David Brooks is very upset at all those recalcitrant Republicans elected in 2010.
“What’s going on in the House, and a bit in the Senate, too, is what you might call the rise of Ted Cruz-ism,” Brooks said. “And Ted Cruz, the senator from Canada through Texas, is basically not a legislator in the normal sense, doesn’t have an idea that he’s going to Congress to create coalitions, make alliances, and he is going to pass a lot of legislation. He’s going in more as a media-protest person. And a lot of the House Republicans are in the same mode. They’re not normal members of Congress. They’re not legislators. They want to stop things. And so they’re just being — they just want to obstruct.”
Two things on this:
- David Brooks is apparently looking to build street cred among the Birther crowd. “Senator from Canada?” What’s next, arguing that the Moon landings were faked and that there are aliens on ice in Warehouse 23?
- …Yes, in fact, a critical number of Republicans in Congress “want to obstruct.” And there’s a reason for that. Let me show you a graph from 2011: Continue reading Concern Troll Watch: David Brooks is terrified that Ted Cruz (and Heritage) will succeed.
