What happened to Ted Cruz?
American Thinker,
by
Thomas Lifson
Original Article
Posted By: DW626,
1/6/2022 5:33:52 AM
I know from the volume of email I’ve received on it that Ted Cruz’s comments on January 6, 2021, calling it “a violent terrorist attack on the Capitol” have outraged many conservatives. Ted was once the darling of intellectually inclined conservatives, but I think the bloom is now off that rose.
Tucker Carlson used video of Cruz’s comments as the keystone of a segment on how Republicans are being cowardly and granting Democrats their false premises on the riot at the Capitol being an insurrection or even a “terrorist attack.” As Tucker put it, he was delivering talking points for Merrick Garland
Reply 1 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 1/6/2022 5:47:17 AM (No. 1029667)
Another republican who forgot who brung ‘em to the dance...
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
idahoskook 1/6/2022 5:51:48 AM (No. 1029670)
Ok. I’ll keep trying. Republicans are not MAGA’s friend. They never were and they Never will be. - I’ve heard all the arguments against it for 30+ years now, but until we start a new political party this is never goin to change. I’m sorry but You can’t primary this away.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
ToryWhite 1/6/2022 6:04:26 AM (No. 1029675)
Lifson needs to review his Cruz history. Cruz has in the past attacked Trump for blatantly political purposes. This surprises me not a whit. I do think for Cruz it was a big mistake to remind us of his actual priorities. He looks a lot like Graham and Ms. McCain's daddy.
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Who is Ray Epps and why isn't HE in jail !?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
judy 1/6/2022 6:27:15 AM (No. 1029699)
Don't forget Cruz was the last one to drop out of the presidential race against Trump...I think it's called Big Ego...Cruz is one big disappointment!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
minuteman 1/6/2022 6:32:54 AM (No. 1029702)
Buh-bye Ted
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 1/6/2022 6:35:26 AM (No. 1029704)
Cruz is McCaining, i.e. pimping himself out for headlines.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
proximo 1/6/2022 6:37:29 AM (No. 1029708)
Starting a new political party is a path to irrelevance. The far Left worked decades to take control of the Democrat Party.
MAGA Conservatives need to get to work taking control of the Republican Party. The good thing is it won't take decades. We're already most of the way there.
48 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 1/6/2022 6:40:45 AM (No. 1029712)
Once again, one of the best things about Trump's presidency is the masks he ripped off.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Flyball Dogs 1/6/2022 6:53:54 AM (No. 1029722)
As my fellow LDotters will recall, I’ve posited for a while that the number of people PDJT could trust would be numbered on one hand.
Ted Cruz has never been one of the fingers.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
BarryNo 1/6/2022 6:58:41 AM (No. 1029728)
What happened?
Probably what happened to 99% of the good men and women who go to Washington. The Elites found or manufactured leverage that finally 'convinced' him to tell it their way.
I dont think Cruz has changed his mind. But he's isolated from good people who love freedom. He's daily wading through the swamp. He may not be fit for office, anymore, which is a shame.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
blueline 1/6/2022 7:10:07 AM (No. 1029735)
It appears that the air in D.C. corrodes brain cells affecting integrity, morality, and reason. In addition to term limits, the CONgress should meet no more than 6 months out of the year.
These idiots need to go home and live in the real world with the people who are affected by what they do up there.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Otis Gill 1/6/2022 7:19:30 AM (No. 1029740)
There are dark forces working behind the scenes that are experts at blackmail and compromise. They take them out one by one. I never thought Cruz would be so stupid, but I was wrong.
DC is truly a swamp.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Rinktum 1/6/2022 7:29:30 AM (No. 1029748)
I don’t believe Cruz had any kind of epiphany. He is strategizing. He thinks President Trump is done and wants to place himself as a truth teller. Whether he has information we do not and is acting upon it or not, you can bet that he has weighed his options and is doing whatever he feels is best for Ted. All these Senators have enjoyed the status quo so long they will fight like hades to protect their little fiefdom. There are very few Republicans who deserve our respect and trust in that cesspool. This guy is not named among them. You always remember betrayal, Ted, especially when it comes at a time when we need unity most. You sir, have outed yourself as an unprincipled, self-serving ugly soul.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Norway 1/6/2022 7:33:56 AM (No. 1029753)
Most politicians eventually join the mob, the Swamp. Trump never did. Cruz did.
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"Greasy Ted?". Trump was right.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
andyboy 1/6/2022 8:19:36 AM (No. 1029794)
Ted, a former college debater, is very good at parroting conservative talking points -- but he is a career politician, and when the going gets tough he caves. I was initially rooting for him in the 2016 primaries, but now I thank God Trump was elected, and pray Trump will be elected a second (well, actually a third) time in 2024.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Yuban 1/6/2022 8:28:19 AM (No. 1029805)
Cruz is a politician. If you do not understand by now that you cannot trust ANY politician, then you are also part of the problem. If you are surprised by what Cruz did, then you have no idea about how ruthless government people are. They will never be your friend, never. Stop whining and take control of your life. God, family and friends are what you should be concerned with, not the heathen politicians. Life is wonderful, so have a blessed day folks.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Saryden 1/6/2022 9:21:18 AM (No. 1029846)
While agreeing with the beginning of #18, I cannot agree to this:
"Stop whining and take control of your life. God, family and friends are what you should be concerned with, not the heathen politicians. Life is wonderful, so have a blessed day folks."
Control of our lives depends on what our politicians do... to turn inward and do nothing is just what the globalist-depopulation zombies want.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
vinegrower 1/6/2022 12:12:14 PM (No. 1030077)
#5 I think the mailman's son was actually the last candidate to drop out of the race, leaving Donald Trump as our candidate. Kasich thought of himself as the hero of the swamp GOP. Now Ted Cruz has proven himself to be as stupid as Kasich.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
DVC 1/6/2022 1:37:03 PM (No. 1030201)
Cruz has moved from my "watch this guy, he's iffy" list to the "NEVER ever trust this guy, and work to get him replaced ASAP" list.
Cruz is a bad guy, but plays a good guy sometimes when his Deep State bosses need him to do it.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Yuban 1/6/2022 5:37:29 PM (No. 1030376)
Living your life according to what the government ALLOWS you do to is the problem. We left the city life and moved to small town America. No masks demanded in the USPO, market or inside any place. This is in California, btw. We took a cut in pay but also cut 90% of government bureaucracy. This is what I meant by taking control. There are thousands of Conservative townships all over America. Pick one. Go there. Be happy. The Government will never be your friend.
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Can't wait for Ted Cruz to drag his knuckles into the race for the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination.
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Cruz is all hat and no cattle, as our friends in Texas say. He talks and talks a great game, and never delivers anything at all. He might be the smartest guy in the room, but he never manages to actually accomplish anything.
In many respects, he reminds me of Trey Gowdy. Lots of hot air but nothing to show for it.
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