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Rep. Peter King Calls Ted Cruz a 'Con Man'

Rep. Peter King Calls Ted Cruz a 'Con Man'

Congressman Peter King (R-NY) had some choice words for Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday night following a vote on the House floor. When asked by Breitbart News why he had such harsh feeling toward the junior senator from Texas,

Who Gets Credit for a Government Shutdown?

Who Gets Credit for a Government Shutdown?

The End is Nigh. So say the media, counting down the seconds to a partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Certainly Americans will miss some federal functions, and the media will focus eagerly on victims–real and imaginary–of the impasse (though,

Cruz vs. Gregory: 5 Lessons

Cruz vs. Gregory: 5 Lessons

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) put on a masterclass in his appearance on NBC News’ Meet the Press with David Gregory on Sunday. In less than twenty minutes, Cruz not only demolished Democrat arguments–as transmitted by the ever-eager Gregory–but also showed a keen

Atlantic: Cruz Leading Third Party of 'Good Guys' in Congress

Atlantic: Cruz Leading Third Party of 'Good Guys' in Congress

After Sarah Palin mentioned that senators like Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) were already essentially in a third party of “good guys” against Washington’s bipartisan permanent political class, The Atlantic Wire observed that Cruz is leading that movement

Cruz: Dems Refuse to Compromise on Obamacare

Cruz: Dems Refuse to Compromise on Obamacare

On Meet the Press on Sunday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) emphasized that Democrats have not compromised on Obamacare, are essentially holding the military hostage, and would be responsible if the government shuts down because they refused to budge from their

Left-Wing Celebrities Mock Cruz as Neither American nor Hispanic

Left-Wing Celebrities Mock Cruz as Neither American nor Hispanic

On Friday night, after the supposedly nonpartisan ALMA (American Latino Media Arts) Awards, MSNBC’s Alex Wagner, actress Eva Longoria, and Al Madrigal of the Daily Show used a post-show panel to mock Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), whose father is an immigrant from Cuba. They

Huffington Post Attacks Cruz for Being a Politician

Huffington Post Attacks Cruz for Being a Politician

Just a week ago, House Speaker John Boehner united House Republicans behind an effort to defund Obamacare in the Continuing Resolution (CR). The House passed a plan that conservative Reps. Tom Graves (R-GA) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) helped craft. Sens.

Exclusive-Palin: Flushing Critters and Retrieving 2014

Exclusive-Palin: Flushing Critters and Retrieving 2014

A simple fact is missing from all the media hysteria and political establishment temper tantrums over Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee’s attempt to defund Obamacare. Americans are getting slammed by Obamacare right now. Workforces are decimated as health care

Texas Democrat Joaquin Castro: Cruz Can't Be President

Sen. Ted Cruz’s fellow Texan in Washington, Democrat Rep. Joaquín Castro thinks Cruz’s recent  speech in Congress ended any chance Cruz may have had of ever being elected President of the United States. “What became clear this week is that

Poll: Cruz Surges Standing on Principle, Rubio Fades

Poll: Cruz Surges Standing on Principle, Rubio Fades

A new poll released by Public Policy Polling on Friday finds Sen. Ted Cruz now leading the pack of possible candidates for the 2016 Republican nomination. Garnering support from 20% of Republican voters nationwide, he edges out Sen. Rand Paul

GOP Should Sell the Individual Mandate Delay

GOP Should Sell the Individual Mandate Delay

The defeat of Senator Ted Cruz’s defunding strategy may not be the end of the fight to overturn Obamacare. In some sense, for free-market conservatives who want consumer choice and private-sector competition, this whole debate is about good versus evil.

Obama: One Third of Americans 'Already Have New Benefits'

Obama: One Third of Americans 'Already Have New Benefits'

President Barack Obama called on House Republicans Friday to drop their previous efforts to defund Obamacare after the Senate stripped the defunding language out of the House-passed continuing resolution (CR). “If Congress chooses not to pass a budget by Monday,