Posted on 01/23/2016 5:33:17 PM PST by justlittleoleme
It's well known that many Republicans in Washington do not like Sen. Ted Cruz, but the full extent of that antipathy is coming to light this week as several current and former lawmakers say they prefer Donald Trump as the GOP nominee, although they have little regard for either man.
Some GOP consultants and strategists started the rumblings in recent days. Then Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad told Republicans in his state to oppose Cruz because of the senator's opposition to ethanol subsidies.
But the story broke wide open on Wednesday when former Senate Majority Leader and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole said he would choose Trump over Cruz, going so far as to say a Cruz nomination would be "cataclysmic" for the Republican Party. Another former GOP Senate leader, Trent Lott, has said the same.
But Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, a Cruz supporter, is not swayed. While honoring Dole for his heroism in World War II, Gohmert told WND and Radio America many mainstream Republicans are worried about what a President Cruz would mean for them.
"You don't get any more establishment than Bob Dole and Trent Lott," Gohmert said. "So they're going to be an indication of where the establishment will go. They have more belief that Trump will make deals with them and that Ted Cruz will continue to stand on principle, as he has been."
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Gohmert believes the venom in the GOP is a result of Ted Cruz doing something most other politicians don't.
"If you're a person that's interested in lying or you're interested in twisting the truth or you're interested in breaking your promises that you made to get elected, then you're not going to care for Ted Cruz," Gohmert said.
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A so called Principled Conservative cannot win.Trump has a chance precisely because he not an Ideologue, ideology and philosophy have nothing to do with this, it is the anger built up over time by people because they feel betrayed by all of our leaders.
Well said, and unfortunately true. Expect lots of whining below from offended folks who cannot even be bothered to look at electoral maps and past results, let alone identify the dozen swing states of which a majority must be won. ( This must be how an Oncologist feels telling the patient about that other C-word ).
Even Mark Levin does this, lately crying about abandoning principles, even though it is just this one office on quadrennial years which demands this intelligent ideological discretion. They would be able to cry about abandoning principles if we were talking about the House, Senate, Governors, Supreme Court and everything else. But no-one is doing that.
As far as the (R)epublicrat RINOs talking up Trump, it's very simple. These are lowlife politicians. They needed a way to walk back off the ledges they climbed out on ever since this summer when Trump came along and exposed them all. Ted Cruz, simply provides a convenient lifeline for the Republisaurs to re-enter the game.
However, what awaits them in Trump is not a typical politician ready to negotiate business-as-usual though they might expect it. By saying make deals with the establishment Trump is weaving his spider web, Art of the Deal style, successfully triangulating all the players while wielding massive amounts of leverage. I almost feel sorry for them. Almost.
No. It would only destroy our liberty, wreck our economy and undermine the greatest health care system the world has even known.
A little more meaningful than switching a vote to make the Corker Bill 98-2 rather than 99-1.
Try again.
Hank
lol, I think The Donald could handle wall building, but the multitude of constitutionally complex bureaucratic corrections that need to be made and the principled leadership that will inevitably be needed is not something he’s ready for.
A very dignified turn of phrase and appreciated in the midst of the current and ongoing food fight fit, between ourselves, in which we have nearly all been engaged. I, for one, quite agree with you.
Politically, TRUMP won vastly many hearts with his take-no-prisoners approach to the ongoing illegal invasion, the intentional dashing of any semblance of US law and order on the border, and the inarguable degree of hospitable deference to and tolerance for the mobs of invaders ever since.
This condition of lax enforcement on the border has existed for now decades, but Obama has opened the floodgates for his own purposes for turning America blue, union and worse.
TRUMP seems to have gotten the entire picture and speaks of no-mercy address of the situation, to not only stop it, but to actually reverse it, and to make believers of us all that it shall be done.
I believe that determination to even dare to paint such a picture qualifies for proof that he is interested in giving it more than the usual lip service and the old college try.
THAT is what gets my vote.
The other candidates are not interested in reversal, nor consequences for the invasion, but rather they believe the United States is and should remain the chief nurse maid and bottle washer for the socialist masses to the south, not a great and sovereign nation. Otherwise, their appeasement and deference would be not to the open borders crowd, but to the American people who fund their abuse of our purse.
