Government Shutdown: Ted Cruz Style
This morning it’s looking more and more like we may be headed to a government shutdown thanks to two United States senators – Ted Cruz and Mike Lee. And it appears that Cruz shot his own party.
Any hope Republicans had to at least share the blame with President Obama and Democrats was pretty much wiped away when Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Cruz had a fight on the Senate floor.
Republicans are tying the can on Cruz pretty good, but they have no idea how to treat mental illness so they’re standing back and letting him run in circles. Only problem is, he’s digging a hole. Which kinda ends up like what this Texas woman did to her husband when she caught him cheating.
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So a prissy snooty little boy from Harvard with far more money than good sense is running the country because nobody will stand up to him. How the fool tarnation did we get here?
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro has the same question.
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And that, my friends, was no easy task.
The Congressman who purports to represent me, Lamar Smith, called last night with one of his impromptu telephone town halls. It works like this – individuals like me can ask a question or make a comment, then their microphone gets cut off, then Lamar Smith says any damn lie that occurs to him. And then it’s on to the next person.
So my question was, “What are you doing to stop the antics of Ted Cruz?” To summarize his lengthy response – he said he basically agreed with TC’s position and that Obamacare was basically evil and horrible and made up some reasons why.
This is why I still consider Lloyd Doggett the man who represents me in the US Congress.
1Thanks, Marion. I hung up on that town hall right away. I don’t like Lamar Smith. I call Doggett’s office too, and support him and Al Grayson and Bernie Sanders. Also, if anyone’s interested, Robert Reich’s new documentary, INEQUALITY FOR ALL, opens tonight.
2Actually that was Julilan’s brother, Joaquin, who said that. He was on Morning Joe this morning too. Thank goodness for some sensible Texas Democrats.
3I’ve been thinkin’. Ted Cruz’ wife is a bigwig over at Goldman Sachs. I don’t even know what he used to do before he got elected and started showing up on the front pages all the time. Prolly a lawyer. Anyway I figure he has decided HE wants to be the family bigwig for a change. What do you think?
4Turns out he is the family nitwit.
5Okay, if we were to stand up to Cruz, what would it look like? Something I just read said that he and his cronies knew back in June that they couldn’t defund Obamacare. All this is a big fundraiser for the Koch brothers’ organizations. Just google Koch brothers and Ted Cruz. Amazing. Back to first question: if we were to stand up to Cruz, what would it look like?
6Only consolation is that he is as despised by most Rinos as he is by those who actually have brains and try to use them for the good of our country.
7As the bright thinker spoke – the GOP was hoisted on their own retards.
8Who put this grandstanding clown in charge of the country? Could someone please tell me?
9Need to make sure we make rethuglicans OWN Cruz and the rest of the traitorious bastards that want to destroy the Constitution for political gain. With luck Dems can retake the house this fall and keep the senate. How can anyone with a live brain cell vote for rethugs?
10“Only consolation is that he is as despised by most Rinos as he is by those who actually have brains and try to use them for the good of our country.”
Gee, maryelle, He sounds like a Sarah Palin wannabe!
11Bet he wears “Do Me” peep toe shoes at home!
12Standing up to Ted would involve handing him a paisley bathrobe and reminding him about what his roommate said when the occupants of the woman’s wing of the dorm complained that Ted kept visiting them when he wasn’t wanted.
13It’s a wonder they have feet left to put in their mouths.
14The truck owner in the picture was thinkin’ bout ho’s and got back hoes instead.
15Oh my that man is full of more hot air than summer afternoon in Big Bend. Not only did he go to Harvard, he also wears a right-hand Princeton ring. You KNOW he is still angry that they chose to admit women to those colleges around 1970 – the good old days.
16I think cruz spent most of his time at Harvard reading Hitler’s “Mein Kampf”. He’s a scary dude.
17Marge Wood — my understanding is that Cruz was a successful trial lawyer. You know, like Jonathan Edwards. I’m no Edwards fan, but the Republicans always brought that up as a way to discredit him. Funny how they never mention it about Cruz…
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