Tag Archives: Ted Cruz

GOP Refuses to Even Debate the Federal Budget

Senate Republicans are quietly killing the chance that anything other than continuing resolutions will be used to fund the government for the foreseeable future. Senator Ted Cruz kicked things off yesterday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) slammed Texas Sen. … Continue reading
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James Carville Loves Him Some Sen. Ted Cruz

This has got to be a joke. James Carville and his suspicious head appeared on television today to build up Joseph McCarthy lookalike Sen. Ted Cruz to future legendary status, saying on ABC’s This Week: “I think he is the … Continue reading
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Texans Don’t Particularly Like Ted Cruz for President

The results of a local TV news poll in Texas, Maddowblog:

Ouch.
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Ted Cruz: Obamacare Will Ruin Your Life and Kick Your Dog. Probably.

Obamacare has developed into quite the boogeyman for the right wing who have seemingly turned it into an all-encompassing theory of everything that is wrong. Cruz: So if you think it’s important for the state to continue spending on public … Continue reading
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Worst Person in the World

Ted Cruz is seriously rising through the Republican ranks as being one of the biggest crackpots on the Hill. Yesterday, he objected to a unanimous consent resolution commemorating Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. Why? Because he didn’t have time to “review” … Continue reading
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Do The American People Need Bazookas?

Watch Senator Dianne Feinstein make Senator Ted Cruz look like a horse’s ass. As if he needs any help. One, I’m not a sixth grader. Senator, I’ve been on this committee for 20 years. I was a mayor for nine … Continue reading
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The Shifting Birtherism Goal Posts

I’d like to see Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) try to run for president some day. Why? To see the Birthers’ heads explode. Turns out, being born from an American mother in a foreign nation is perfectly legal and acceptable according … Continue reading
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And, No. Drones Will Not Kill You While You Drink Coffee at Starbucks.

Here’s the centerpiece of my Thursday column: In a senate hearing yesterday, far-right Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) grilled Eric Holder about his letter to Rand Paul, repeatedly asking Holder if he thought it was constitutional to use a drone to … Continue reading
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Ted Cruz Sees Commies in His Soup

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a list of communists residing in the halls of Harvard Law School, but he won’t let us see it. Two and a half years ago, Cruz gave a stem-winder of a speech at a Fourth … Continue reading
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In Which David Brooks Misses the Point. Again.

David Brooks wrote a piece yesterday in which he makes a case for a second, “smarter” Republican Party to counter the regionalized far-right tea party faction. It’s probably not a bad idea for powerful yet moderate members of the party … Continue reading

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