Ted Cruz Intent on Burning the GOP to the Ground

Sal wrote:I don't know why their leadership doesn't take him into a backroom and smother his fetal alcohol syndrome looking head.



Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will push a 60-vote threshold, meaning he's threatening to filibuster, on a clean debt ceiling increase extension.

Cruz's office confirmed the Texas senator's plans to TPM on Tuesday afternoon.

Cruz's move means lawmakers will need to rally 60 votes in the chamber to pass the bill, and Democrats only control 55 votes.

The announcement came the same day that House Republicans dropped a previous debt ceiling increase proposal and embraced a clean hike instead.

That decision sparked outrage from tea party groups with Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin calling it a "complete capitulation."

The Senate vote on the clean debt ceiling bill is likely to come shortly after the House vote planned for Tuesday evening.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ted-cruz-60-vote-threshold-clean-debt-ceiling

Floridatexan wrote:
Isn't it convenient to have the GOP split into factions...that way, they can always blame the other guy..."We were ready for a clean bill, but then Cruz ruined our well laid plan."  BS

Time for another filibuster...See Ted.  See Ted play with Spot.  See Spot run.  

knothead wrote:

Floridatexan wrote:
Isn't it convenient to have the GOP split into factions...that way, they can always blame the other guy..."We were ready for a clean bill, but then Cruz ruined our well laid plan."  BS

Time for another filibuster...See Ted.  See Ted play with Spot.  See Spot run.  

   I think he's a dead ringer to be on the GOP ticket in 2016 . . . .

knothead wrote:

Sal, evidently someone crashed his party because the Senate voted today 55-43 to raise the debt limit and repeal the cut to military pensions!  I'm sure he's pissed . . .