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2016 Postmortem

David__77

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3. Democrats should learn from Ted Cruz.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 02:41 PM

Oct 2013

Treat your political opposition as an enemy, not a colleague.

Be prepared for short-term sacrifice for long-term gain.

He is absolutely right that the Senate Republican leadership capitulated. I'm glad that they did. However, it certainly did not need to go down that way.

Should Democrats find themselves arrayed against a Republican president, they absolutely should engage in merciless political fights to obstruct a right-wing agenda. In essence, Cruz is insane not due to his tactics, but due to his ideology.

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Cruz lashes out at Senate GOP over shutdown failure [View all] UCmeNdc Oct 2013 OP

"I would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for those meddling Senators". CJCRANE Oct 2013 #1

Cruz damages luggage, throws his own feces. nt Deep13 Oct 2013 #2

Democrats should learn from Ted Cruz. David__77 Oct 2013 #3

What are you talking about? dem in texas Oct 2013 #4

If somehow the GOP tried to dismantle Social Security... David__77 Oct 2013 #6

He's running for the office of Fox talking head. marble falls Oct 2013 #5