Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Cruz Missile Attack on Rand Paul

Wow, this is going to be a shocker to Rand Paul fanboys. Many of them believe that Rand is much more libertarian than he leads  on in public. but in his new book, A Time for Truth, Ted Cruz takes swipes at Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell. He claims that Rand behind the scenes is not only not more libertarian but that he is an obstructionist when others attempt to limit government activities.

According to Politico, Cruz accuses McConnell and GOP leadership of maneuvering to dry up his fundraising and plant hit pieces in the press aimed at hurting him politically. He says GOP leaders cowered from joining him in big fights over the debt ceiling, Obamacare and gun control, accusing his colleagues of “mendacity” and capitulating to Democrats to avoid bad headlines.

Mores importantly, Cruz, reports Politico, also accuses Rand Paul of parroting McConnell’s talking points by seeking to “undermine” his efforts to defund Obamacare during the 2013 fight that led to the government shutdown.

“During my time in the Senate, I’ve been amazed how many senators pose one way in public — as fiscal conservatives or staunch tea party supporters — and then in private do little or nothing to advance those principles,” Cruz writes in his 342-page book.

Cruz also writes that when he launched a floor speech for 21 straight hours in late September 2013, he and Utah Sen. Mike Lee were surprised that Rand seemed intent on hurting his effort.

“Another tea party senator was notably less helpful,” Cruz wrote. “My friend Rand Paul came to the Senate floor to ask questions that seemed deliberately designed to undermine our efforts. … His questions echoed the skeptical attacks of Mitch McConnell, and I marveled that Rand had decided not to be with us in this fight.”

-RW


2 comments:

  1. Rand Paul is in essence William Macy's character in the movie Fargo, a self absorbed conman who just knows he can obscure what he is really up to, but ends up destroying the lives of many people as his failed scheme unwinds.

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  2. Deep kabuki. Rand is a dead end, Cruz is a trap.

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