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I don't think so. I think his current seat is his for as long as he wants it.

I also think any plans he MIGHT have ever had of sitting in the Oval Office just went up in smoke,though.

Ted is fine right where he is.

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I don't think so. I think his current seat is his for as long as he wants it.

I also think any plans he MIGHT have ever had of sitting in the Oval Office just went up in smoke,though.

I didn't see him running anyways, but I agree, he won't win the oval office.
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I don't think so. I think his current seat is his for as long as he wants it.

I also think any plans he MIGHT have ever had of sitting in the Oval Office just went up in smoke,though.

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lol. Ted Cruz called you that.  It does confirm your lefty side, that you don't understand that.  HE CALLED YOU THAT.  Unless you DON'T consider yourself to be a PATRIOT?   Not I.  Reading comprehension problems? 

I am done.

I apologize @LegalAmerican for lowering myself to your standards.  It definitely will not happen again.
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I am/was a Cruz supporter but I have to agree Cruz did not help himself last night..Tucker was all over him and he sure didn't believe him...I will give Cruz kudos for showing up and taking the heat...

Tucker said, and I quote, "I  don't believe you."
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@LegalAmerican we DO NOT CALL FELLOW MEMBERS TERRORISTS....see you in a few days.
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Tucker said, and I quote, "I  don't believe you."

That was so brutally honest and quite frankly Cruz wasn't believable.  Cruz generally says what he means ... when Cruz stated that, "What I meant to say"... at that point his trying to redeem himself failed.

Again, I'll wait to see what Cruz does from here.
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CNN’s Stelter: Cruz Groveling to Tucker Proves Carlson Is the ‘New Donald Trump’

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CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said Friday on “Newsroom” that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) begging for forgiveness from Tucker Carlson is evidence the Fox News host is the new Donald Trump.

Stelter said, “Cruz folded like a paper airplane. I think what it shows is the Republican messaging about being tough on crime, which is something that’s gone back decades that Cruz was trying to lean into, has come up against this denial of the January 6 crime. So you have Tucker Carlson trying to take a position that what we saw with our own eyes didn’t really happen. Not that many police officers were injured, even though some of the officers that were attacked that day still can’t get back to work because the injuries were so severe. But Carlson’s in such profound denial about that, that he has to put on this performance and Cruz, absolutely begged for forgiveness.”

He continued, “About a year ago, media reporters like yours truly start started to say Tucker Carlson is the new Donald Trump. I’ve never seen a bit of proof better than this. This is the ultimate example of Tucker Carlson’s power. He essentially now runs the GOP media.”

Stelter added, “As we think about the midterms in 2024, there’s going to be a Tucker Carlson primary and you just saw what it’s going to be like. It’s going to be this kind of obsession with sticking to the party orthodoxy and denying the reality of the riot.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/01/07/cnns-stelter-cruz-groveling-to-tucker-proves-carlson-is-the-new-donald-trump/
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That was so brutally honest and quite frankly Cruz wasn't believable.  Cruz generally says what he means ... when Cruz stated that, "What I meant to say"... at that point his trying to redeem himself failed.

Again, I'll wait to see what Cruz does from here.

As will I. I am disappointed in Senator Cruz, but I hardly think this is the end of his political career. He messed up, but is still needed in the Senate.
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"That might be Ted's fatal mistake.  Close to 0% of his base watch MSNBC or CNN.  When he finally gets to do some damage control, Tucker Carlson bitch slaps him into a rattled mess.  Always considered Cruz a pretty savvy politican, but he sure fell asleep at the switch on this gaffe."

I'd rather have Mr. Carlson as my senator, than Mr. Cruz...

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CNN’s Stelter: Cruz Groveling to Tucker Proves Carlson Is the ‘New Donald Trump’

Pam Key 7 Jan 2022

CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said Friday on “Newsroom” that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) begging for forgiveness from Tucker Carlson is evidence the Fox News host is the new Donald Trump.

Stelter said, “Cruz folded like a paper airplane. I think what it shows is the Republican messaging about being tough on crime, which is something that’s gone back decades that Cruz was trying to lean into, has come up against this denial of the January 6 crime. So you have Tucker Carlson trying to take a position that what we saw with our own eyes didn’t really happen. Not that many police officers were injured, even though some of the officers that were attacked that day still can’t get back to work because the injuries were so severe. But Carlson’s in such profound denial about that, that he has to put on this performance and Cruz, absolutely begged for forgiveness.”

He continued, “About a year ago, media reporters like yours truly start started to say Tucker Carlson is the new Donald Trump. I’ve never seen a bit of proof better than this. This is the ultimate example of Tucker Carlson’s power. He essentially now runs the GOP media.”

Stelter added, “As we think about the midterms in 2024, there’s going to be a Tucker Carlson primary and you just saw what it’s going to be like. It’s going to be this kind of obsession with sticking to the party orthodoxy and denying the reality of the riot.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/01/07/cnns-stelter-cruz-groveling-to-tucker-proves-carlson-is-the-new-donald-trump/

I wasn't quite thinking of Carlson as politician, but he does definitely dominates the GOP media. I would venture to say that there are probably some liberals that will be tuning in from now on.
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Connecticut’s Department of Health is now asking nursing homes — homes to some of the most vulnerable — to accept coronavirus-positive patients.

The new guidance, released Thursday, January 6, details the expectations the department has for nursing homes when dealing with admissions. While the Health Department previously required transferred patients to test negative for the virus within 48 hours before going to a long-term care facility, that requirement is now null and void.

