“I would do anything, and I will continue to do anything I can to stop the train wreck that is Obamacare."
The Tea Party and Ted Cruz Getting Ready for ‘Shutdown: The Sequel’
Again, I have to ask: if Obamacare is a trainwreck with an approval of 38 percent, what kind of wreck is the tea party with an approval of 21 percent? The interview continued:
KARL: So you might do it?
CRUZ: What I intend to do is continue to stand with American people to stop Obamacare.
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It’s difficult to fully encapsulate in words the dangerous repercussions of the whimsical, nihilistic behavior of this faction. American politics and government hinges upon a basic respect for certain unwritten rules and traditions. The tea party, as we’ve witnessed for years and most prominently this month, is actively engaged in a contemptuous effort to rewrite those rules. We’ve witnessed signs of this trend early on when yokels like Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) shouted “You lie!” at the president during a prime time joint session address. We’ve seen it when tea party members of Congress embraced Birthers and endorsed wild conspiracy theories. And since 2011, the brinksmanship with the debt ceiling has allowed a small, fringe congressional minority to not only have a staggeringly loud voice but also to be granted latitude to shove the entire economy to the edge of disaster in the name of its pet peeves and political action committees.
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