Ted Cruz concerned Democrats will trigger government shutdown

[TexasTowelie]

WALLER — Ted Cruz, no stranger himself to government funding fights, expressed concern Monday that the "Democratic radical left" would prompt a government shutdown in the coming weeks as Congress faces an April 28 deadline to pass a spending bill.

"You know, I very much hope we don't have a shutdown," Cruz told reporters. "I will say I’m concerned. I think [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer and the Democrats want a shutdown."

Cruz had a starring role in the 2013 government shutdown, which lasted 16 days and was prompted over failed efforts by Republicans to defund the Affordable Care Act. Afterward, some Republicans blamed Cruz for helping instigate the shutdown without a realistic plan to prompt the Obama administration to blink on the issue.

"You know, one of the dynamics we’ve got is the Democratic radical left is demanding of Senate Democrats that they oppose everything, that they engage in across-the-board obstruction," Cruz said Monday. "And so I do have some concern that to appease the radical left, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats may do everything they can to try to provoke a shutdown."

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2017/04/17/cruz-concerned-democrats-will-trigger-government-shutdown/

[murielm99]

1. The radical left?

We have a radical left in Congress?

This is such absurd projection by Cruz. He is saying that the Democrats will do exactly what the repubbies did for eight years, what they bragged about doing quite publicly.

LOL @ Cruz. The shutdown, if it comes, will be prompted by the same group of conservatives who shut down the repeal of the ACA. They want their budget, their way, and they will stop at nothing to get what they want. Or, if the government is shut down, it will be caused by Trump. He will be too incompetent to get the work done. He will have a huge hissyfit, followed by a twitterfit when he does not get his wall and all the guns and airplanes he craves. No budget will result.

[Pachamama]

2. Is this a story from Onion? Seriously? Is this the same man who has threatened and caused govt

...shutdowns?

STFU Ted

[Rhiannon12866]

3. I know! My thoughts exactly!

This fool couldn't be more hypocritical if he tried!

[Scoopster]

4. Too late for the Dems to do this.

McConnell already beat them to it. It was his choice to break the Senate, and now it's his fault that it will grind to a legislative halt.

[vicman]

5. Hypocrisy...

thy name is Republican

[Docreed2003]

6. So now govt shut downs are bad Ted?????

Go choke on some "Green eggs and ham" with that "radical left" bullshit you hypocritical pos.

[2naSalit]

7. A government shutdown

right about now might actually be a good thing in so many more ways than in the past!