Posted on 02/10/2016 11:19:31 AM PST by conservativejoy
Donald Trump is unelectable because he is disliked by a large majority of the American population. In contrast, The biggest attack on Ted Cruz lodged by his detractors is that he is loathed inside Washington, especially in the Senate. We know why Trump is disliked by the American public: he is a shallow, unprincipled, insincere, obnoxious, egomaniacal jackass.
Here is an example of why Cruz is disliked by Beltway pols: Despite being embroiled in the heat of the most important weeks of this presidential campaign, Cruz sent word to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that he was placing a hold on all State Department nominees until Obama comes clean on the Iran deal. Consequently, McConnell was obliged to block the unanimous consent request from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to confirm Obama's choices for ambassadorships to Norway and Sweden.
Cruz has placed a blockade on all State Department nominees and has been enforcing it throughout the past few months. Can you expect Klobuchar and colleagues to like Cruz? Anyone can spout campaign rhetoric about having discovered a position in favor of life, marriage, border security, limited government, not giving nukes to Iran, et cetera... But with a belligerent Democrat Party that will fight to the death in defense of their positions on those issues, what good is it to "align" with the conservative side if you will not do what it takes to advance the cause? Most alleged conservatives in the Beltway merely posture. Cruz has enemies because he actually fights.
In the case of the Iran deal, Republicans passed the Corker-Cardin bill signing off on it and then declined to defund it in the budget bill. The only tool left in the Article I arsenal of Congress is to hold up confirmation of executive and judicial nominees. Unfortunately, the other senators refused to join Cruz in enforcing the blockade and extracting concessions from Obama after he violated the conditions of his own deal. And that's the way they like it. Unlike Cruz, they want to be respected, smart, serious, and productive conservatives. "Productive" in the sense that their principles are never actually converted into action - at least not enough to derail liberal policies in a meaningful way.
Moderates like Rubio and Kasich would rub fewer people the wrong way on Capitol Hill. That's the main problem with them. There are those in the conservative intelligentsia who say they personally like Ted Cruz but desire a nominee who will push conservatism in a way that does not elicit such hatred from others in Washington. These people need to learn there is no such thing as lukewarm hell.
Modern-day Democrats are not willing to compromise on anything. As such, the only way to move forward and restore our republic is with brute force, harnessing the power of the outside against the inside, not working with the insiders who got us into this mess in the first place. That is to say, to roll back progressivism the president will have to advance his principles rather than make deals.
anything after that has been invalidated
Sgt! Assemble the circular firing squad!
Because Senator Cruz Told The Real Story of What Is Happening in Washington ... on the Senate Floor
stand by...the trumpeters will be frothing at the mouth at the characterization of St. Donald, blessed be his name.
Interesting piece, but it was obviously written before the New Hampshire votes were counted. It now seems out of touch with the reality of what is currently going on. Trump’s high negatives on the Democrat side are to be expected. Newsflash! The ones who say they oppose him the most also fear him the most.
Really? Perhaps you should check his unfavorables and then get back to us.
Still taking care of business despite toiling on the campaign trail.
You can tell a lot about someone's character by who their enemies are.
The reason Ted Cruz is disliked within the beltway is because he can’t seem to play nice with anyone. In many scenarios this might be seen as a positive attribute, unfortunately it is not a quality that is helpful to someone who wants to lead.
keep telling yourself that: https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/01/trump-has-highest-unfavorability-ever-recorded
Donald Trump is unelectable because he is disliked by a large majority of the INTELLIGENT American population.....
There...fixed that...
I always figured that they dislike Cruz because he’s the smartest guy in the room! It’s always hard for the smartest guy to gain any respect from his lesser peers. It’s that old green-eyed devil!
I’ll take Ted Cruz any day over the dishonest, corrupt Washington insiders who supposedly dislike him so much.
Agreed !
Pay attention to the GOPe says , 'Dirty Harry' and the Dems,
then see what the media say about him !
They are afraid of him and his threat to their power base
of all talk, .. and NO ACTION !
I am not happy with what is going on inside the beltway.
Sen. Cruz walked in and made the sins of the elected officials public.
The establishment, both parties hate him for peeing on their party.
Thank you Sen. Cruz, God speed and throw all the bass turds out.
"Playing nice" got us a $19 Trillion debt, and $500 Billion deficits as far as the eye can see.
..Donald Trump is unelectable because he is disliked by a large majority of the American population.
Do you only listen to Donnie? He is disliked more than Hilary per Gallup. D - 60, H - 52.
It won’t get any better for Donnie.
I’ll drink to that ..!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.