. This is one of the most brutal attacks — not incorrect, mind you, just brutal — you’ll ever see by a senator on his colleagues, starting with his own majority leader. Sample quote: “[This majority] does get things done, but it listens to one and only one voice: That is, the voice of the Washington cartel, of the lobbyists on K Street, of the big money and big corporations.” This guy is talking about his own caucus.
Nominally, this speech is about McConnell’s betrayal of opponents of the Ex-Im bank and his Reid-esque procedural scam to block conservative amendments that could have jeopardized the Iran deal. What it really is, of course, is a campaign commercial for Cruz 2016 aimed at all the Trump voters he covets but who prefer someone (for the moment) who stands outside the political class. This is Cruz’s way of showing them that not only is he willing to throw punches at the establishment too, he hits much harder than Trump does. The unspoken point is, “If you detest Washington and its endless corrupt excrescences, why would you support him instead of me?” Good question. I have no idea.
I wonder what Cruz is planning to do career-wise if his presidential campaign falls short. It’s hard to imagine him hanging around the Senate for decades, as it’ll be an even lonelier place for him after this than it already was. I assume he has his eye on a seat on an appellate court somewhere, either at the circuit level or SCOTUS itself, once a Republican’s back in the White House. Alienating the people who vote to confirm federal judges is an … interesting strategy, but maybe Cruz figures that a Senate Republican majority would be too scared of the base to reject him. Even if you dislike his style politically, there’s no question he’d be a staunch conservative as a judge. You deny the right another Scalia on the bench at your peril.
(video at link)
Courtesy ping to Mr. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Ping to this article!
Go Cruz!!!!!
Cruz was before Trump. Not after.
“There is not one single person on FreeRepublic who can accomplish what Trump has. He is very, very talented there is nothing clownish about him.
He is getting results every day. None of the others are. Fact!”
You are either misinformed, malinformed, or an idiot.
I choose my words wisely.
You are a plant.
Cruz has plenty of name recognition and exposure.
The problem, unfortunately, is voters like my mother. She is an intelligent, educated, highly successful woman who believes that moderates are the key to solving today’s problems. Nobody like extremists from either side, she says. She thinks Ted Cruz is an embarrassment.
She has done extensive research on our family history and discovered that she is the ninth grandniece and I am the tenth grandniece of Benjamin Franklin. When I try to talk to her about the vision of our Founding Fathers, she rolls her eyes and snarks that Benjamin Franklin might as well be a cartoon character because the times define the men and such men could not live in these times.
She has many friends and colleagues who think exactly the same way. See the problem?
Yeah, I was wrong. You are right.
Well they’re going to get the country they deserve.
They damn sure are. Unfortunately, we're getting that country also.
I am a free man. I don’t have to be part of it.
Ted Cruz must be part of the picture. He has a lot of ground now to make up.
It’s simple truth, though. McConnell asked for support, got it, and again stabbed his supporters in the back.
And apparently did the same with his colleagues.
I suspect he has nothing left to shame.
Would love to meet you. Never met a billionaire.
A true traitor to the electorate. What a pile of subhuman debris.
The juxtaposition of “You are a plant. - ImaGraftedBranch” is LOL funny.
Obviously you've never been to Zimbabwe.
You must be a comedian by profession. No doubt!
It is in my humble opinion that McConnell has the mindset that he can outright
lie and say to himself and Boehner "There's not a Damn thing they can do about my Lies"!
Well, yes there is something they can do, make it record and take him to the
public to be tasked and shamed. McConnell's depends must be full right now and if he thinks
Cruz has audacity, he should look into the mirror at his Hubris for lying to the public,
our State representatives, and lawmakers who are there for us. McConnell lied to US!
Close. I'm an attorney.
You are really funny. An attorney with a sense of humor is so unusual.
Is it Friday? Lawyer jokes, anyone?
Don’t claim to have that much cash, never would.
Count up million-dollar wife and kids, plus the nine (each) billion-dollar grandkids and I guess I’ve got better than damn cash.
“Is it Friday? Lawyer jokes, anyone? “
I recently shared this one on FR:
What is the difference between a dead dog in the middle of the road and a dead lawyer? There are skid marks in front of the dog.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.