Pete King (R-NY) calls for a Republican war on Ted Cruz - says Cruz is "going to be coming back"

[Emit]

Rep. Peter King thinks Republicans in the House could have bargained for much more than they're getting in a pending Senate deal, if only the House had kept the government open in September and focused on negotiation over the federal debt limit. "Instead we look like the crazies," King, a Republican from Long Island, told me this afternoon from Washington. "Shutting down the government, throwing barricades against the White House, and having Ted Cruz reading Dr. Seuss, this is like the theater of the absurd. Except that it's serious."

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For that King blames Cruz, the freshman senator from Texas, who King believes Republicans need to target, starting now.

"I don't mean this in an egotistical way, I'm the only one who's been going after Cruz by name," King told me. "And there's a purpose for that, because this is going to come back again in two or three months, whether it's January 15 or February 7 or whatever, there's going to be a threat of another shutdown.

"And he's going to be coming back, rewriting history, saying, 'We were on the verge of victory back in October, and we could have won if we'd just stayed in there another week.' And he's going to have phone calls being made, and he's going to have town hall meetings. And he's going to have all those support groups out there, threatening to downgrade people on their scorecards and all that stuff."

To King, the fault doesn't lie broadly with Congress, but falls squarely on Cruz and his 30 or 40 "acolytes," who put pressure on other Republicans. "I think it's important for people in the Republican Party around the country not to just come in at the end and say, 'Congress was dysfunctional,' or 'Congress screwed up.' That's too easy to do," King said. "Say who it was. Because it wasn't Congress. It was one person who was able to steamroll Congress and unless we target him for what he is, he's going to do it again. So I'm hoping other Republicans will join me and start going after this guy, and say we're not going to let it happen again."

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http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2013/10/8534689/pete-king-calls-republican-war-ted-cruz

[Kelvin Mace]

1. "Instead we look like crazies"

Pot. Kettle. Black.

[libdem4life]

2. This doesn't end well for the Republicans...no way, no how.

[bunnies]

3. King must be thinking about his chances in '16.

This is how he'll make people think he's a "moderate".

[Southside]

4. Peter King has the best strategy...It wasn't me

It was Carnival Cruz. Sadly he won't name the "crazies" in the House. The fallout continues for the GOP.

[pacalo]

5. Pot meet kettle: "And he's going to be coming back, rewriting history..."

[HockeyMom]

6. Peter King is the Broken Clock

Always right twice a day. Right about the Clinton Impeachment. Right about the Cruz Missile. The rest of the day? NOT.

[oldtime dfl_er]

7. throw the bum out

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http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby.1002955636

[Emit]

12. Ha!

[Jefferson23]

8. Don't blame me, please..I am not like THAT guy. LOL, Good luck, King. n/t

[JeffHead]

9. Finally! A war I can fully support. Please proceed.

[mstinamotorcity2]

10. This is Hilarious.

I am watching the Repugs lose there cookies. They are starting to eat their young (Ted Cruz). Next they will be gnawing off their own legs. I really feel sorry for the people that keep getting hurt by these silly people. as they emerge from their Faux News comas it is going to get real ugly on that side of the isle. I love it. It is no secret I was mad at the republican Party about a lot of issues. Too many to start counting. And Dubya/Shooter jus solidified how I felt. And just when I thought I could not be more disgusted with the Party, along came Mitt Romney. And the Denver Debate. It gave me fuel to keep going. The Republican Party actually tried to pass that Liar off to us to make President. I said then I would not stop until they are driven underground like hip hop music in the seventies. Back when cassette tapes were flowing out of car trunks .

[Cha]

11. Rofl.. good point, PK

"Rep. Peter King thinks Republicans in the House could have bargained for much more than they're getting in a pending Senate deal, if only the House had kept the government open in September and focused on negotiation over the federal debt limit. "Instead we look like the crazies," King, a Republican from Long Island, told me this afternoon from Washington. "Shutting down the government, throwing barricades against the White House, and having Ted Cruz reading Dr. Seuss, this is like the theater of the absurd. Except that it's serious."

thanks Emit.. Oh, and yeah.. cruz will be back like herpes.