Cruz: Blame Senate GOP for ACA defeat
Source: The Hill
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is blaming his fellow Senate Republicans for opposing a movement in the House to defund ObamaCare, which ultimately caused Republicans to win few concessions in the deal to reopen the government and raise the nations debt ceiling.
In an interview with the National Review posted on Saturday afternoon, the senator said that there would be consequences for supporting the funding bill.
Unfortunately, rather than supporting House Republicans, a significant number of Senate Republicans actively, aggressively, and vocally led the effort to defeat House Republicans, to defeat the effort to defund Obamacare, he told the conservative magazine. Once Senate Republicans did that, it crippled the chances of this effort, and it caused the lousy deal.
From day one in office, Cruz said, Ive urged the American people to hold every elected official accountable, and far too many elected officials are not listening to the American people.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/329451-cruz-senate-gop-actively-aggressively-opposed-effort-to-defund-obamacare-
This morning, Ted Cruz is continuing his crusade to be the undisputed leader of the Republican Party.
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)frazzled
(18,402 posts)They're saying ... "Shut the &@!# up!!"
Berlum
(7,044 posts)we know you will not accept any responsibility. Americans long ago learned that Republicons always go AWOL on honor, integrity, and responsibility.
So kindly sit down and STFU.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)from actual military service in a war zone. Dan Rather got fired for pointing that out. Cruz is even cowardly looking, to me. POS.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)Who knows how far this guy will go to amass power? The sky's the limit. He already makes Huey Long and Joe McCarthy look like pikers.
gordianot
(15,240 posts)These creatures are found out too late when they gain real power or they just burn out. My hope is for a burn out he has created enough enemies in his own party. This is another characteristic of demagogues they have only followers surround themselves with the deluded and are very lonely without real friends when they finally crash. Cruz's crash should be spectacular but God help us if he ever gains real power.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)the Republican party. The GOP wall street banksters and their ilk hate this
guy but how are they to control him?
I don't think it's wise to forget that this guy's base hated Romney, and the candidates
they like the Republican establishment is afraid of too.
Amazing how a political party has come to represent only the 1% and all
the lunatics..religious crazies, gun crazies.... with nothing much in between.
Snake Plissken
(4,103 posts)He's now just another teabagger darling who's become the punchline of a joke to everyone else.
CRH
(1,553 posts)the other senate repubs will paint a political bullseye on his forehead. I image he has already done enough to be targeted in the primaries in another 5 years. Is he the choice to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchenson? Never thought much of her, but Texas seems to have found a way to elect someone worse.
Snake Plissken
(4,103 posts)to work for foxnews and the Koch brothers directly
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)I hate this fucker.
IkeRepublican
(406 posts)Just you wait. His "I'm nodda cruk" will be along soon.
AROOOOOO!