Good one. Cruz said something to that effect in one of the debates... said he would build the Wall and get Trump to PAY for it.
That said if Cruz wins he should put Trump in charge of building the Wall. Trump would do a great job of it... just like Cruz would make a first-rate SC Justice when Trump wins.
Louie Gohmert is one of the best Conservative congressmen that we have ever had.
Yes, I like him, but he has a ulterior motive for playing this game.
What a fail excuse.
Good God.
I’m sorry, a 98-2 vote would have shown that he is not for funding and arming terrorists and then pretending like he’s against it.
I tell you what, Hank, if I was in the senate, and that bill was about to pass, it would have to pass without my vote, even if the count was 99,000,000,000,000,000,000-1.
You know what would destroy our liberty, wreck our economy and undermine the greatest health care system the world has ever known?
A nuclear missile in our eye.
What a pathetic post, Hank.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
You clearly have no idea what the word "shame" means - or you couldn't possibly support Trust Fund Donnie.
Hank
Trump supporters continue to “define conservatism down.” They know they can’t win against Cruz by arguing Trump is more conservative, so now we’re getting open bashing of conservative leaders and conservative policies. It’s disgusting.
Trump has said repeatedly he was an establishment guy before he started running. Now the establishment is praising him and he is praising the establishment in his speeches. I think he said “we need establishment.” The articles have said many of the GOP elite have had private meetings with him recently. The deals have most likely already been cut and conservatives have already been thrown under the bus. We don’t have much time to turn this primary around and make it sure it goes to the rare, true conservative, Cruz.
Trump supporters continue to “define conservatism down.” They know they can’t win against Cruz by arguing Trump is more conservative, so now we’re getting open bashing of conservative leaders and conservative policies. It’s disgusting.
Trump has said repeatedly he was an establishment guy before he started running. Now the establishment is praising him and he is praising the establishment in his speeches. I think he said “we need establishment.” The articles have said many of the GOP elite have had private meetings with him recently. The deals have most likely already been cut and conservatives have already been thrown under the bus. We don’t have much time to turn this primary around and make it sure it goes to the rare, true conservative, Cruz.
I obviously don’t know what “principled conservative” means either, or I wouldn’t be able to support Ted Cruz either, now would I?
Because no principled conservative would have voted for the Corker Bill, which is why none of you can defend what he did in any way.
“How do we know Trump would really build the wall if he were to win? What if he changes his mind as he so often does?
If ideology or philosophy has nothing to do with it, how do we know he really intends to build a wall in the first place?”
I think he has to because his name and brand are at stake. And if he does it, he wins. And he loves to win. He also loves to be loved.
If he makes Americans richer, they will buy even more of his books and ties than ever before. And more of them will be able to afford to stay at his resorts. It’s part of winning for him.
Can you imagine what a feat it would be to successfully complete the wall? It would be one of his greatest accomplishments, when no one could do it and everyone said that it couldn’t be done. And it would probably really be called the Great Wall of Trump for generations. He’ll do it.
He sure as hell does.
What principle was Cruz standing on when he voted for TPA and the Corker bill?
...we wants the money without catching the arrows.
I think The Donald could handle wall building, but the multitude of constitutionally complex bureaucratic corrections that need to be made and the principled leadership that will inevitably be needed is not something he’s ready for.
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So a first term senator is ready but a proven business leader is not ready?
Do you have any idea what it takes to lead?
Cruz has proven he can not lead. If he could, he would not have been standing alone in the Obamacare flight. He would not have been standing alone when he called McConnell a liar.
Leading is about selecting the right people to help you accomplish what you want to accomplish.
You hire the right people, you tell them what you want to achieve, you tell them to come up with a plan for achieving the goal, you decide on the best idea presented, you set deadlines and for each step of the plan, you check on the progress and help where you are needed, you achieve the goal.
Trump IS leadership personified.
