Ted Cruz Says He Has 'Not Remotely' Hurt Republican Image With Shutdown Fight

[TomCADem]

Source: Huffington Post

Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) rejected the suggestion that members of his own party are unhappy with him for pursuing a fight over Obamacare into a government shutdown.

Asked by host Candy Crowley whether his actions have "hurt the Republican Party brand," Ted Cruz said no.

"Not remotely, but I also think far too many people are worried about politics" in the shutdown fight, Cruz said.

Cruz repeated several times his claim that he didn't want the government to shut down, and he bemoaned the "nasty partisan jabs from Democrats" over his role in the shutdown.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/06/ted-cruz-republicans-shutdown_n_4053493.html

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It is amazing that Ted Cruz can insist that Republicans are not hurt by the shutdown or that he did not want a Government shutdown despite clear evidence that he was part of long planned, Koch funded effort to set up a government shutdown as a means for attacking the ACA:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014612896

[gopiscrap]

1. Cruz is such an idiot he's living in a different reality

[kardonb]

22. reality

ALL the repugs live on planet MORONIA !

[gopiscrap]

32. good one

[MrScorpio]

2. Why listen to anyone else when he has it all figured out in his own head?

He can do anything and everyone will love it, even if they're telling him he's screwing up big time.

See?

No problem.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. He doesn't have an exit strategy because it all about him and 2016 Pres.

He's so selfish that he thinks "To Hell with the Republicans".

[Thinkingabout]

3. Just the type of comments a wannabe dictator would say.

[Iliyah]

14. Bingo!

To me Crazed Cruz thinks and talks like Assad, the dictator over Syria.

[lastlib]

4. I'd call him a deluded bag of sh1t.......

but shit has a useful purpose in this world.

The new Jesse Helms. Worst.Senators.Ever!

[Mnemosyne]

20. Oh, this^^^^, so this...nt

[Turbineguy]

5. he may be right.

He certainly hasn't changed my mind about them.

[Maeve]

7. How low can he go?

when your "brand" is already snake-belly low....

[Berlum]

8. The "Annointed One (R)" speaks with forked tongue. Note well.

[warrior1]

9. He's in denial or he's crazy

[SHRED]

10. Cruz is correct

He hasn't hurt them remotely. He has hurt them directly.

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[ChairmanAgnostic]

31. You stole the words from my Apple.

Now, give them back.
Or else.

[pansypoo53219]

11. an ossified bubble is fragile.

time to break it

[Sunlei]

12. wonder who will play the republican toilet paper part next year?

[Orsino]

13. Well, he hasn't made me lose the least bit of respect for the GOP. n/t

[lonestarnot]

15. Ted and Ted Cat Scratch Fever have the same mother?

[lastlib]

21. twin sons of different mothers.......

(profound apologies to the late, great Mr. Fogelberg.........)

[sakabatou]

16. Dumbass

[tabasco]

17. Crowley is awful

She's a repuke ass-kisser extraordinaire.

[uppityperson]

18. I am hoping his wife, a regional head of Goldman Sachs, will send some sense into his head. K&r for

exposure of the idiot.

[santamargarita]

19. What a worthless piece shit!!!

[alfredo]

23. Cruz toon

[blkmusclmachine]

24. Canadian Bacon

[bucolic_frolic]

25. GOP Finger Pointing Blame Game

Cruz thinks he can wear Reagan's Teflon.

Same thing when Cornyn says, in all seriousness,
Obamacare is hurting the economy. It's one day old
and they're blaming Obama.

GOP is full of delusion.

Rational approach to governing is to let Obamacare happen,
see where it is in a year or two, and adjust from there. Tweak.

So this is not rational , it's GOP politics

[kestrel91316]

26. Thee people are al either completely delusional, or they aren't even trying to hide the fact that

they subscribe to Goebbel's philosophy of the Big Lie.

[tomm2thumbs]

27. Oh, I already see the Presidential ads for Cruz.... gonna be sweet

Your Next President Is Going To Take Marching Orders From The Best & Brightest!

[bucolic_frolic]

28. Bluffing with a United Front

is the same tactic the GOP used in the runup to the 2012 election

trying to get Romney elected with bloated polls, hype, lies, distortion

They're trying it here again

The GOP is cornered and they're going to get nasty

I talked to a guy last night who I consider very astute politically

He feared they would become violent

Not exactly sure what he meant.

[Fridays Child]

29. Pubbies love me, this I know...

...for my yes-man echo chamber tells me so.

Lalala...fingers in ears...lalala

[Historic NY]

30. Really sucks what he is doing to Canadians.

[PDJane]

33. I thought so, too.

On the other hand, he was Born in Alberta, like our current Prime Minister, and yes, they are from the same delusional mould. But we don't want him back, truly. We have enough of a population in Alberta. I swear it's the fumes from the Tar Sands project.

[mimi85]

34. You mean Rafael?

I'm going to start calling him by his given name. Is he embarrassed to be Hispanic? And let's not forget Rafael Sr. who fought with Castro until he realized Castro was a communist. At age 14? Oh really? What a crock!

[truthisfreedom]

35. When the House is taking a dump before breakfast, it doesn't really matter if a slight fart occurs.

So he's pretty much right. They were all headed down the drain anyway.

[truthisfreedom]

36. And let me elaborate.

When the House is taking a dump before a desperate vote, it doesn't really matter if a slight fart occurs. So he's pretty much right. They were all headed down the drain anyway. The only way Cruz actually runs for president is if Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin run as twin vice prezzies. Their husbands can join forces and pray the gay out of humping bucks. Once they've released enough bucks, Ted can call that a tax break.

[MADem]

37. Well, he's right about that!!!!

The GOP "brand" is that they're a bunch of mean-spirited, bigoted, nasty and hateful assholes.

He's done nothing to disabuse me of that notion!

[samsingh]

38. if by that he means that repugs are already thought to be disgusting pieces of crap

that are treacherous, stupid, selfish crybabies, he's right.

[tofuandbeer]

39. I always figured many on the right wanted another Great Depression...

They tried it with Bush/Cheney, but only got a Great Recession.
Maybe sending the U.S. into default will get them what they want.

[Towlie]

40. He may have a point. I am reminded of this scene from an old cowboy movie:

"You wouldn't shoot a man in the back, would you? Think of your reputation!"

"That is my reputation."

[Beacool]

41. Nahhhhh, he hasn't hurt the Republican brand.

Nope, not one little bit.

Keep it up Rafael, there is one political party that is thanking you..........the Democrats.