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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday night blamed conservative Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas for sinking a bipartisan background check bill and, more generally, for stoking a fear of ideological primaries that has gridlocked Congress.
At a Washington fundraiser for Massachusetts Democrat Edward J. Markey, who is running in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry, Biden teed off on the GOP, especially its tea party wing. The vice presidents central argument to Democratic donors was as much, if not more, a knock against the national Republican Party as it was a ringing endorsement for Markey.
Im not talking about the character or even the quality of the minds of the people Im going to mention. But the last thing in the world we need now is someone who will go down to the United States Senate and support Ted Cruz, support the new senator from Kentucky or the old senator from Kentucky, Biden said, according to a pool report of the event.
Have you ever seen a time when two freshman senators are able to cower the bulk of the Republican Party in the Senate? That is not hyperbole, Biden continued. On the gun issue, I dont care what your position is I called 17 senators out, nine of whom were Republicans. Not one of (them) offered an explanation on the merits of why they couldnt vote for the background check. But almost to a person, they said, I dont want to take on Ted Cruz. I dont want to take on Rand Paul. Theyll be in my district.
http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/biden-republicans-scared-of-paul-cruz/
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)dinner or not but he said it. Brave man and he did get applause after he said it.. Sorry I don't have a link.