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| IA | 4 | Rep. Steve King | R | 77% |
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| OH | 1 | Rep. Steven Chabot | R | 76% |
| TX | 2 | Rep. Ted Poe | R | 76% |
| MO | 8 | Rep. Jason Smith | R | 76% |
| AR | Sen. John Boozman | R | 75% | |
| GA | 1 | Rep. Buddy Carter | R | 75% |
| UT | 3 | Rep. Jason Chaffetz | R | 75% |
| VA | 6 | Rep. Robert Goodlatte | R | 75% |
| MI | 2 | Rep. Bill Huizenga | R | 75% |
| KS | 2 | Rep. Lynn Jenkins | R | 75% |
| GA | Sen. David Perdue | R | 75% | |
| VA | 1 | Rep. Robert Wittman | R | 75% |
| AL | 1 | Rep. Bradley Byrne | R | 74% |
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| MS | 4 | Rep. Steven Palazzo | R | 74% |
| NE | 3 | Rep. Adrian Smith | R | 74% |
| NC | 7 | Rep. David Rouzer | R | 73% |
| FL | 10 | Rep. Daniel Webster | R | 73% |
| CA | 50 | Rep. Duncan Hunter | R | 72% |
| VA | 5 | Rep. Robert Hurt | R | 72% |
| TN | 1 | Rep. Phil Roe | R | 72% |
| AR | 4 | Rep. Bruce Westerman | R | 72% |
| GA | 12 | Rep. Rick Allen | R | 71% |
| TN | 2 | Rep. Jimmy Duncan | R | 71% |
| NE | Sen. Deb Fischer | R | 71% | |
| LA | 6 | Rep. Garret Graves | R | 71% |
| OK | Sen. James Inhofe | R | 71% | |
| UT | 1 | Rep. Rob Bishop | R | 70% |
| IA | 1 | Rep. Rod Blum | R | 70% |
| VA | 4 | Rep. Randy Forbes | R | 70% |
| IL | 14 | Rep. Randy Hultgren | R | 70% |
| FL | 11 | Rep. Richard Nugent | R | 70% |
| TX | 22 | Rep. Pete Olson | R | 70% |
| GA | 6 | Rep. Tom Price | R | 70% |
| SC | 7 | Rep. Tom Rice | R | 70% |
| FL | 17 | Rep. Tom Rooney | R | 70% |
| GA | 8 | Rep. Austin Scott | R | 70% |
| CO | 3 | Rep. Scott Tipton | R | 70% |
| FL | 12 | Rep. Gus Bilirakis | R | 69% |
| TX | 11 | Rep. Mike Conaway | R | 69% |
| TN | 8 | Rep. Stephen Fincher | R | 69% |
| TN | 3 | Rep. Chuck Fleischmann | R | 69% |
| OH | 5 | Rep. Robert Latta | R | 69% |
| IN | 4 | Rep. Todd Rokita | R | 69% |
| KY | 6 | Rep. Andy Barr | R | 68% |
| WI | 7 | Rep. Sean Duffy | R | 68% |
| AZ | Sen. Jeff Flake | R | 68% | |
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| MO | 7 | Rep. Billy Long | R | 68% |
| NM | 2 | Rep. Steve Pearce | R | 68% |
| NC | 9 | Rep. Robert Pittenger | R | 68% |
| GA | 7 | Rep. Rob Woodall | R | 68% |
| CA | 1 | Rep. Doug LaMalfa | R | 67% |
| TX | 10 | Rep. Michael McCaul | R | 67% |
| WI | 8 | Rep. Reid Ribble | R | 67% |
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| TX | 32 | Rep. Pete Sessions | R | 66% |
| MI | 7 | Rep. Tim Walberg | R | 66% |
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| IN | 6 | Rep. Luke Messer | R | 65% |
| AL | 3 | Rep. Mike Rogers | R | 65% |
| IN | 2 | Rep. Jackie Walorski | R | 65% |
| SC | 2 | Rep. Joe Wilson | R | 65% |
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| FL | 15 | Rep. Dennis Ross | R | 63% |
| LA | Sen. Bill Cassidy | R | 62% | |
| CO | Sen. Cory Gardner | R | 62% | |
| VA | 9 | Rep. Morgan Griffith | R | 62% |
| CA | 49 | Rep. Darrell Issa | R | 62% |
| OH | 16 | Rep. Jim Renacci | R | 62% |
| AK | Sen. Dan Sullivan | R | 62% | |
| PA | Sen. Patrick Toomey | R | 62% | |
