Posted on 01/18/2016 9:17:47 AM PST by conservativejoy
On Sunday, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump complained about his rival, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). The two have been engaged in attacks on one another since Trump opened up his guns on Cruz over Cruz's Canadian birthplace, and Cruz responded by targeting Trump's "New York values." But on Sunday, Trump took it to the next level, smacking Cruz personally for his supposed inability to play nicely with others. Appearing on ABC News with Clinton surrogate George Stephonopoulos, Trump stated, "Look, the truth is, he's a nasty guy. Nobody likes him. Nobody in Congress likes him. Nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. He's a very - he's got an edge that's not good. You can't make deals with people like that and it’s not a good thing, it's not a good thing for the country. Very nasty guy."
This is odd coming from a candidate who has maligned a war hero, imitated a handicapped journalist, and questioned Megyn Kelly's menstrual functions. But on Monday, he followed up that attack by doubling down, telling Fox and Friends, "Everybody hates Ted. It's a very tough thing. They all hate him for a lot of reasons, but they all hate him."
Nonetheless, Trump's slap at Cruz isn't inaccurate. Cruz isn't popular in the Senate, or with the establishment wing of the Republican Party. It's that fact that has kept him from rising with the establishment, even though it's clear he's positioned as the top possibility of knocking off Trump. Cruz is so unpopular that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has now refused to pass a resolution reinforcing Cruz's eligibility for the presidency.
Those in the media find Cruz's polarizing attitude toward politics detrimental. Joe Scarborough of MSNBC whined, "it's one thing being an outsider; it's another thing being a pariah." Mika Brzezinski added, "How do you make deals if everyone hates your guts?"
Here's the answer: you don't. Good.
I've been asked repeatedly in recent weeks for whom I would vote if the primaries were held today. My answer: Cruz. That's specifically because he doesn't play well with others. He isn't the compromising type. We're fighting an intransigent left unwilling to cave on central leftist principles that undermine the meaning of Americanism. The last thing we need is a Republican president looking for common ground with that crowd.
And Barack Obama is the proof that compromise is no longer necessary to push an agenda. Obama's governing strategy has differed widely from Bill Clinton's strategy in 1996; Clinton swiveled and worked with Republicans in order to enshrine his legacy, while Obama cast Republicans as his enemies and then ran roughshod over them. The result: a truly transformational presidency, in which we learned that the federal government can force you to buy products (Obamacare), that the federal government can override basic state law (same-sex marriage), that the president can override basic federal law (Obama's executive amnesty). We now live in an elected dictatorship.
Establishment, Media, Trump Push 3 Attacks on Ted Cruz. They're All Ridiculous.
This is not a case for a Republican dictator, of course - we shouldn’t burn down the Constitution to save the Constitution.
But it is a recognition that a compromising Republican is merely a compromising Democrat - if we end up at the same mid-point, who cares who initiated the negotiation? Republicans must be just as intransigent. Any Republican president should be vetoing bills from Democrats regularly. He should be using executive orders to dismantle an unconstitutional bureaucracy. He should be using the bully pulpit. He should be casting Democrats as the villains in a political morality play. We are beyond the point of compromise, and establishment Republicans know that but wish to ignore it for their own political benefit.
So give me "nasty" Cruz. It’s better than genial W. (Medicare expansion, bank bailouts) or friendly McCain (campaign finance reform) or uniter Mitt Romney (creator of Obamacare). We don't need deals. We need transformative change. And as President Obama has demonstrated, nasty works
The king of nasty would know.
We need a nasty Republican who isn’t a globalist or for open-borders and central planning.
“You can’t make deals with people like that and itâ’s not a good thing,”
You mean like the deals that Republicans have been cutting with DemocRats that give the Rats everything they want in exchange for a few crumbs?
From there it becomes a question of whose Conservative Values are trusted the most.
I’m starting to believe that The Donald is going to make everyone forget about Fonzie and that shark. He is taking Shark Jumping to whole new level.
I am confused... Donald calling someone else nasty?...
Next he’ll accuse Cruz of microaggressing him.
congrats on finding someone other than Wolfie for your nonsense posts
Trump will make John “reach across the isle” McCain look like a hardliner.
I just read the article you link to in your tagline:
http://www.nationalmemo.com/21-questions-for-donald-trump/
Interesting stuff there. I would like to hear Trump’s response to those questions.
His nastiness has made Ted ineffective at actually getting anything done, with both democrats and fellow republicans
maybe that’s OK with some people, if nothing gets down by Congress, for better or for worse
Well, it won’t be an issue when Trump gets in because he is going to expedite the return of Millions of New Democrat voters from Mexico. The Democrats will be invincible for decades to come.
Cruz is the only one who will deport them and NOT let them come back.
Bullies do this. They maintain control by the myth that they are unassailable. If you land blows on a bully, he screams like a little girl, and hence loses his myth of invincibility.
Trump is yesterday. Oh well, all clowns have they day.
Shapiro nails it!
Will Donald Trump be George Soros’s puppet if he becomes President ?
Just what favors and promises did George Soros receive from Donald Trump by George Soros helping Trump with his building in Chicago ?
Just what connections and influence does George Soros have over Donald Trump ?
The Ted Cruz campaign needs to ask these important questions.
So Trump wants to make deals with McConnell, Reid, Ryan, and Pelosi?
lol Trump - pot calling the kettle black. I don’t like his tactics lately but I have no doubt they are effective with a lot of his lower information (crossover) supporters.
I think Cruz would make a much better President. I think Trumps has a much better chance of being elected.
I think Trump might be better at actually ramming reform through congress and the courts - if he isn’t just playing us and he doesn’t move to the mushy middle once elected.
I wish Trump and Cruz supporters would stop crapping on each other on this forum and stick to facts and civil debate.
I hate living in interesting times.
Yes, for a “ Common Goal “ or Hilary Clinton’s “ Common Good. “ = Communism, socialism.
One of Donald Trump’s pillars of his presidency, Communist Socialism.
Actually it should be Ted Cruz’s campaign that should be asking those questions.
Trump is mostly only nasty to conservatives, he gives money to liberals.
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