JUST IN: DEAL IN HAND

[BluegrassStateBlues]

Breaking News @BreakingNews

Bipartisan deal in hand to reopen government, avoid default, Republican senator says - @AP

Also seeing several tweets saying House will pass the Senate plan first to avoid a filibuster.

[Avalux]

1. Then that would take away Cruz power to stop it.

If he'd be crazy enough to try.

[LiberalElite]

8. Do you doubt it? I don't. nt

[TwilightGardener]

2. Avoid a filibuster? Do they think Ted Cruz is THAT much of a psycho?

How scary that this sociopath alone holds enough power to wreck the country.

[robinlynne]

3. yes.

[Agschmid]

4. Yes.

[Lex]

6. I think Cruz has made some serious enemies in his own party. nt

[Kaleva]

7. Yes

[Shrike47]

9. Yes. And they have good reason.

[TBF]

11. It's all about the $$$ - crazy as a fox

Cruz is pulling in big $$$ for his PAC. Any publicity is good publicity as far as this clown is concerned ...

http://www.texasgopvote.com/issues/grow-economy/texas-patriots-pac-hosts-heritage-foundations-jim-demint-exclusive-interview-005971

[freshwest]

12. And a first termer at that. What matters is whose proxy he is. That's why he gets away with shit.

[TwilightGardener]

13. Good point--he isn't acting alone.

[lumberjack_jeff]

14. Yes. n/t

[bunnies]

5. They should just send clean bills.

But whatever.

[aaaaaa5a]

10. Its still sad that even at this late hour, you still have to take measures

to prevent a terrorist like Cruz from blowing the deal up.


The Tea Party is doing to the country what Bin Laden never could.

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. The good news is

that their party is not united, that there is infighting.