“Hospitalized patients should be discharged from acute care whenever clinically indicated, regardless of COVID-19 status,” Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani wrote in the memo:

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    Meeting criteria for discontinuation of isolation precautions (also known as transmission-based precautions) is not a prerequisite for discharge from a hospital. PAC providers should be equipped to safely care for individuals with active COVID-19 who are ready for discharge from acute care.
    Vaccination status of an individual should not influence decisions about hospital discharge or PAC admission.
    Discharge should not be held due to a pending SARS-CoV-2 test, as receiving PAC providers should now have quarantine policies in place based on COVID-19 vaccination status.
    If testing is requested before transfer, no more than a single test for SARS-CoV-2 infection within 48 hours of transfer to PAC should be required for admission to the PAC setting. Any type of diagnostic SARS-CoV-2 test available should be acceptable.

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   As do I and quite a few other Briefers here @LegalAmerican It is only you Trumpers and dems that question Ted's Conservative bonafides for your own misguided reasons.

Trump is a populist vs a conservative. He does have a history in believing in more government solutions to issues.
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Ted is fine right where he is.

Agree.

We don't need another Senator becoming president
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Agree.

We don't need another Senator becoming president

I didn't realize so many Senators had become president; 16 in all.  Most recently JFK and Obama went directly from the Senate to the oval office.

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/senators_became_president.htm



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CNN’s Stelter: Cruz Groveling to Tucker Proves Carlson Is the ‘New Donald Trump’

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CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter is on industrial-strength mind-altering drugs.
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Calling me a terrorist?? Ok, well, fair game.  I'll now say what I've felt for quite awhile; you @LegalAmerican  are a freakin' lunatic!

LA's a useful idiot.  Calling LB a terrorist should earn her a well needed time out.  I hope the Mods oblige.
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LA's a useful idiot.  Calling LB a terrorist should earn her a well needed time out.  I hope the Mods oblige.

I believe you got your wish:  https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,457992.msg2559609.html#msg2559609
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You hit the nail on the head.  Non-Trump conservatives  hold their politicans accountable.  Trump fanatic faction?  Not so much

This is simply untrue. I imagine you'd consider me to be a "Trump fanatic" and yet I hold him and EVERY politician accountable no less than you do. Ya might need a new meme.
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This is simply untrue. I imagine you'd consider me to be a "Trump fanatic" and yet I hold him and EVERY politician accountable no less than you do. Ya might need a new meme.

My apologies...

Is this better? (And I won't name names)

(Most in the) Trump fanatic faction?  Not so much


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My apologies...

Is this better? (And I won't name names)

(Most in the) Trump fanatic faction?  Not so much

I really don't understand why someone would choose to like one of these guys and dislike the other. The party needs Trump AND Cruz, despite both occasionally saying something stupid and self defeating. In the end, one is the charismatic voice of conservatism in this country...and the other is the intellectual idealist who strives to steer the party on a solidly conservative path while destroying Dem/Commies in congressional and media debates. I like both men and see both their value and their flaws...and I think most Trump voters, and Cruz supporters...see the same.

Cruz's political career is far from over, though his recent dumb comments are clearly a setback for his ambitions. He will come back from this, and his Tucker Carlson experience will help shape his commentary and tactical political positioning going forward. In the long run, that's a good thing...though he's going to feel some pain in the near term (as he should, what he said was wrong).
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I really don't understand why someone would choose to like one of these guys and dislike the other. The party needs Trump AND Cruz, despite both occasionally saying something stupid and self defeating. In the end, one is the charismatic voice of conservatism in this country...and the other is the intellectual idealist who strives to steer the party on a solidly conservative path while destroying Dem/Commies in congressional and media debates. I like both men and see both their value and their flaws...and I think most Trump voters, and Cruz supporters...see the same.

Cruz's political career is far from over, though his recent dumb comments are clearly a setback for his ambitions. He will come back from this, and his Tucker Carlson experience will help shape his commentary and tactical political positioning going forward. In the long run, that's a good thing...though he's going to feel some pain in the near term (as he should, what he said was wrong).

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I really don't understand why someone would choose to like one of these guys and dislike the other. The party needs Trump AND Cruz, despite both occasionally saying something stupid and self defeating. In the end, one is the charismatic voice of conservatism in this country...and the other is the intellectual idealist who strives to steer the party on a solidly conservative path while destroying Dem/Commies in congressional and media debates. I like both men and see both their value and their flaws...and I think most Trump voters, and Cruz supporters...see the same.

Cruz's political career is far from over, though his recent dumb comments are clearly a setback for his ambitions. He will come back from this, and his Tucker Carlson experience will help shape his commentary and tactical political positioning going forward. In the long run, that's a good thing...though he's going to feel some pain in the near term (as he should, what he said was wrong).

Paint me in more of the corner of "none of the above".   There is nothing cast in stone that we have to accept either one.  You have very eloquently acknowldeged their shortfalls.  Don't you think  we can do better?
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Paint me in more of the corner of "none of the above".   There is nothing cast in stone that we have to accept either one.  You have very eloquently acknowldeged their shortfalls. Don't you think  we can do better?

@catfish1957

I am not the one you addressed this to,but as to the question "Don't you think we can do better?",MY answer is a resounding "NO!"

Our alleged Republic is now so corrupt after decades of "insider to benefit insider" plays that we are damn lucky to even have people like Trump and Cruz to step up to the plate and accept the responsibility of cleaning up the human septic tank that US "government" has become.

And let us face the REALITY of the job,which is that no one man or woman on Earth is capable of cleaning out all that trash and making the wrongs right,even if they get TWO terms in the Oval Office.

Our goobermint is just too freaking corrupt,and they will fight correcting it every step of the way because it has made them and their families millionaires that are above arrest.

MY pick is Trump because his ego and how he goes down in the history books are the most important thing in the world to him. This alone makes him more qualified to occupy the Oval Office that any candidate in my lifetime.

He can't be threatened and he can't be bribed,because there is nothing in this world more important to him than how he goes down in the history books.
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