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- mg330
Houston Chronicle Yanks Ted Cruz Endorsement
http://thinkprogress.org/politic…“Does anyone else miss Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison?,” The Houston Chronicle’s opinion page asks. “One reason we particularly believe that Hutchison would make a difference in these hectic days is that if she had kept her seat, Cruz would not be in the Senate”:
When we endorsed Ted Cruz in last November’s general election, we did so with many reservations and at least one specific recommendation – that he follow Hutchison’s example in his conduct as a senator.
Obviously, he has not done so. Cruz has been part of the problem in specific situations where Hutchison would have been part of the solution.
We feel certain she would have worked shoulder to shoulder with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in crafting a workable solution that likely would have avoided the government shutdown altogether.
- nb0
Shutdown is over for now.
Prepare yourself for another nail-biter the first week of February.
S&P estimates the shutdown cost the US Economy 24 billion dollars, or 1.5 billon per day. Nice job, Republicans: Accomplish nothing, cost the nation billions, turn around and talk about fiscal responsibility.
- GeorgesIV0
So is it over?
- BrokenHD0
I read a VERY informative New Yorker article about the Koch Brothers 3 years or so ago. Lemme see if i can link it... ooh that was easy » http://www.newyorker.com/reporti…
Would be nice if Obama called out the Tea Party's puppet masters on the mic this time around—lord knows they deserve a bigger spotlight.
PS. if you read that New Yorker Koch Brothers article, which i highly recommend, you can unwind with "Chasing Ice" on netflix afterwards. Watch your neurons sparkle and thank me later.
- utopian0
Koch Brothers Abandon Tea Party Government Shutdown Strategy
- ukit20
Has anyone ever met anyone who supports the Tea Party in real life? I'm starting to wonder if they really exist...
- from what i understand it's a small interest group purporting to be a large organizationalbums
- The Kock Brothers are the masterminds behind the Teaparty.
http://en.wikipedia.…utopian - Koch. and yes. Evil. Greedy.BrokenHD
- BusterBoy0
Cruz for Prezeedint.
- Canada or USA?utopian
- It'd have to be the US; Canada has a Prime Minister.Continuity
- Ramanisky20
The GOP Personified.
- ukit20
That's the problem yurimon, you think it's planned...when in reality it's just a bunch of people running around with no idea what they're doing.
- <---hereswhatidid
- Conspiracy theorists have far too much faith in the ability of humans to not be stupid and greedy.hereswhatidid
- If you consume culture and not read up on much then yeah its babbling fools. I think History says other wise.yurimon
- There are agendas and 'conspiracies', for sure, but you give people far too much creditformed
- This whole congress thing is distraction. Bread and circus show.yurimon
- Did it occur to you there might be easier ways to create a distraction?ukit2
- Its covered front page news for weeks. I dont see any libor scandal in the news or nsa. so guess what.yurimon
- ukit20
So basically the deal was...nothing. LOL
Boehner just gave in and agreed to hold a vote after all that time, is that right?
- yurimon0
Your Future Direction is Planned already. We thank you for your ignorance, division, distraction and lack of proper action.
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- mg330
Trolling Tea Party morons on sites that use Disqus for comments just might be one of my favorite activities lately.
- funny .. most of their comments receive more down votes than up votes.Ramanisky2
- nb0
Well, that looks like it turned out to be a huge waste of time and money. Not to mention the damage it's done to the American economy and the world's faith in the dollar as a reserve currency.
Oh, and let's not forget the few million Americans who were probably spending the last two weeks wondering if they'd be homeless and hungry before Christmas.
The Republicans spend a lot of time talking about fiscal responsibility. Yet this is one of the most fiscally reckless actions taken by members of any government, anywhere. It blows my mind that people are so attached to the Republican brand that they can not see the party for what it actually is.
- moldero0
Republicrats
- 74LEO0
- <---------depressingcbass99
- uhhhg
err - Why don't i trust any older white male with white hair and a suit. Was this a big add to buy gold and silver?err
- now is not the time to buy gold who would buy it now?teh
- debbie downer.ohhhhhsnap
- going to watch the rest after a drink :/ohhhhhsnap
- what about Credit Unions?ohhhhhsnap
- dorkKn1ght0
Yikes.- Murikkka is so
fucked by the
minority
Teabaggers!utopian - dont be upset Utopian, Its just a WWF show. agendas are already. set.yurimon
- they're like childrenmonospaced
- neato!74LEO
- Murikkka is so