Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) refused repeatedly to endorse Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as a “true conservative”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) refused repeatedly to endorse Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as a “true conservative” on NBC News’ Meet the Press Sunday, withholding the label amid an ongoing power vacuum in the House created after Cruz’s allies chased Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) into resignation and stymied Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) campaign to replace him.
“I like Paul Ryan. He’s a friend of mine. This is obviously a question that is wrapped up in the Speaker of the House deliberations,” Cruz said when asked if Ryan is a “true conservative” by host Chuck Todd. “I have said consistently I’m gonna stay outta that.”
Todd pressed the point, observing that Cruz has been more open with his praise for right-wing radio host Mark Levin than he has with Ryan, who seems the natural successor to Boehner’s gavel now that Cruz’s gang of banditos has turned McCarthy away.
“Mark Levin is definitely a true conservative,” Cruz said.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/10/18/3713567/cruz-ryan-true-conservative-mtp/