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Why we'll all be dispointed over the next 2 years
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:35 am
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:35 am
Cruz poised to make life miserable for McConnell
Sweet Jesus! ...cause Obama might not veto
Everythying the republicans try to do in a pragmatic fashion over the next 2 years will not be conservativ-er-er-er enough for Cruz. He'll grab the spotlight at every opportunity...and make life miserable for pretty much everybody ...except for Ted Cruz and his small group of supportors.
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CNN) -- Mitch McConnell could very well become the Senate majority leader after Tuesday's midterm elections, but don't count on Ted Cruz to make it an easy transition for the Kentucky Republican.
Cruz, a Republican senator from Texas who's eying a 2016 presidential bid, all but promised to raise hell next year should his party control the Senate.
In an interview with The Washington Post published Sunday, Cruz refused to pledge his support to McConnell, the current minority leader in the Senate, and outlined what he believes should be the chamber's priorities.
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While Cruz has campaigned for many mainstream Republican candidates this year, his new comments indicate he's aiming to re-claim the mantle of Republican insurgent, a role that helped define his first year in the Senate in 2013.
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He also hopes a Republican Senate will "pursue every means possible to repeal Obamacare," just as the GOP-controlled House has tried more than 50 times to dismantle the health care law.
Sweet Jesus! ...cause Obama might not veto
Everythying the republicans try to do in a pragmatic fashion over the next 2 years will not be conservativ-er-er-er enough for Cruz. He'll grab the spotlight at every opportunity...and make life miserable for pretty much everybody ...except for Ted Cruz and his small group of supportors.
This post was edited on 11/3/14 at 11:44 am
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Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:36 am to a want
You're right. This thread really "dispointed" me enough that I will feel this way for AT LEAST two years.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:37 am to a want
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:37 am to a want
If the GOP takes all of Congress and not a single law is made in the next two years, I'll be ecstatic.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:38 am to a want
Obama will still be president/
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:38 am to a want
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Cruz refused to pledge his support to McConnell
This does not disappoint me at all.
But I tend to agree, washington will continue to disappoint in general
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:39 am to a want
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Cruz refused to pledge his support to McConnell, the current minority leader in the Senate, and outlined what he believes should be the chamber's priorities.
Why is this bad exactly?
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:41 am to a want
Cruz can run for president? I thought foreign born citizens were disqualified.
This post was edited on 11/3/14 at 11:42 am
Posted on 11/3/14 at 12:09 pm to a want
quote:Ummm... good! Why should he blindly support him just because they wear the same team jersey?
Cruz poised to make life miserable for McConnell
This post was edited on 11/3/14 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:14 pm to a want
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Cruz refused to pledge his support to McConnell
One of the reasons I voted for him. And I continue to support him because I believe in liberty and freedom as unrestricted as possible.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:21 pm to a want
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Why we'll all hold out hope over the next 2 years
FIFY
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:45 pm to a want
I just wish he would wash that greasy-arse head of his.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:54 pm to a want
Meanwhile, Rand Paul is making 7 campaign stops today - in Kentucky, with Mitch McConnell.
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Soon after Cruz was sworn in 22 months ago, he, Rand and Mike Lee quickly became the Senate version of The Three Musketeers. For about a year, they were attached at the hip.
About a year ago, on this board, I predicted that this triumvirate would disintegrate, with both Cruz and Paul having an eye on the 2016 nomination, and that would become a barrier for them. I said that Mike Lee would become a rag doll, with Cruz pulling him from one side and Paul from the other. Lee so far appears to be casting his lot with Cruz. Regardless of which guy eventually wins that tug-of-war, Cruz and Paul will continue to drift apart as long as both have presidential aspirations. As the months go along, whether the GOP wins the Senate tomorrow or not, both will envision different paths to success in 2016 and grow further and further apart. Lee, who is up for reelection in 2016, will think long and hard in the next six months about which guy he will attach his belt to. He's been leaning toward Cruz, but Lee is an intelligent man, and he knows his own future could be affected by his choice. Though his seat is a safe Republican seat from Utah, Lee only won his 2010 primary 51-49. If he goes with Cruz, and Cruz finds himself labeled a "troublemaker" nationally and is dismissed by most in the party during the primaries, Lee could very well be "primaried" in 2016 by a more moderate GOP candidate.
Throwing in his lot with Paul is a politically safer move. Keep an eye on Mike Lee in the next year to see which way the wind is blowing in the Cruz-Paul behind-the-scenes struggle to be the party's non-establishment favorite for the nomination.
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Soon after Cruz was sworn in 22 months ago, he, Rand and Mike Lee quickly became the Senate version of The Three Musketeers. For about a year, they were attached at the hip.
About a year ago, on this board, I predicted that this triumvirate would disintegrate, with both Cruz and Paul having an eye on the 2016 nomination, and that would become a barrier for them. I said that Mike Lee would become a rag doll, with Cruz pulling him from one side and Paul from the other. Lee so far appears to be casting his lot with Cruz. Regardless of which guy eventually wins that tug-of-war, Cruz and Paul will continue to drift apart as long as both have presidential aspirations. As the months go along, whether the GOP wins the Senate tomorrow or not, both will envision different paths to success in 2016 and grow further and further apart. Lee, who is up for reelection in 2016, will think long and hard in the next six months about which guy he will attach his belt to. He's been leaning toward Cruz, but Lee is an intelligent man, and he knows his own future could be affected by his choice. Though his seat is a safe Republican seat from Utah, Lee only won his 2010 primary 51-49. If he goes with Cruz, and Cruz finds himself labeled a "troublemaker" nationally and is dismissed by most in the party during the primaries, Lee could very well be "primaried" in 2016 by a more moderate GOP candidate.
Throwing in his lot with Paul is a politically safer move. Keep an eye on Mike Lee in the next year to see which way the wind is blowing in the Cruz-Paul behind-the-scenes struggle to be the party's non-establishment favorite for the nomination.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:39 pm to a want
quote:Well, since it was his supporters that elected him and are supposed to be his guide while in office, what else would you expect him to do?
...except for Ted Cruz and his small group of supportors.
I live in Texas. Cruz was elected to do exactly what he has been doing. It's a credit to him, not a fault, that he has stuck to the promises he made to get elected.
Sheesh!
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:48 pm to a want
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Everythying the republicans try to do in a pragmatic fashion over the next 2 years will not be conservativ-er-er-er enough for Cruz.
Cruz is out to make a name for himself. End of story.
He won't be able to pull his normal BS when republicans have a slim majority.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:53 pm to a want
quote:Why we might not.
Why we'll all be dispointed over the next 2 years
Over the last two years, Paul has tuned his alliance with McConnell like a Stradivarius.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:54 pm to a want
It will be nothing compared to my disappointment the last 6 years.
And if he sticks it to Mitch every day good for him.
And if he sticks it to Mitch every day good for him.
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