[nathanbedford]

No doubt we will be condescendingly lectured that Ted Cruz is nothing but a lawyer (gasp) who has never done anything and never worked in the private sector.

Instead of a constitutional conservative who has appeared many times before the Supreme Court and advanced the Second Amendment against a whole array of forces, we will be told that we need a businessman, a winner, somebody who gets things done, I guy knows how to make a deal. We will not be told that Donald Trump has been all over the gun issue just as we are never told he has been all over the abortion issue, the NATO issue, the tax issue, and virtually every other issue which is dear to conservatives.

We will not be told that Donald Trump was financially supporting all the forces arrayed against the Second Amendment while Ted Cruz was in the trenches winning your rights to bear arms.

I forgot to add one more adjective: consistent. Ted Cruz is a consistent constitutional conservative

[Lurker]

” Ted Cruz is a consistent constitutional conservative.”

He’s also consistently an unlikable, unelectable jerk. President Trump should nominate him for SCOTUS.

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[Pollster1]

. . . We will not be told that Donald Trump has been all over the gun issue just as we are never told he has been all over the abortion issue, the NATO issue, the tax issue, and virtually every other issue which is dear to conservatives. We will not be told that Donald Trump was financially supporting all the forces arrayed against the Second Amendment while Ted Cruz was in the trenches winning your rights to bear arms. I forgot to add one more adjective: consistent. Ted Cruz is a consistent constitutional conservative

All your facts are correct, as usual. Cruz is not the slime in the unsubstantiated and out of context attacks and innuendo that are being spread by trolls. He is, based on overwhelming evidence, the "consistent constitutional conservative" you describe, and one of the most consistent, articulate, and energetic defenders of the Constitution in politics today.

Trump was a leading financial supporter fifteen years ago of anti-gun legislative efforts and of many other liberal positions. The sincerity of his conversion and the absence of evidence for an ideological understanding of why his new positions are correct are my biggest concerns with Trump. I also have concerns with Cruz (which have nothing to do with his integrity or conservatism, just with the risk that stopping Trump will lead to the establishment nominating someone who supports Amnesty, supports Obamacare, and supports restrictions on our Second Amendment rights - like Kasich).

[Texas resident]

While Ted Cruz was arguing cases before the supreme court, Trump was out greasing palms.

[Sun]

“..Ted Cruz is a consistent constitutional conservative”

That’s what I like, that Ted is CONSISTENT, and according to his professor has been that way since college.

While I’m sure they are nice people, I hear so many Trump supporters calling radio shows to say they like Trump because he is a businessesman.

Well so was Herbert Hoover, and he was NOT a great president.

[JimRed]

Truth be told, we need both! But each is too stubborn to recognize it and deal with it.

[swampfox101]

Trumpsters aren’t conservative, they’re populist. Which means they stick their fingers in the winds to see which way the political winds are blowing and then vote accordingly.

They are more into personality and slogans than conserving and preserving. Substance isn’t one of their strong points.

[GregoTX]

We will not be told that Donald Trump was financially supporting all the forces arrayed against the Second Amendment while Ted Cruz was in the trenches winning your rights to bear arms.

And while Ted Cruz was fighting for our rights to keep and bear arms, Donald Trump was writing in book his support of "assault weapons" ban.
I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun. - Donald Trump
Source: The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump, p.102 , Jul 2, 2000

[Boowhoknew]

Good seeing you posting again. How are you sir?