Trent Lott: I’d have thrown out Cruz for ‘liar’ speech

thehill.com ^ | 2/6/16

[jeffersondem]

“Man, the hits just keep on comin�€™. Dole, McCain, McConnell, Boehner, Lindsey Graham... now Lott. Hating Ted is like a litmus test for GOP sell-outs.”

Don't forget former president Jimmy Carter opposes Cruz big time. As does a number of people on the Internet who claim they are “conservative.”

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I'm not recommending anyone. I'm supporting Rubio as what I see as the best of a bad set of choices. To me, he's not as good on policy as Ted, but electable. And he'sore conservative than Trump.

To be honest, though, I think they're all flawed and a good case can be made against any of them. I just don't want Bernie or Cankles in there.

[GeronL]

They can’t take a little truth from the ranks. Guess, what? The Senators don’t work for the Senate leaders.

[John S Mosby]

And senators are not supposed to do what McConnell did— which was... LIE. According to their rules then.. it’s a wash. No big deal, except to weenies like Lott. Lott incidentally is still in the files the Clintons got from the FBI so, he and his rino buddies have their files with the Clintons. Leverage, such as it is. If they’d just all die, we’d be done with the Clintoonian grifter pair.

[katana]

And if more voters heard you say this, Trent, Ted could send you his thanks for a two point bump in the polls. These quislings really have no clue how deeply they are despised.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Shut. Up. Trent.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

No place for truth in the Senate.

Ted has all the right enemies and all the right friends.

[anoldafvet]

Was that the impeachment trial where Trent Lott refused to allow any evidence to be presented?

[DaveyB]

Lott is more offended by Cruz calling McConnell a lair than McConnell lying to his own party. Lott is more upset about attempts to expose corruption than the corruption itself. It makes Trent look like he is in favor of cover-ups,lying and corruption in the senate and opposed to representative government with accountability to we the people.

What would Patrick Henry or John Adams have done in the same situation that Cruz was in at the time? From what I have read McConnell was treated with more grace than our founders would have afforded him.

[kenmcg]

Trent Lott, what a piece of human debris, and one of the reasons we’re in such a disastrous state of affairs today. Bottom line, Lott couldn’t shine Cruz’ shoes.

[cpdiii]

Please note that Trent Lott said he would have thrown Ted Cruz out of the Senate Chamber. Trent Lott did not say that Mitch McConnell was not a liar and he did not say Mitch McConnel did not lie to Ted Cruz.

[2ndDivisionVet]

More endorsements for Cruz.

[RedElement]

I am sure it has been said before, but here is my two cents’ worth:

OK to lie; excommunicable offense to call the liar a liar.

Remind me again why Kasich and Bush are last.

[Slyfox]

I was wrong about Trent Lott. I just looked it up. All this time I thought he voted not guilty

[Hattie]

Cruz was telling the truth and McConnell knew it. So did all the Senators

[alternatives?]

A lot of conservatives will stay home rather than vote for Rubio.

[GOPJ]

Hey Trent Lott: HOW COME YOU COULD NEVER PROTECT THE BORDERS? WHAT’S YOUR EXCUSE?

[simi_ed]

They are scared $h!t-less of Ted Cruz. The more they go after him, the more I want him as the nominee/President! They don’t know what to do to stop him. I LOVE IT!!!

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

At this point, I think a lot of Republicans are going to stay home no matter who the nominee is.

[Old Yeller]

Cruz is calling a spade a spade.