So very true. Ted Cruz and Republicans are complete hypocrites on Supreme Court authority when it doesn't go their way. Chris Matthews just owned Ted Cruz and pretty much every Republican with this video.
Chris Matthews faced off with Senator Ted Cruz tonight and confronted him about his complaint about the Supreme Court becoming too politicized. Cruz was so outraged about the Supreme Court’s recent pro-gay marriage ruling that he proposed judicial retention elections every eight years to counter “judicial tyranny.”
As they talked about Supreme Court issues, Matthews asked Cruz why he would want to “put judges out there and make them politicians,” constantly trying to raise money. Cruz said he’s “reluctant” to do this, but is tired of “unelected judges” seizing major policy issues.
Matthews shot back, “They seized the presidency in 2000, you did not complain!” He said if there was ever an example of “partisanship or ideology” in the court, that was it, and “you loved it.”
Cruz pushed back against Matthews’ “talking points” and they ended up sparring a bit on that famously controversial decision.
....yeah..... I'm not a Cruz Fan.... but Matthews makes an idiot of himself in this video.
cruz scares me, too. bright ... and unhinged
but i would not be surprised to find that he prevails as the GOP nominee. he's the kind of candidate that the koch suckers throw money at. i see scott walker as the only republican potentially standing between cruz and the nomination, because he has been effective, in a GOP way, against the unions in wisconsin
Walker has the reputation and record, and Rubio has the gift of gab. Both of them would beat Cruz, who has been losing support as of late to Trump (a small portion of the party is going to support whomever they think Washington hates the most, and right now that's him).
All in all, though, it's still not a bad line up for Republicans - our problem at this point is that we need to start shoving people out. Democrats are currently choosing between Clinton.Inc and Crazy-Hair-Socialism.
in less than a month faux news will cull the herd to the round number of ten who can participate in the debates. faux news gets to eliminate the rest from contention
That's interesting to hear. Who is this organization and how does that forcing function work?
FOX NEWS AND FACEBOOK PARTNER TO HOST FIRST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE OF 2016 ELECTION – Fox News Channel PressMust place in the top 10 of an average of the five most recent national polls, as recognized by FOX News leading up to August 4th at 5 PM/ET. Such polling must be conducted by major, nationally recognized organizations that use standard methodological techniques.
the debate host
among other criteria:
FOX NEWS AND FACEBOOK PARTNER TO HOST FIRST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE OF 2016 ELECTION – Fox News Channel Press
Ah. So what you really meant was that those who poll well enough on their own will get to compete in the Fox News debate.
no. i meant what i posted
the top ten in the polls will be able to participate in the debate
the rest will be ignored
Then you have a problem because what you stated does not support what you claimed. Fox will not be doing the culling - the Republican Electorate will be doing the culling, and FOX will be following their will in who it invites to the debate.
fox set the arbitrary number of participants
culling the rest
Then you have a problem because what you stated does not support what you claimed. Fox will not be doing the culling - the Republican Electorate will be doing the culling, and FOX will be following their will in who it invites to the debate.
People seem to forget that Bush ran to the SCOTUS after the Florida Supreme Court decided the whole state should be hand recounted. Counts by a newspaper consortium showed Gore would have won.
So very true. Ted Cruz and Republicans are complete hypocrites on Supreme Court authority when it doesn't go their way. Chris Matthews just owned Ted Cruz and pretty much every Republican with this video.
Chris Matthews faced off with Senator Ted Cruz tonight and confronted him about his complaint about the Supreme Court becoming too politicized. Cruz was so outraged about the Supreme Court’s recent pro-gay marriage ruling that he proposed judicial retention elections every eight years to counter “judicial tyranny.”
As they talked about Supreme Court issues, Matthews asked Cruz why he would want to “put judges out there and make them politicians,” constantly trying to raise money. Cruz said he’s “reluctant” to do this, but is tired of “unelected judges” seizing major policy issues.
Matthews shot back, “They seized the presidency in 2000, you did not complain!” He said if there was ever an example of “partisanship or ideology” in the court, that was it, and “you loved it.”
Cruz pushed back against Matthews’ “talking points” and they ended up sparring a bit on that famously controversial decision.
"Activist judge" is Republispeak for "judge who rules in a way Republicans don't like."