| AL | 4 | Rep. Robert Aderholt | R | 61% |
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| WY | Sen. Mike Enzi | R | 61% | |
| KY | 2 | Rep. Brett Guthrie | R | 61% |
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| NV | 2 | Rep. Mark Amodei | R | 59% |
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| MI | 8 | Rep. Mike Bishop | R | 59% |
| GA | Sen. Johnny Isakson | R | 59% | |
| PA | 3 | Rep. Mike Kelly | R | 59% |
| WY | Sen. John Barrasso | R | 58% | |
| LA | 3 | Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. | R | 58% |
| TX | 12 | Rep. Kay Granger | R | 58% |
| MS | 3 | Rep. Gregg Harper | R | 58% |
| NC | 10 | Rep. Patrick McHenry | R | 58% |
| FL | 7 | Rep. John Mica | R | 58% |
| OK | 2 | Rep. Markwayne Mullin | R | 58% |
| PA | 16 | Rep. Joe Pitts | R | 58% |
| CA | 39 | Rep. Ed Royce | R | 58% |
| IN | 8 | Rep. Larry Bucshon | R | 57% |
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| IA | Sen. Charles Grassley | R | 57% | |
| NH | 1 | Rep. Frank Guinta | R | 57% |
| IL | 18 | Rep. Darin LaHood | R | 56% |
| WA | 4 | Rep. Dan Newhouse | R | 56% |
| MO | 2 | Rep. Ann Wagner | R | 56% |
| TX | 8 | Rep. Kevin Brady | R | 55% |
| NE | 1 | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry | R | 55% |
| MS | 1 | Rep. Trent Kelly | R | 55% |
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| CA | 25 | Rep. Steve Knight | R | 54% |
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| NV | 3 | Rep. Joe Heck | R | 53% |
| NJ | 7 | Rep. Leonard Lance | R | 53% |
| PA | 10 | Rep. Tom Marino | R | 53% |
| CA | 23 | Rep. Kevin McCarthy | R | 53% |
| MI | 4 | Rep. John Moolenaar | R | 53% |
| MN | 3 | Rep. Erik Paulsen | R | 53% |
| LA | 1 | Rep. Steve Scalise | R | 53% |
| TX | 13 | Rep. William Thornberry | R | 53% |
| IN | Sen. Daniel Coats | R | 51% | |
| AZ | Sen. John McCain | R | 51% | |
| KS | Sen. Pat Roberts | R | 51% | |
| ND | Sen. John Hoeven | R | 50% | |
| WV | 3 | Rep. Evan Jenkins | R | 50% |
| NJ | 4 | Rep. Christopher Smith | R | 50% |
| NC | Sen. Thom Tillis | R | 50% | |
| MI | 11 | Rep. Dave Trott | R | 50% |
| NY | 1 | Rep. Lee Zeldin | R | 50% |
| MT | 1 | Rep. Ryan Zinke | R | 50% |
| CA | 8 | Rep. Paul Cook | R | 49% |
| MO | 6 | Rep. Sam Graves | R | 49% |
| WA | 3 | Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | R | 49% |
| MO | 3 | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 49% |
| WA | 5 | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | 49% |
| CA | 45 | Rep. Mimi Walters | R | 49% |
| AR | 3 | Rep. Steve Womack | R | 49% |
| FL | 16 | Rep. Vern Buchanan | R | 48% |
| NY | 27 | Rep. Chris Collins | R | 48% |
| ND | 1 | Rep. Kevin Cramer | R | 48% |
| MN | 2 | Rep. John Kline | R | 48% |
| WV | 1 | Rep. David McKinley | R | 48% |
| KY | 1 | Rep. Edward Whitfield | R | 48% |
| IN | 5 | Rep. Susan Brooks | R | 47% |
| AZ | 2 | Rep. Martha McSally | R | 47% |
| IL | 15 | Rep. John Shimkus | R | 47% |
| PA | 9 | Rep. Bill Shuster | R | 47% |
| TN | Sen. Bob Corker | R | 46% | |
| WI | Sen. Ron Johnson | R | 46% | |
| PA | 11 | Rep. Lou Barletta | R | 45% |
| NC | Sen. Richard Burr | R | 45% | |
