Ted Cruz explains what Republican politicians hate the most: 'When they're forced to tell the truth'

[G_j]

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/14/1277573/-Ted-Cruz-explains-what-Republican-politicians-hate-the-most-When-they-re-forced-to-tell-the-truth?detail=email

by Jed Lewison Feb 14, 2014 10:00am PST

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took a victory lap yesterday celebrating his successful maneuver on Wednesday to force Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to vote for advancing legislation to raise the debt limit:

“In the 13 months I’ve been in the Senate it has become apparent to me the single thing that Republican politicians hate and fear the most, and that is when they’re forced to tell the truth. It makes their heads explode,” Cruz told radio host Mark Levin Thursday. [...] “A lot of the Republicans wanted exactly what Barack Obama wanted, exactly what Nancy Pelosi wanted, exactly what Harry Reid wanted, which is to raise the debt ceiling, but they wanted to be able to tell what they view as their foolish, gullible constituents back home they didn’t do it.”

So according to Cruz:

-Republican politicians are a bunch of liars
-Most Republicans were bluffing all along on the debt limit
-Republicans think the GOP base consists of a bunch of gullible fools

[Mass]

1. For once, he is right. The hypocrisy of the Republican caucus who did not want to

block the vote, and made sure it would pass, and then vote NO to the bill itself, is absolutely ridiculous, particularly when the media are not calling them on it.

[Coyotl]

2. "... the single thing that Republican politicians hate and fear the most ... to tell the truth."

That's quotable alright

[oldandhappy]

3. Sounds about right!!

Wonder if his comments were published in Texas.

[Paladin]

4. How the fuck would Cruz know? (nt)

[spanone]

5. this from a man who has eluded the truth repeatedly

this asshole blamed the President for the october government shutdown....lies, lies, lies.

[Martin Eden]

6. Cruz is the biggest LIAR of them all

So don't take anything he says as a truthful statement.

However, he's as right as a broken clock twice a day when he asserts his GOP colleagues have an aversion to the truth.

[benld74]

7. Oh yeah 13 months in the Senate gives HIM knowledge? FOOL

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. The other BIG LIE he avoids like the plague....

Raising the debt limit is NOT giving Obama more money so he can increase welfare for black people.

[VA_Jill]

9. Which he just did hisself

Oh boy, Rafael, you just can't help it, can you?

[sorefeet]

10. Poor ole Ted can't figure out how

to renounce his Canadian citizenship. He better keep it, he is going to need it some day. Hopefully.