Posted on 10/06/2016 2:33:35 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
He thinks he is cute. What he said could be interpreted to vote for that Egg McMuffin fellow.
You fundamentally misunderstand HR-1191. HR-1191 was primarily about limiting Obama’s ability to act unilaterally in regards to Iran. Specifically it forced a the President to give congress 30 days notice before lifting any sanctions.
Cruz has no interest in giving any aid or comfort to Iran and has been consistently and vehemently opposed to allowing them any path toward nuclear weapons.
He was the one that lead the fight against it.
What people do not get is that sometimes it makes sense to vote for something you don’t agree with because of the way the senate rules are constructed. For example, you might hate a bill but vote for it if you know for certain it will pass anyway. That is because if you vote for a bill you can more easily challenge or defang a bill later in the process than if you vote against it.
Like it or not, believe it or not, Cruz has a sterling record of championing conservatism in the Senate. He has been far more aggressive than just about any other freshman senator in history.
His record was distorted and smeared during the primaries. And people bought it because of ignorance.
Now I support Trump. I send him money and I work on his campaign. But Trump is no where near the constitutional conservative that Cruz is. On the other hand - I think Trump can win the general and I doubt Cruz would have been able to. So in the end, maybe it is all for the best. But you shouldn’t vilify someone for being a RINO when they are the exact opposite.
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