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To: KLP who wrote (18899)	10/18/2013 2:35:35 PM
From: KLP	1 Recommendation Recommended By Brumar89 Respond to of 125537

I really liked what Hugh Hewitt had to say, and think he is 100% correct, in that the Rep House Leadership has really been MIA.....There is NO agreement when opposing ideas are concerned, without a heart to heart discussion of the views and the why's they are held.... Then either the ideas are changed when people understand the "why's" of the issue, or they are joined with the other ideas and a cohesive plan is put on the table. We don't always get everything each of us wants....... UT IMO, we have to know or prove to ourselves that the other side or sides, want the best thing for our country as those who hold the opposite view. We need people with guts like Ted Cruz to actually call for Town Hall meetings so we can discuss the options for America. I know this is easier said than done....right now, I think most of us on this side of the fence don't think the "other side wants the best for America as written by the Constitution." Maybe we should have some Leadership that actually voices that concern and asks specific questions to help to determine in reality the view for America that opposing voices carry. HH said: "And some are mad at Ted Cruz? Really, anyone who scapegoats Ted Cruz for the House fiasco is tagging themselves as intellectually incapable of dealing with the reality of American politics. Senator Cruz filled a giant vacuum created by the base’s demand for confrontation with and transparent, articulate opposition to the president and Harry Reid — a vacuum that existed because no one in House Leadership even tried to talk to the base for the past year. Here’s a suggestion for an enterprising reporter: Add up the number of Ted Cruz appearances on the most influential radio talk shows –Rush, Sean, Levin, Bennett, Gallagher, Prager, Medved, Ingraham, Miller and mine. Ten different platforms: How often did Boehner appear on them since 1/1/13? Then compare that number to the combined appearances on the same list of shows by the Speaker, the Majority Leader and the Majority Whip. I am quite certain that Cruz wins that count. And that’s why he won hearts and minds –he tried to win them. He argued for them. He got them and has them still."