He may be an honorable, well-intended man, but like many MILLIONARE Republican leaders/politicians, he has been separated from the real people for too long, see constituents as ‘monopoly pieces’ he ‘plays with’ rather than as living, breathing, struggling people with whsoe LIVES he is playing…when he ‘loses’ – he is $crewing all of US, and he feels no pain!

he and Joe Biden didn’t solve anything

Because Joe Biden doesn’t want to solve anything.

He wants the overspending to continue, because his base also does. They benefit (or at least think they do) from govt overspending.

itsnotaboutme on January 6, 2013 at 8:04 AM

Unfair! Joe is busy solving the Gun thing, remember?

More Conservatives from my generation need to go into reporting. If the media isn’t brought back, I don’t think our side has a prayer.

smoothsailing on January 6, 2013 at 9:24 AM

You were just in college, BirdPoop! You had your shot. Would be great if you could spare an hour or two of that education helping me with the garage.

These talking heads talk only sh*t. Why bother?

Liam on January 6, 2013 at 8:03 AM

…I didn”t!

onlineanalyst on January 6, 2013 at 5:02 PM

Just watched his FNC interview today. This guy is a star.

onlineanalyst on January 6, 2013 at 5:02 PM

More like Cruz. Why isn’t every GOP pol explaining this? We They are the stupid party.

Let me be clear, I do not support default on the debt and we should never default on the debt and the only players who are threatening to default are President Obama and Harry Reid. This is an issue, and earlier in the show you played the President threatening default. In any given month tax revenue are 200 billion and interest is 30 or 40 billion. There is it plenty of revenue to service the debt and any responsible President would’ve stood at that podium and said ‘whatever happens with the debt ceiling, we will always pay our debt. We’ll never default on the debt’ and the reason the President isn’t doing that is he’s trying to scare people and raise the spector of financial apocalypse.” – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Fox News Sunday 1/6/12

@Illinidiva I agree with you. Immigration reform is inevitable. But Rubio or Ryan? Senator and Congressman. Just not my cup of tea. Prefer a Governor.

tommy71 on January 6, 2013 at 10:52 AM

Both Rubio and Ryan will be running for President. The fact that both have become so interested in immigration reform is the least subtle signal ever. I was just reporting on that fact.

I do think that Ryan and Rubio are probably the best two Republican candidates in 2016 although I have some serious misgivings about Rubio. There is the Gen X factor and I’m not sure why the Republicans would want to give that up especially since Uncle Joe and Hillary are going to be old in 2016. That image of the Republican candidate being hipper and more in tune with pop culture, etc. is not something that happens very often. And all the Republican governors have been pretty unremarkable unless you’re talking Walker (who isn’t going to run because his BFF Ryan is) or Jindal (who has a huge charisma deficit and has said some pretty smarmy things since the election). And I certainly hope that you aren’t a fan of Krispy Kreme. May that bully flameout spectacularly.

Amnesty isn’t happening unless the GOP loses the House, or Boehner violates the Hastert Rule to bring it to the floor, neither of which is likely.

Jon0815 on January 6, 2013 at 10:35 AM

There is probably a majority in the House Republican caucus that will support some type of legislation. The entire House Leadership will be behind it unlike the fiscal cliff split and Ryan actually cosponsoring the legislation helps.

There’s no reason the GOP should cave or trade off on any issue, the President’s quest to kill off the Republican party should be blatantly obvious by now.

Speakup on January 6, 2013 at 8:56 AM

Well, I’m sure Republican leaders don’t want to be perceived as obstructionist about it.

To me the right thing is the Boehner rule. A dollar of real true budget cuts not smoke and mirror lies we usually get from them vs. a dollar of debt increase in the national debt.

rodguy911 on January 6, 2013 at 12:55 PM

Amen Brother

Ted Cruz and Hume were also good on that point on Fox. They made it clear that there were plenty of dollars coming in revenue each month to pay debt service with violating the debt ceiling if other spending was restrained and defaulting would be a choice by the president if it happened. That is how to defuse the administration’s game of chicken over the debt ceiling.

KW64 on January 6, 2013 at 12:14 PM
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I agree but when I advance that same idea on other sites I get blasted for daring to give the rats something else to use against us. We may be approaching a point where we learn to ignore the DBM and just do the right thing.
To me the right thing is the Boehner rule. A dollar of real true budget cuts not smoke and mirror lies we usually get from them vs. a dollar of debt increase in the national debt.

Van Hollen walked all over Jordan because Jordan looked like a 3-year old needing a nap.

Must have been one Hell of a binge last night for Congressman Jordan.

acyl72 on January 6, 2013 at 12:22 PM

Kathy Griffin?

However, not one single guest bothered to ask if maybe Simpson/Bowles could be adopted. Not one.

I think someone was fellating that Dionne clown under the table. He appeared very happy and giddy. He speaks and smiles alot but makes no sense.

rodguy911 on January 6, 2013 at 11:28 AM

Ted Cruz and Hume were also good on that point on Fox. They made it clear that there were plenty of dollars coming in revenue each month to pay debt service with violating the debt ceiling if other spending was restrained and defaulting would be a choice by the president if it happened. That is how to defuse the administration’s game of chicken over the debt ceiling.

…did you know the guy had to spend 40 hours on Air Force 1 going back and forth?

smoothsailing on January 6, 2013 at 8:39 AM

40hrs X $180,000/hr = $7,200,000.00

And worth every dime. /s/

Can you say, “imperial pResidency”?

I know you can.

You do realize that nothing is actually cut if that happens, right?

beatcanvas on January 6, 2013 at 8:51 AM

That depends on how its done.

There is no such thing any more as a ‘journalist’. There are only reporters and liberal media hacks.

Liam on January 6, 2013 at 9:11 AM

‘Reporters’ are getting pretty rare, too.

KW64 on January 6, 2013 at 8:38 AM
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McConnell was brilliant against DNC Dave. Gregory kept at him trying to get him to say he would allow the country to stop paying it’s bills by refusing to authorize an increase in the debt ceiling. McConnell never even acknowledged DNC Dave. Instead he turned the issue around on whether or not zero would cut spending! That infuriated the far left commentator who gets all his questions from the DNC.
Newt was good as well pointing out how we won elections because we were not afraid to close down the govt. DNC Dave didn’t like that one either.

Expresso- RWM used that analogy a week ago.

wolly4321 on January 6, 2013 at 10:45 AM

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I got it from Jazz Shaw, right here on Hot Gas …

Jeb Junior in Florida, not so much.

As a bonus, Cruz doesn’t have to run for re-elect in 2016, but Rubio does.

As a national opposition party……..gop still dead unless otherwise noted.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-weighs-broad-gun-control-agenda-in-wake-of-newtown-shootings/2013/01/05/d281efe0-5682-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html