Posted on 12/14/2015 9:57:14 AM PST by SeekAndFind
LOL I knew you would love to say that, that’s why I posted it....LOLOL....love it.....
Ted Kennedy gave decades of service to his country too.
Like Ted, John Boehner is a traitor.
I cant recall any senator who was as nearly universally loathed by his colleagues as Cruz.
A man that is universally loathed by a group of people who themselves are almost universally loathed by the American people, is a man I would put my trust in.
Yup. Trump attacked Cruz from the McCain/McConnell side this weekend and out pops Mark Salter, the McCain collaborator going after Cruz.
It would definitely be a challenge for me to pull the lever for Trump. I have voted for the Republican nominee for President all eleven times I've been able to vote (1972-2012), but this would put it to the test. Hopefully, we won't have to face that dilemma.
Gambling casinos and reality shows are not things I'm particularly impressed by.
RE: He deliberately sets up conservatives to fail by goading them into empty gestures and self-defeating stunts like shutting down government,
OK, let’s look at this for the issue of say, the budget.
Every single Republican tells us during the campaign that they will be FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE and not submit to a budget that will INCREASE our debt to unsustainable levels, increase unnecessary spending or shrink the military’s capabilities.
When push comes to shove and the fight comes to the floor, and we see Democrats fighting back and Obama threatening to veto any budget proposals that Republicans will submit that keeps their promises to their constituents, what is a principled conservative to do?
Ted Cruz says he will fight to have the responsible budget passed up to and including shutting down the government.
The rest of the GOP won’t and will compromise ( and in fact, has ), that is why we have this 20 Trillion debt.
I want to ask Mark Salter, what is the best principled response a conservative must have...
Edit to add — What would YOU or TRUMP if you were a Senator do under such circumstances?
TPA has been passed by Congresses since the 1980's - despite what hysterical Trump supporters like to claim, there was nothing controversial about TPA. The issue is TPP, and Cruz is opposed to that, as are most of the GOP.
On the Corker bill, Cruz opposed cloture but was out voted. He explained his reason for voting for the bill on final passage:
"I voted no on cloture because we should have insisted on amendments to put real teeth in this bill. Ultimately, I voted yes on final passage because it may delay, slightly, President Obama’s ability to lift the Iran sanctions and it ensures we will have a Congressional debate on the merits of the Iran deal. I will continue to lead the fight to prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and to protect the national security of America and our allies."
The subject of the amendment to increase H1B visas has been dealt with numerous times. That was part of an attempt to demonstrate that the Gang of 8 bill was about amnesty, not about border security. He showed that even if conservatives agreed to greatly increased legal immigration, the Gang still would not agree to a provision preventing illegals from being granted amnesty and citizenship.
By the way, Trump also wants to increase H1B visas, and he also plans on bringing back almost all of the illegals currently in the country almost immediately after deporting them. So it always amuses me when trump supporters try to use the H1B issue against Cruz...
Hopefully Trump will continue attacking Cruz this way.
The art of the deal is everyone walks away happy which means democrats are happy
That is the current talking point today.
What is common sense to most appears like a talking point to you, because you have your Trump nozzle on too tight.
Cruz: Maniacally defending the Constitution from the GOPe.
I started voting for presidents in 1980, and I have yet to pull other than the Republican lever. But I absolutely will not pull it if trump is the nominee.
I find it amusing that someone with multiple bankruptcies and multiple divorces questions ANYONE’S judgment.
Trump has NO history of getting anything done with Congress. So you are making an very questionable judgment that he would be able to do with Congress what he has done in business. The big problem is that Trump would not have the same incentives for Congress to work with him that he does with businesses. He can't offer them money or power, and Congress is so gerrymandered that he really can't threaten their seats. So what would be his leverage?
Trump is down by 10 over the weekend. Trump up by 1 today.
Trump up to 41% nationally today. Hmmmm...no votes cast yet.
...one of those being having a Luka Brasi type at his right hand. :)
As I pointed out earlier, Trump had a great weekend going after conservatives from the left. The Big Media push polls will respond by crushing the conservative, Cruz in the polls.
Trump knows how the game is played. He is in it to win.
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