GOP declares war on the Supreme Court: What’s really behind the reactionary plot against the judicia

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GOP declares war on the Supreme Court: What’s really behind the reactionary plot against the judiciary

There's some serious conservative rage to be leveraged right now, and Ted Cruz is leading the pandering contest

JIM NEWELL

My God, they are so mad. Isn’t it great? Scott Walker and Mike Huckabee are still talking up constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. Bobby Jindal is suggesting (jokingly) (???) that “if we want to save some money, let’s just get rid of the court.” And now Jeb Bush is in even more trouble with conservatives because his brother appointed John Roberts, who has now written a whole two (2) opinions over the course of 10 years that conservatives don’t care for.

But the candidate who’s most successfully leveraged apocalyptic conservative outrage to his advantage in the hey-look-at-me competition has been our main man, Ted Cruz.

Is Ted Cruz feeling a little … left behind? Here’s a fellow who gets the chills when the camera flash turns from him to anyone else. He declared his presidential candidacy more than three months ago, and in the meantime, a dozen other jokers bearing neither the lofty principles nor sharp, double-Ivied intellect of Ted Cruz have joined him in competition. The nerve of it all.

What the hell, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Donald Trump? How dare you vie for the mantle of most outlandish nutso person in your own desperate, doomed-to-fail bids? That’s Ted Cruz’s “lane.” Cruz’s whole thing is about serving as the principal vessel for the raging underbelly of American conservatism. He’s the one who is constantly trying to shut down the government and/or default on federal debt payments in the service of repealing some law or another that he doesn’t like. That’s his thing. Step off.

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