I WILL NOT VOTE BIPARTISAN

摘要

When Ted Cruz, the junior Republican senator from Texas, tried to blow up the carefully negotiated bipartisan deal to keep the government running, he skipped the courtesy of giving the head of his own party, soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, any advance warning. Cruz waited to take the Senate floor until late on Dec. 12-a Friday-after reports circulated that McConnell had left the Capitol building, along with most of the Republican caucus, many of whom were headed to their home states for the weekend. Cruz then blasted his fellow Republican lawmakers for "playing Santa to K Street" with the $1.1 trillion spending package for 2015. "That is where a lot of these retiring members are going to go," he said to a largely empty chamber, referring to lobbying firms. "A perfect way to start your job is to ensure that you come with goodies for the rich and powerful."