3/25/13, "Ted Cruz: Senate GOP 'beaten down'," Politico, K. Cirilli
"About 10 weeks after being sworn into office, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says he’s been most surprised by the “defeatist attitude” from his GOP colleagues.
“The biggest surprise has been the defeatist attitude of many Republicans in Washington. A lot of Republicans felt beaten down, and that there was nothing they could do to stop the erosion of liberty in this country,” Cruz told The Dallas Morning News in an interview Sunday.
“I’m referring to those who have been here a long time and have suffered some difficult election results and who I think were discouraged about being able to get anything done,” he added.
But Cruz, a tea partier, said that he believes Republicans now have
momentum and have found the right tone for their message moving forward.
“I have been encouraged that the last several weeks have demonstrated that there is a great deal we can do to turn things around. Indeed, if you look at the vote on sequester, the filibuster on drone strikes and the vote on defunding Obamacare, for three weeks in a row, Republicans have stood together for principle,” Cruz told The Dallas Morning News.
“…I believe we are winning the argument,” he added. “We are doing what the American people expect us to be doing, which is standing for principle, defending liberty and defending the Constitution,” he told The Dallas Morning News. “I am hopeful the pattern of the last three weeks will prove a recurring pattern going forward. I believe that’s the direction Republicans need to go.”" via Free Republic
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Ed. note: Regarding GOP "defeatist attitude" cited by Ted Cruz, some is natural but GOP 'leaders' like John Boehner preach defeatism in order to merge the GOP with democrats and silence all voices from the right. Boehner even used his new pals at the NY Times to sell GOP defeatism (citations below). The GOP has a majority in the House but House members are told to ignore this and act like losers. Rupert Murdoch uses Fox News to merge GOP ideology with that of democrats and prevent conservatives from gaining traction. Both parties want smothering, centralized government. NPR even said Obama's election helped Boehner. Occasionally a good candidate can break through but everything is stacked against it:
4 citations about GOP urging defeatism, in effect nullifying all elections except Obama's. Boehner twice gives NY Times the inside story:
11/10/12, “Boehner Tells House G.O.P. to Fall in Line,” NY Times, by Jonathan Weisman and Jennifer Steinhauer
“On a conference call with House Republicans a day after the party’s electoral battering last week, Speaker John A. Boehner dished out some bitter medicine, and for the first time in the 112th Congress,
most members took their dose.
Their party lost, badly, Mr. Boehner said, and while Republicans would still control the House and would continue to staunchly oppose tax rate increases as Congress grapples with the impending fiscal battle, they had to avoid the nasty showdowns that marked so much of the last two years.
Members on the call, subdued and dark, murmured words of support — even a few who had been a thorn in the speaker’s side for much of this Congress."...
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12/6/12, "Boehner gains strong backing from House Republicans," NY Times, Steinhauer
"Many House Republicans appear to view Mr. Boehner with the same sort of respect that adult children award their parents for the sage counsel they ignored in their younger days....
On Wednesday, in a private meeting between Mr. Boehner and House Republicans, member after member spoke in support of him, in some cases saying a deal they would have rejected six months ago would most likely be taken today....
[Ed. note: It makes sense Kinzinger is front and center with an obsequious quote. Establishment GOP donated to his campaign in 2012 against a Tea Party supported candidate and he won.]
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"Obama re-election helped GOP House Speaker Boehner": NPR
12/8/12, "Once Boxed-In, Boehner May Finally Be Master Of The House," NPR, Frank James
“I have been encouraged that the last several weeks have demonstrated that there is a great deal we can do to turn things around. Indeed, if you look at the vote on sequester, the filibuster on drone strikes and the vote on defunding Obamacare, for three weeks in a row, Republicans have stood together for principle,” Cruz told The Dallas Morning News.
“…I believe we are winning the argument,” he added. “We are doing what the American people expect us to be doing, which is standing for principle, defending liberty and defending the Constitution,” he told The Dallas Morning News. “I am hopeful the pattern of the last three weeks will prove a recurring pattern going forward. I believe that’s the direction Republicans need to go.”" via Free Republic
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Ed. note: Regarding GOP "defeatist attitude" cited by Ted Cruz, some is natural but GOP 'leaders' like John Boehner preach defeatism in order to merge the GOP with democrats and silence all voices from the right. Boehner even used his new pals at the NY Times to sell GOP defeatism (citations below). The GOP has a majority in the House but House members are told to ignore this and act like losers. Rupert Murdoch uses Fox News to merge GOP ideology with that of democrats and prevent conservatives from gaining traction. Both parties want smothering, centralized government. NPR even said Obama's election helped Boehner. Occasionally a good candidate can break through but everything is stacked against it:
4 citations about GOP urging defeatism, in effect nullifying all elections except Obama's. Boehner twice gives NY Times the inside story:
11/10/12, “Boehner Tells House G.O.P. to Fall in Line,” NY Times, by Jonathan Weisman and Jennifer Steinhauer
“On a conference call with House Republicans a day after the party’s electoral battering last week, Speaker John A. Boehner dished out some bitter medicine, and for the first time in the 112th Congress,
most members took their dose.
Their party lost, badly, Mr. Boehner said, and while Republicans would still control the House and would continue to staunchly oppose tax rate increases as Congress grapples with the impending fiscal battle, they had to avoid the nasty showdowns that marked so much of the last two years.
Members on the call, subdued and dark, murmured words of support — even a few who had been a thorn in the speaker’s side for much of this Congress."...
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12/6/12, "Boehner gains strong backing from House Republicans," NY Times, Steinhauer
"Many House Republicans appear to view Mr. Boehner with the same sort of respect that adult children award their parents for the sage counsel they ignored in their younger days....
On Wednesday, in a private meeting between Mr. Boehner and House Republicans, member after member spoke in support of him, in some cases saying a deal they would have rejected six months ago would most likely be taken today....
“I think the presidential election has something to do with it,” said
Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. “We understand that we’re
going to have to deal with Obama for four more years. Also, there is an
understanding that this is a very serious situation.""...
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"Obama re-election helped GOP House Speaker Boehner": NPR
12/8/12, "Once Boxed-In, Boehner May Finally Be Master Of The House," NPR, Frank James
"In a paradoxical way, Obama's re-election victory coupled with
congressional Democrats adding to their numbers may have helped Boehner.
Some of those wins came at the expense of the Tea Party, the
conservative movement whose affiliated House members have been very
willing to stand up to Boehner.
In recent weeks, Boehner...has gotten his entire leadership team to sign his tax-raising, fiscal-cliff counteroffer....
Despite complaints from conservative activists and bloggers, however, Boehner remains the most powerful Republican in Washington."...
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GOP House majority told by GOP 'leaders' that they're actually a minority:
1/19/13, "A minority posture for House GOP," The Hill, by Hooper, Berman
In recent weeks, Boehner...has gotten his entire leadership team to sign his tax-raising, fiscal-cliff counteroffer....
Despite complaints from conservative activists and bloggers, however, Boehner remains the most powerful Republican in Washington."...
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GOP House majority told by GOP 'leaders' that they're actually a minority:
1/19/13, "A minority posture for House GOP," The Hill, by Hooper, Berman
"House Republicans appeared to be coming to grips with a stark realization as they returned to Washington from a three-day retreat here — they have a majority in name only.
The party begins the 113th Congress with reduced numbers and confronting a popular president and an increased Democratic majority in the Senate."...
The party begins the 113th Congress with reduced numbers and confronting a popular president and an increased Democratic majority in the Senate."...
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