Ted Cruz' Fierce Stand Against Obamacare Creates Rift in GOP

Saturday, 21 Sep 2013 07:55 PM

By Sandy Fitzgerald

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has been in office for less than a year, but already the freshman Republican lawmaker's fierce stand against Obamacare has pitted him against other Republicans who fear he will hurt the party in the 2014 elections.

This week House Republicans accused Cruz and two other Republicans — Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mike Lee of Utah — of backing down just when the party needs them to fight, CNN reports.

On Wednesday, Cruz issued a statement that said Senate Republicans don't have the votes they need to defund Obamacare, and urged House Republicans to "stand firm, hold their ground, and continue to listen to the American people."

However, he praised House Republicans for their "unity" in making the vote.

Cruz' doubts about the Senate Republican vote are nothing new but his current stance is infuriating many in the House, who consider the tactic futile and self-serving.

Republican New York Rep. Peter King, who called Cruz a "fraud" who will "no longer have any influence in the Republican Party" on Friday, had even stronger words for his GOP Senate colleague Saturday, reports Mediaite.

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http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Ted-Cru...09/21/id/527012

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These traitors lack "legal standing" since they have exempted themselves from the very "care" that ordinary Americans will be inflicted with. That is not right!!!

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Angry Republicans — not Democrats — sent Fox News opposition research on Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz before his appearance on a broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” according to host Chris Wallace.

During his “Power Panel” segment, Wallace told Karl Rove he received unsolicited ammo to use against Cruz before his interview.

“This has been one of the strangest weeks I’ve ever had in Washington,” Wallace said. “As soon as we listed Ted Cruz as our guest this week, I got unsolicited research and questions, not from Democrats, but from top Republicans to hammer Cruz. Why are Republicans so angry at Ted Cruz?”

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/22/sarah-.../#ixzz2ffxOKvXO

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