# Stupid Republican idea of the day

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26944 "2016-01-24T03:11:45Z")

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> “I have prayed for the next George Washington,” Beck said of Cruz. “I believe I have found him.”

And look at all the flack I get in GD for saying prayer doesn’t work.

ETA: to be fair, Cruz’s views on slavery are probably compatible with Washington’s.

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