Enter
lican in this day and age. Days
ago, King criticized the legislative
meanderings of Sen. Ted Cruz (RTexas), and called Cruz a “fraud,”
which ensured that King’s office
would spend the rest of the day
fielding calls from Cruz’s fanbase.
Their comments featured “vile,
profane, obscene language,” the
likes of which King had never
heard, and we remind you that he
represents part of Long Island.
As a result, King went on Morning Joe and told their Zoo Crew,
“I’m not saying Ted Cruz is responsible for all his supporters, but he
has tapped into a dark strain here
in the American political psyche
here, and again, the most obscene,
profane stuff you can imagine all
from people who say they support
the Constitution.”
So King was primed to be one of
those “mad as hell/not gonna take
it anymore” types as Monday’s
deliberations began, and as the
sun set in the west, it looked for
all the world like he was going to
finally foment a revolt. As the National Review’s Jonathan Strong
reported Monday evening, “Republican moderates have apparently had enough.” King wanted a
“clean” continuing resolution, and
he was going to damn well keep
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