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Ted Cruz: ‘I Don’t Trust The Republicans’

head of joaquin said:
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) says that he must be “doing something right” when critics compare him to Sen. Joe McCarthy, a Republican politician who was officially censured in the 1950s for using false accusations of communism to smear opponents.

“Is McCarthy someone you admire?” reporter Todd J. Gillman wondered.

“I’m not going to engage in the back and forth and the attacks,” Cruz replied, declining to distance himself from McCarthy.

A perfect spokesman for the new and moribund GOP.
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Has Obama distanced himself from Bill Ayers yet?
 
Somerville said:
The thing the GOP most worries about is that they aren't in control at this time in our history - all else is irrelevant when they are in power.
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The parasites have overrun the host.
 
Somerville said:
This is going to be so much fun.



Such a fine example of binary thinking. If everyone doesn't do exactly what Ted Cruz demands - that makes them traitors to his imaginary nation.
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It might be a good idea to read his complete statement instead of extracting convenient sound bites.

SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX): "The senior Senator from Arizona urged this body to trust the Republicans. Let me be clear: I don’t trust the Republicans, and I don’t trust the Democrats. And I think a whole lot of Americans likewise don’t trust the Republicans and the Democrats because it is leadership in both parties that has gotten us into this mess. … What we are doing to our kids and grandkids, I think is immoral. Now, I commend the Democrats in this body for their candor. The Democrats and President Obama have been very explicit that it is their intention to raise the debt ceiling and to do so with no conditions whatsoever, just to keep borrowing and borrowing and borrowing money without any structural reforms to fix the problems. That is an intellectually consistent position. I think it is a dangerous position, but it is at least candid and that is the reason why everyday for sixty days the Democrats have opposed taking the debt ceiling off the table in this discussion. But unfortunately, one of the reasons we got into this mess is because a lot of Republicans were complicit in the spending spree, and that’s why so many Americans are disgusted with both sides of this House."
Ted Cruz: "I Don't Trust The Republicans" | RealClearPolitics
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And, of course, you couldn't resist making your insanely hyperbolic comments, eh? "...traitors to his imaginary nation." Must you be so ridiculous?
 
Somerville said:
I think it would be more like an arena along the lines of the Thunderdome with mixed martial arts fighters. Ted Cruz is proud of his refusal to compromise - 100 of him would result in chaos at a minimum - but hey, you can dream, it's your right to hold all the fantasies you wish
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I'm sure Ted Cruz would be perfectly willing to compromise with himself.
 
Ted Cruz does not have a future outside of being a fringe politician. Like Paul Ryan.
 
ReformCollege said:
Has Obama distanced himself from Bill Ayers yet?
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Long ago, try to keep up with the modern world.

from the 2008 campaign cycle
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, April 16: An early organizing meeting for your state senate campaign was held at his house, and your campaign has said you are friendly. Can you explain that relationship for the voters, and explain to Democrats why it won’t be a problem?

Obama: George, but this is an example of what I’m talking about.

This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who’s a professor of English in Chicago, who I know and who I have not received some official endorsement from. He’s not somebody who I exchange ideas from on a regular basis.

And the notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago when I was 8 years old, somehow reflects on me and my values, doesn’t make much sense, George.
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also from 2008, Obama speaking about Ayers past
This is a guy who engaged in some despicable acts 40 years ago when I was eight years old. By the time I met him, 10 or 15 years ago, he was a college professor of education at the University of Illinois
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So do you suppose that Bernadette and Michelle are no longer friends either?
 
I like how he subtly reduces the responsibility of Republicans who vote for the "blank check," implying that its democrats who want the blank check but republicans a just reluctantly going along.
 
Somerville said:
This is going to be so much fun.



Such a fine example of binary thinking. If everyone doesn't do exactly what Ted Cruz demands - that makes them traitors to his imaginary nation.
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Of course Ted Cruz doesn't trust Republicans. He doesn't trust anybody unless they believe that Jesus rode a Dinosaur. Of all the GOOD people Republicans in my state could have sent to the Senate, we had to choose a knuckledragging, mouth breather of the highest order. If you look up the phrase "profoundly retarded" in Webster's dictionary, the entry says "See Ted Cruz".
 
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Amadeus said:
Ted Cruz does not have a future outside of being a fringe politician. Like Paul Ryan.
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And that is why we have out of control government. We have a president that steps on the Constitution, not because he thinks he is right, but because he knows that it will take years to catch up with him. And even then, he might still get away with it.

Agency after agency passing thousands of regulations to take more and more control of your life.

You should pray for a guy like Ted Cruz to be president. But, most liberals just can see what's right in front of their collective faces.
 
Somerville said:
Tis true - the irrational are always frightening because their actions are unpredictable
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Actually, Cruz - in this particular instance - is perfectly rational, and shows the ability to think beyond party labels and empty declarations. Yes, he doesn't seem to fit with the usual "prediction": Republicans will talk about fiscal responsibility to get elected, then act just as irresponsibly as Democrats, if not worse. How very frightening.
 
Deuce said:
I like how he subtly reduces the responsibility of Republicans who vote for the "blank check," implying that its democrats who want the blank check but republicans a just reluctantly going along.
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Hey, it would even be true - if he was talking about the times of New Deal or Great Society! ;)
 
Somerville said:
This is going to be so much fun.



Such a fine example of binary thinking. If everyone doesn't do exactly what Ted Cruz demands - that makes them traitors to his imaginary nation.
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Ted Cruz: ‘I Don’t Trust The Republicans’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday defended his objection to initiating House-Senate budget negotiations unless Democrats take a debt limit increase off the table, saying he doesn't trust his party to hold the line.

"The senior senator from Arizona urged this body to trust the Republicans. Let me be clear, I don't trust the Republicans," Cruz said. "And I don't trust the Democrats."

On Tuesday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) scolded Republicans for blocking negotiations. He was backed by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

"Unfortunately," Cruz said, "one of the reasons we got into this mess is because a lot of Republicans were complicit in this spending spree and that's why so many Americans are disgusted with both sides of this house. ... And every Republican who stands against holding the line here is really saying, let's give the Democrats a blank check to borrow any money they want with no reforms, no leadership to fix the problem."
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Checking....no he didnt say what you said he did. So you actually pulled a strawman in the OP?

Hes saying be part of solving the spending problem or be considered part of the problem...and that is true. You arent trying to curb spending if you are complicit in it continuing.
 
And there goes Ted's chances to run in '16...
 
The unfortunate thing about our political system is that guys like Cruz, who would probably be an independent, have to be in one party or the other. This is due to the fact that the overwhelming majority of voters feel they have to vote for one party or the other. They feel they have to donate to one party or the other. Etc, etc.
In addition, many of you (mostly libs) call Cruz a hypocrite for criticizing the very party he is a member of. Me thinks the Democrats need to start doing the same. You guys have presented a "united" front for going on 5 years now. Look where that got us. Just like the GOP presented a "united" front during the Bush years. Look where that got us. If we must have a 2 party system, the least we can do is not complain when someone within one of those two parties is actually self aware and understands that his/her party is screwing something up.
 
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