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| Carville: 'Ted Cruz Is the Most Talented and Fearless Republican Politician IÂ’ve Seen in 30 Year |
| 2013-05-06 |
| JAMES CARVILLE: I think he is the most talented and fearless Republican politician IÂ’ve seen in the last 30 years. I further think that heÂ’s going to run for president and he is going to create something. IÂ’m not sitting here saying heÂ’s going to win, and I think Senator DeMint is right. IÂ’ve listened to excerpts of his speech in South Carolina. He touches every button, and this guy has no fear. He just keeps plowing ahead. And he is going to be something to watch. And a lot of Republicans feel this way, George, and you hear this a lot: "If we only got someone who was articulate and was for what we were for, we would win elections. And we get these John McCains and these Mitt Romneys and these squishy guys that canÂ’t do anything." Well, thereÂ’s one thing this guy is not - he ainÂ’t squishy, not in the least. As the conversation continued and others on the panel said that other conservatives such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will likely also run in 2016, Carville added: CARVILLE: Ted Cruz is going to eat their lunch. That guy, IÂ’m telling you, he will out debate. I am just saying, he is a talent. IÂ’m not rooting. IÂ’m really sincere here. We watch him, he does things, I mean when he started talking about William Travis in South Carolina and the Alamo, this is a guy, and you go, "This guy is something." Now I donÂ’t agree with him. I think heÂ’s out there. But IÂ’m telling you, heÂ’s more talented than all of these other guys. |
| Posted by:Thaique Squank4053 |
| #10 Besoeker, Carville's always been an operative before he's a partisan. He's not a weather vane like Morris, mind you, but his praise of Cruz sounds technical in nature, not ideological. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2013-05-06 14:45 |
| #9 the most talented and fearless Republican politician I've seen Mighty small pool. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-05-06 09:29 |
| #8 Shipman: you can overanalyze the situation. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-05-06 08:01 |
| #7 The Cajun Cueball thinks Cruz is unelectable at this point, thus the praise. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-05-06 05:35 |
| #6 Hi Oldspook, you are correct -- I confused Cruz with Rubio. My mistake. I oppose Rubio. Cruz, not so much. Thanks for setting me right. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2013-05-06 01:29 |
| #5 Mary Matalin finally having an impact on that fellow, or has the Champ lost yet another believer ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-05-06 00:48 |
| #4 May 5 publication of interview with Houston Chronicle (Link) Q: But you and Marco Rubio part ways on a pathway to citizenship. A: I have serious concerns about any legislation that would create a pathway to citizenship for those who are here illegally. I think doing so is inconsistent with the rule of law and is profoundly unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who have followed the rules and waited in line for years — and sometimes decades — to come here legally. Additionally, I think if President Obama and [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid insist upon a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally, that will make it far more likely that the whole immigration reform will collapse, and I think that would be very, very unfortunate. |
| Posted by: Thaique Squank4053 2013-05-06 00:44 |
| #3 Scooters youre dead wrong on that. Rubio is the amnesty guy. Cruz is not. Please don't spread false information. the firebrand Texas conservative is launching a carefully calibrated critique of the bill, calling for a focus on consensus items like border security and changes to current law that would help legal immigrants enter the country more quickly — all the while attacking the proposed pathway to citizenship for those living here illegally. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/ted-cruz-marco-rubio-immigration-90395.html#ixzz2SU5N3g4n |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-05-06 00:42 |
| #2 But Cruz is for amnesty. Blanket amnesty. With no respect for the law, or our borders. Personally, I think that is a problem. Please discuss. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2013-05-06 00:21 |
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| Posted by: Thaique Squank4053 2013-05-06 00:13 |