House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) says he hasn’t spoken to Ted Cruz since the Republican senator from Texas got elected in November 2012.
“I’ve not talked to him since he’s been elected,” Boehner told the Cincinnati Enquirer in an interview.
The article was published on the one year anniversary of the government shutdown, sparked by a confrontation over Obamacare which Cruz played a key role pushing Boehner into. Cruz, who wields influence among House conservatives, has been an obstacle for Boehner on multiple occasions.
Boehner can’t control Senator Alberta Rafael. He can control the baggers in the House. Pity he won’t.
Boehner still hasn’t met his boss, Speaker Cruz?
Boener did drink that killer merlot that Cruz sent over though because wine/whine they can agree on.
Hmm. I thought his name was Senator Carnival Cruz.
All joking aside, it does speak volumes about the fractures in the GOP. How could Boehner not have met a man who is routinely holding meetings to lead them against leadership, and of course, himself? It boggles the mind.