ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

Ted Cruz unleashed: 'Washington cartel' conspires against Americans

By Garth Kant On 06/24/2015
WASHINGTON – In a major and fiery speech on what is wrong with Washington, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas blasted leaders of both parties as corrupted by crony capitalism.

“Washington conspires against the American people on a daily basis”, charged the senator, saying it operated just like OPEC and every other cartel.

“Freedom is very scary to politicians in Washington because they’re all about power and control,” maintained the senator during an address at the Heritage Foundation, just down the block from his Senate office.

“Big government benefits big business and small government benefits small businesses and the little guy,” said Cruz, while adding one would never hear that on the evening news because of all the powerful interests bent on maintaining the status quo.

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That’s why, he maintained, Washington lawmakerss had installed a system of centralized planning he likened to the Soviet Union, where “politicians picked the winners and losers” in the business world, “And the losers are the American people.”

“It’s the same as taxation without representation,” continued Cruz, because “our representatives aren’t representing us, they represent giant corporations and lobbyists.”

And he didn’t spare Republicans from blame. In fact, he especially blamed his own party’s brass, wondering, “Why is it our leaders always side with Democrats and big business and throw overboard the conservatives who elected them?”

“When the most vulnerable are hurting, Washington jumps into action, but Washington is looking for solutions for Washington,” not ordinary Americans, claimed Cruz.

The political class will hurt Americans in order to help big business, he bluntly stated.

He pointed to the 2008 bailout as an example, helping a few big banks, large corporations and unions survive at the expense of hundreds of thousands of small business jobs and the closing of hundreds of regional banks.

“Sadly, the American worker is never deemed too big to fail,” he lamented.

He also warned, “It’s important to realize those were not unintended consequences” and that the bailout was designed by Washington to favor the big guy over the little guy.

Cruz wisecracked, when Washington politicians claim to help the little guy “either they are lying or they are really bad at what they do.”

When asked, how could v**ers be sure Cruz, who is running for president, is not part of the problem, he responded that there was nothing he could say that would be convincing.

The proof was in his actions not his words, he stated.

“There’s some Republicans who say gosh, if someone’s been vilified, we can’t nominate them for anything because they’re all beaten up and bloodied,” Cruz said. “That’s the lie of the Washington cartel. That means the only people we ever nominate are people who never take on the Washington cartel. And you know what, if you’ve never taken on the Washington cartel you’re not going to magically start once you take office.”

Cruz said standing up to Washington on the behalf of the people has not made him many friends in his own party. He cited the example of opposing GOP leadership’s plan to let the Democrats raise the debt ceiling, yet again, without putting up a fight.

“Nothing else has generated more hatred, animosity and vitriol at me.”

Cruz described how, behind the scenes, his Senate colleagues “screamed and yelled at me.”

He said they hollered at him, “Why are you trying to throw us under the bus?”

“It’s not me, its leadership,” that put you under the bus, he said he replied, telling his colleagues he was just asking them to “do what they had told v**ers they would do.”

“Speaking t***h is deemed the rudest and most unacceptable act of all” in Washington, said Cruz.

“In times like this, speaking the t***h is a radical act,” he added.

But, the Texan said he was optimistic, because the Obama era reminds him so much of the Carter era, and that was followed by the Reagan revolution.

And that revolution came from the people because “Washington h**ed Reagan.”

So, how did he stymie crony capitalism?

“He changed the rules.”

Reagan didn’t rally Washington, he rallied the people.

“That’s how to break the cartel, change the rules,” offered Cruz.

“Nothing focuses the minds of elected politicians like the prospect they may lose and have to get an honest job.”

Washington “despised” Reagan said the senator, until they saw the power of the people he brought with them, “and they didn’t want to mess with that.”

The senator’s bottom line to fixing Washington?

“Making the price greater for doing the wrong thing than doing the right thing.”

Noraa Loc: Kansas

He is probably a big blow hard like all politicians, not to mention he hasn't a prayer of winning the e******n.

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

Telling the t***h about the establishment people in Washington is really dangerous but maybe someday people will realize from what Cruz says about Reagan and what he did to that establishment by getting "the people" to go along with him against crony capitalism would surely work for Cruz or wh**ever non-establishment person who might get nominated to run against them. Who among all those Republicans running has the establishment been talking strongest against? Why I would say Paul, Carson, and a number of outsiders like Carson. Maybe it is time for Republicans to pick up the pencil and v**e for any of them in the primaries this year.

Cruz has been speaking like someone who knows about the establishment people as much as anybody I know and he will get stronger as time goes on.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Perhaps he 'hasn't a prayer of winning the e******n' because he is being too honest and t***hful.

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

I liked what Cruz said about those who speak against the establishment not being able to get nominated because they do the beating and bruising and then tell the people that little story. I wonder if any of the Republican establishment know that many of us know it was them that destroyed any chance Herman Cain had as they beat him up for being a non-member of the establishment but trying to get the nomination.

One of these days, if they don't give in to the Democrats
completely, people will see what and how they do what they do and will go against them in picking a candidate. I have decided that I won't v**e in the next P**********l e******n if certain people get the nomination by the Republican establishment since I am sure who will get the Democrat nomination and I can't possibly v**e for her.

How did Reagan get nominated that year? Was it because too many people wanted an outsider? I guess the establishment want to not let that happen again.

Will it be the Democrats or the Republican establishment that stop Cruz from being nominated with several lies they both have to use against him? It seems that his place of birth is the worst one I have seen up to now and we proved in 2008 that that part of the Constitution is no longer in effect.

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

ID, I wonder how many people who take a chance and open your thread will read the last line in your post. That is the very thing that most of us need to learn before this fool primary season is over but so many will never see those words.

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

About the only thing the establishment people in DC have that they can use against Cruz is his name and place of birth. Of course, nobody vetted Obama so that that requirement in the Constitution really doesn't mean anything anymore. They will use that against Cruz and I have decided to keep Cruz in mind as time goes on.

Noraa Loc: Kansas

Not v****g is a v**e for Hillary!

Howard90 Loc: Houston, TX

I agree completely with Ted Cruz on Washington being a disaster - all of it. However, to win he must start giving his ideas and how he plans to correct all these things that are wrong. He has pointed out the problems, but he has to have a plan of how to solve them.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Peaver Bogart Loc: Montana

You are right, However, Cruz is not a "natural born citizen".

ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

oldroy: T***h has no agenda......I hope most Americans and realize that. We now have an e*****rate who will v**e someone into office so they can figure out the corrupted
platform!

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Neither was Obama, but that didn't stop him from being elected, twice.

ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

oldroy: So true!.....Most are too busy watching Dancing with the Stars!

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

Not in Kansas, it isn't. Hillary couldn't come any closer to winning in Kansas without me than she could if I v**ed for her. Maybe you don't know Kansas.