| VA | 10 | Rep. Barbara Comstock | R | 45% |
| NV | Sen. Dean Heller | R | 45% | |
| OH | 14 | Rep. Dave Joyce | R | 45% |
| KY | Sen. Mitch McConnell | R | 45% | |
| SD | Sen. Mike Rounds | R | 45% | |
| TX | Sen. John Cornyn | R | 44% | |
| OK | 3 | Rep. Frank Lucas | R | 44% |
| NJ | 3 | Rep. Tom MacArthur | R | 44% |
| MI | 10 | Rep. Candice Miller | R | 44% |
| CA | 22 | Rep. Devin Nunes | R | 44% |
| MI | 1 | Rep. Dan Benishek | R | 43% |
| CA | 42 | Rep. Ken Calvert | R | 43% |
| FL | 4 | Rep. Ander Crenshaw | R | 43% |
| ME | 2 | Rep. Bruce Poliquin | R | 43% |
| OH | 6 | Rep. Bill Johnson | R | 42% |
| OH | 12 | Rep. Pat Tiberi | R | 42% |
| AK | 1 | Rep. Don Young | R | 41% |
| FL | 13 | Rep. David Jolly | R | 40% |
| PA | 18 | Rep. Tim Murphy | R | 40% |
| VA | 2 | Rep. Scott Rigell | R | 40% |
| PA | 5 | Rep. Glenn Thompson | R | 40% |
| NJ | 11 | Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen | R | 39% |
| IL | 16 | Rep. Adam Kinzinger | R | 39% |
| KY | 5 | Rep. Harold Rogers | R | 39% |
| OH | 15 | Rep. Steve Stivers | R | 39% |
| OR | 2 | Rep. Greg Walden | R | 39% |
| IL | 18 | Rep. Aaron Schock | R | 38% |
| MI | 6 | Rep. Fred Upton | R | 37% |
| OK | 4 | Rep. Tom Cole | R | 36% |
| PA | 8 | Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick | R | 36% |
| SC | Sen. Lindsey Graham | R | 36% | |
| UT | Sen. Orrin Hatch | R | 36% | |
| PA | 7 | Rep. Pat Meehan | R | 36% |
| OH | Sen. Rob Portman | R | 36% | |
| NY | 23 | Rep. Tom Reed | R | 36% |
| ID | 2 | Rep. Mike Simpson | R | 36% |
| NY | 11 | Rep. Dan Donovan | R | 35% |
| MS | Sen. Thad Cochran | R | 34% | |
| IL | 13 | Rep. Rodney Davis | R | 34% |
| CA | 10 | Rep. Jeffrey Denham | R | 34% |
| FL | 25 | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 34% |
| NY | 19 | Rep. Chris Gibson | R | 34% |
| NY | 2 | Rep. Peter King | R | 34% |
| OH | 10 | Rep. Michael Turner | R | 34% |
| AK | Sen. Lisa Murkowski | R | 32% | |
| IL | 12 | Rep. Mike Bost | R | 31% |
| PA | 6 | Rep. Ryan Costello | R | 31% |
| NY | 24 | Rep. John Katko | R | 31% |
| NJ | 2 | Rep. Frank LoBiondo | R | 31% |
| FL | 27 | Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | R | 31% |
| TN | Sen. Lamar Alexander | R | 29% | |
| PA | 15 | Rep. Charlie Dent | R | 29% |
| WA | 8 | Rep. Dave Reichert | R | 29% |
| CA | 21 | Rep. David Valadao | R | 29% |
| WV | Sen. Shelley Capito | R | 28% | |
| FL | 26 | Rep. Carlos Curbelo | R | 26% |
| NY | 22 | Rep. Richard Hanna | R | 26% |
| NY | 21 | Rep. Elise Stefanik | R | 26% |
| NH | Sen. Kelly Ayotte | R | 24% | |
| IL | 10 | Rep. Robert Dold | R | 23% |
| ME | Sen. Susan Collins | R | 16% | |
| VT | Sen. Bernard Sanders | I | 15% | |
| IL | Sen. Mark Kirk | R | 12% | |
| ME | Sen. Angus King | I | 4% |
Agree 100%. They cooked up this plot a few weeks ago out of desperation because they have nothing else. Ol' Trent Lott knows how deeply we despise him and he thinks we'll instinctively go out and vote Cruz out of spite. Hey, Trent: Kiss my grits. You're about to be hit with a Trumpnado, you worthless piece of pond scum.
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