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TexasTowelie

(112,204 posts)
Mon May 19, 2014, 04:19 PM May 2014

Republican Infighting: Ted Cruz Slams Rick Perry, Says He Isn’t Responsible for Texas Job Growth

Sometimes I wonder if there’s anyone besides Mike Lee and Rand Paul who can actually stand Ted Cruz. He seems to almost go out of his way to make even those within his own party despise him.

Then again it’s clear by his actions since becoming a senator that he’s only concerned about his own presidential aspirations in 2016.

And considering that Texas Governor Rick Perry is most likely going to be one of his opponents in 2016, it doesn’t really come as a surprise that Cruz went after one of Perry’s main talking points – jobs.

“There isn’t a politician in this country who’s responsible for the economic growth we have,” Cruz said. “The economic growth has come from the private sector, it’s come from entrepreneurs. Nothing drives me crazier than politicians who run around talking about the jobs they’ve created. Politicians are very good at killing jobs, but they don’t create jobs.”

See more: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/republican-infighting-ted-cruz-slams-rick-perry-says-isnt-responsible-texas-job-growth/

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Republican Infighting: Ted Cruz Slams Rick Perry, Says He Isn’t Responsible for Texas Job Growth (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2014 OP
Now I know why he is crazy. And he admits it. Downwinder May 2014 #1
He is, at least, not being hypocritical about... TlalocW May 2014 #2
By taking the tax burden off of corporations and putting it on regular citizens Perry continues efhmc May 2014 #4
And... customerserviceguy May 2014 #3
grudge match of the stupids nt Javaman May 2014 #5
Somewhere In That Alternate Universe Where Cruz Lost Vogon_Glory May 2014 #6

TlalocW

(15,383 posts)
2. He is, at least, not being hypocritical about...
Mon May 19, 2014, 04:49 PM
May 2014

Where jobs come from according to his party's stunted political ideology.

Republican politicians are the first to claim that government doesn't create jobs when a democrat wants to pass some sort of jobs bill.

But they're the first ones to talk about how if elected/re-elected, he has a plan to decrease unemployment.

TlalocW

efhmc

(14,726 posts)
4. By taking the tax burden off of corporations and putting it on regular citizens Perry continues
Tue May 20, 2014, 11:13 AM
May 2014

bringing low paying, nonunion, no benefit jobs to Texas. Can't wait for those 2 to run for presidents. It will be FUN!!!

Vogon_Glory

(9,118 posts)
6. Somewhere In That Alternate Universe Where Cruz Lost
Tue May 20, 2014, 01:49 PM
May 2014

Somewhere in that alternate universe where the Texas voters of 2012 decided to vote for their interests instead of responding to Tea Party propaganda and lies, Texas Republicans are wailing and moaning that Ted Cruz would have made a better representative for the people of Texas and their interests.

Unlike both the Texas Republicans of that alternate universe and the Texas Republicans of this one, we know better.

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