He's no longer viewed as GOP's answer to Barack Obama; he's the Sarah Palin of the Senate

[DonViejo]

Ted Cruz Was Never Going to Filibuster the Debt Deal

By David Weigel

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This wasn't covered very much at the time, so the legend of Cruz as a crazy filibusterer who would never back down only grew. Today, he was swarmed by reporters in the Senate as he gave a statement explaining that he would not deny UC on the bipartisan deal.

"I have no objections to the timing and the reason is simple," said Cruz. "There's nothing to be gained from delaying this vote one day or two days. The outcome will be the same. Every senator, every member of the House is gonna have to make a decision where he or she stands, but there's no benefit. I've never had any intention of delaying the timing of this vote."

Right. And no outside group was pressuring him to do so. Cruz was never going to jam the House by delaying a deal and absorbing all the blame for the consequences. That the media thought so reveals that his image has changed radically since getting to the Senate. He's no longer viewed as the GOP's answer to Barack Obama. The media views him as the Sarah Palin of the Senate. And by pledging so many times to do EVERYTHING HE COULD to block Obamacare, he didn't exactly work to prevent that slide.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/10/16/ted_cruz_was_never_going_to_filibuster_the_debt_deal.html?wpisrc=newsletter_jcr:content

[SDjack]

1. If Ted Crazy will run for GOP presidential nomination,

I'll send him a few bucks.

[Cha]

2. Yeah, that Klan rally in front of the White House

that was yelling at Pres Obama to "Go Home".. probably doesn't seem like such a good idea now. Ya think.



thank you, Don