The latest indication came Monday night, when the tea party Republican sought a vote on scuttling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s effort to fund the federal government with Planned Parenthood money intact. “Not just with Planned parenthood being defunded but with hundreds and hundreds of offensive items that President Obama has put forth through executive action, we defund them all“. Cruz yielded the floor but not before he was able to take one more shot at Republican leadership. He enjoys criticizing others and pontificating about being an “outsider” (which has led to him being “done for and stifled” in his capacity as an elected representative), but when it is time for ideas, Cruz looks only for the simplest and most short-sighted solutions. “Because I believe Speaker Boehner has cut a deal with Rep. Nancy Pelosi”, Cruz said.
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Although he stressed that he wasn’t endorsing anyone yet, Levin made clear that Cruz is one of the (few) Republicans in the Senate he greatly respects.
However, since he’s been a member of the Senate, Cruz has seemingly been more interested in advancing himself than promoting liberty. Mike Lee (R-Utah) the only senator to back him.
Socially conservative Republicans gathered in Washington this week have their eye on Senator Ted Cruz of Texas for the party’s presidential nod and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson for the Republican vice presidential nominee.
In an article on politico.com Paul says: Cruz can “no longer get anything done in the Senate…” and, “he’s pretty much done”.
Earlier in the show, Levin also went after Rand Paul, who endorsed McConnell when he was up for reelection and who recently attacked Cruz by saying he was “done here” – just because the Texan isn’t a “go along to get along” kind of guy. Who are retreating from leadership in the world and have created an environment that has led to the rise of radical Islamic terrorists. They loudly voted against bringing Cruz’s amendment to the floor. That means that Cruz has the support of 35 percent of the party’s legislative caucus.
He was the 2008 Libertarian Party candidate for president. “And as a outcome he can’t get anything done legislatively”.
Sen. Ted Cruz is excoriating the Republican leadership in the House and Senate for failing to “lift a finger to defend life” by eliminating taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood…
In an interview on the Hugh Hewitt radio program on Wednesday, Cruz responded to Paul’s comments that he is engaging in personal attacks.
“I have tried very hard to stay out of the presidential race, and I think that’s probably a good rule for me”, he said with a chuckle.
And then there’s this from Bloomberg: The Isolation of Ted Cruz.
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Speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington on Friday, Cruz once again denounced the Iran nuclear deal, which is set for implementation, vowing to tear it up on his first day in the White House if he succeeds in winning the election, CNN reported. Indeed, passing legislation doesn’t appear to be his principal goal at all. Organizationally, he touted 24 states and three USA territories where Cruz has teams up and running on the ground, including 186 team leaders from Georgia to Oklahoma, not counting South Carolina and Texas.
