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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJUST IN: DEAL IN HAND
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Bipartisan deal in hand to reopen government, avoid default, Republican senator says - @AP
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.
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JUST IN: DEAL IN HAND (Original Post)
BluegrassStateBlues
Oct 2013
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Avalux
(35,015 posts)1. Then that would take away Cruz power to stop it.
If he'd be crazy enough to try.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)8. Do you doubt it? I don't. nt
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)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
(15,481 posts)3. yes.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)4. Yes.
Lex
(34,108 posts)6. I think Cruz has made some serious enemies in his own party. nt
Kaleva
(40,225 posts)7. Yes
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)9. Yes. And they have good reason.
TBF
(35,745 posts)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
(53,661 posts)12. And a first termer at that. What matters is whose proxy he is. That's why he gets away with shit.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)13. Good point--he isn't acting alone.
lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)14. Yes. n/t
bunnies
(15,859 posts)5. They should just send clean bills.
But whatever.
aaaaaa5a
(4,686 posts)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
(60,143 posts)15. The good news is
that their party is not united, that there is infighting.