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One colleague called the tactics of tea party-backed Sen. Ted Cruz on the $1.1 trillion spending bill a painful echo of last year's 16-day partial government shutdown.

Another senator said it was a strategy without an end game.

And that sniping came from Cruz's fellow Republicans.

The 43-year-old Texas freshman in a political hurry ? he's considering a 2016 presidential run ? infuriated several GOP colleagues with a last-minute attempt to force a vote on President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration.

The move upended lawmakers' weekend plans and, more troubling for his party, gave Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., an opening to move forward on long-stalled Obama nominees.

When Cruz got his vote Saturday, he lost badly, 74-22, as even Republicans who agree with him on immigration repudiated his effort. Moments later, Congress cleared the spending bill.

"You should have an end goal in sight if you're going to do these types of things and I don't see an end goal other than irritating a lot of people," said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., said it was a repeat of last year's shutdown showdown over Obama's health care law, when it was engineered by Cruz and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. Isakson said it was a movie he had seen before and "wouldn't have paid money to see it again." He called Cruz's move a problem, not a strategy.

Added Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.: "I fail to see what conservative ends were achieved."

For once, Democrats opted not to criticize Cruz publicly, a surefire indication they calculated that he was only hurting Republicans.

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Ted Cruz's Moves on Spending Bill Roil Republicans

Chief Nyesom Wike

THE Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday predicted that the immediate past Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, was unlikely to get up to 10 per cent of the votes to be cast during the 2015 governorship election in the state.

The state APC said in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Public Affairs to its chairman, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze, that despite the support of the Presidents wife, Patience Jonathan for Wike, the ex-minister would not win the governorship poll.

Describing Wikes emergence as a governorship candidate as controversial, the state APC pointed out that 16 governorship aspirants boycotted the PDP governorship primary.

Chief Nyesom Wike is unlikely to get up to 10 per cent of the votes to be cast during the 2015 governorship election in the state, not minding the pledges and support by Dame Patience Jonathan, the Presidents wife and others.

This is a man who is perpetually afraid of competition and who never believes in a free and fair election. Hence we are not surprised that he brazenly used his stooges and clowns in the PDP to frustrate and rig out the 16 better qualified governorship aspirants.

For having the temerity to level a false accusation against the APC when all that we have been doing is to state the facts regarding Wikes unreliable nature his lack of preparation for the weighty responsibility of governorship, the state APC added.

It noted that the former minister was no match for the state APC governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, adding that Wikes chances in the race to the Government House had been dimmed by the disenfranchisement of 16 governorship aspirants of the PDP in the state.

According to the state APCs statement, Wike is no match in any way to our credible candidate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, a man of impeccable character with a proven record of performance.

His chances, which were slim from the very beginning, have been further dimmed by the plot of the G16 disenfranchised governorship aspirants to fight him to a standstill.

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The Ogun-East senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, says he has initiated reconciliatory moves with aggrieved aspirants who rejected the outcome of the primary which held on Monday last week.

He said he decided to reach out to all aspirants in the district in order to pave the way for a smooth take off of the partys campaign ahead of the 2015 elections.

Abiodun said this during a meeting with party members at his home in the Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State, on Monday.

He said the parley was not organised to usurp the partys leadership role, but rather to fashion out some measures that would make the party approach the coming election as a united family.

Abiodun, who emerged winner of the partys senatorial primaries in Ogun-East with a landslide 2,500 votes, assured all aspirants who lost at the primaries of compensation.

He said, Let me thank all of you for honouring the invitation to be here at a short notice and more importantly for your support during the primaries. I have called for this gathering to assure all our aspirants that this will not be a case of winner takes all.

We will take care of everyone who contested and lost and we will get the party to also compensate them. Having said this, as faithful party members, we need to go back to our local councils, wards and polling units to sell the manifesto of our party to the people so that the masses can see us as one united family prepared to sweep the polls in the House of Assembly, House of Reps, Senate, governorship and presidential elections

He said all aspirants would be included in the campaign committees for them to be able to carry all their supporters along to join the campaign train.

House of Representatives aspirants who attended and made contributions at the parley were Dewunmi Onanuga from Shagamu, Babatunde Ipaye from Ijebu Igbo, Kunle Otun from Ijebu Ode, Teju Shote from Ijebu Ode and Gbenga Baruwa from Sagamu.

Another chieftain of the party, Tunde Oladunjoye, however, urged all members of the party to see Abiodun as the project of the party and ensure that he emerged winner at the polls.

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The Obama Christmas Song for Liberals
So very true..hehehe.

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An NDP Member of Parliament is defecting to the Ontario Liberals to run in an upcoming provincial by-election in Sudbury, dealing a blow to the federal New Democrats less than a year before the next election.

Glenn Thibeault announced Tuesday he will switch parties and levels of government, contending he can do more for his city in Premier Kathleen Wynnes caucus than sitting in federal opposition with Thomas Mulcair.

I have spoken to Premier Kathleen Wynne about her plan to create greater opportunity and security for all Ontarians and her plan is exactly what Sudbury needs, Mr. Thibeault said in a statement. I believe I can make an even greater difference for the constituents of Sudbury as a member of this Ontario Liberal government.

His statement said his time at the federal level has come to an end, but it was not immediately clear when he would resign his seat in the House of Commons.

No date has yet been set for the by-election, which must be called by next spring.

In Ottawa, New Democrats were shaken and angered by the move, stating Mr. Thibeault only advised Mr. Mulcair after his defection was made public in the media. The pair had had a number of discussions in recent days, namely after Mr. Thibeault quit as chair of the NDP caucus by invoking a need to be closer to his family.

This move will anger many NDP volunteers who trusted Glenn and worked hard for him, said NDP MP Charlie Angus, who represents the northern Ontario riding of Timmins-James Bay. Im sorry he did this but the NDP base in Sudbury is strong and they wont like being taken for granted.

The new chair of the NDP caucus, London-Fanshawe MP Irene Mathyssen, said the lure of a cabinet position unfortunately appeared to be irresistible for Mr. Thibeault.

That is what the Liberals do, they throw out candy, she said. Its very hard to understand why he would regard the Wynne government as the place to go because the real progressives in Ontario are Andrea Horwaths New Democrats.

Ms. Mathyssen expressed her confidence in Mr. Mulcairs leadership and the NDP platform heading into next years federal election, while acknowledging the threat posed by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

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New Democrat MP defecting to Ontario Liberals for Sudbury by-election