Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Ted Cruz’s nerve to blame Democrats [columnist runs interference for Obama and Reid - fails]

Washington Post ^ | July 29, 2014 | Ruth Marcus

The Texas Republican gave an interview to NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell the other day, during which he was asked about political dysfunction in Washington. Without a trace of irony, embarrassment or self-awareness, Cruz placed the blame for political dysfunction solely on Democrats.
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Agreed, the president’s dismissive balking at a border visit — he disdained a mere “photo op” — was dumb, if only because it offered ammunition to Cruz and company....
....Second is the current crisis on the southwestern border. There is a fair criticism that the administration waited too long to respond to the flood of unaccompanied minors. But the.....
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This brings me to Republicans’ legitimate gripe, with Senate Majority Leader Reid’s near-absolute refusal to permit Republican amendments (or Democratic amendments, for that matter) to come up for debate. Republicans have been able to offer just 12 in the last year.......
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