Everyone Fears Ted Cruz

Right Wing News ^ | 01 Jan, 2016 | Brent Smith

[Isara]

Yes, Cruz is the real deal. No need to take my word for it. Just look and listen. It's as Limbaugh says: the left and the establishment right will always tell you who they fear the most.

Sure, they hate both Trump and Cruz. The hatred for Trump is understandable, from their standpoint. He makes republicans look bad – he's intolerant and generally causes them embarrassment. But the antipathy for Cruz is born of fear. They fear the end of the government gravy train if he get's elected. They fear that with Cruz at the helm, Americans may just discover they don't actually need Washington involved in every facet of their lives. They fear an uncompromising Constitutional standard bearer as head of the party.

So their strategy is to send out trusted surrogates to trash the candidate and place the seed of doubt in voter's minds (and big money backers) that a Cruz nomination will surely equal a Hillary win.

Case in point: Moderate republican shill and former George W. Bush communications director Nicolle Wallace said in an interview regarding Ted Cruz: "He is truly despised [by republicans] - he is not a team player" and is apparently the king of "hubris and egomania." She, like almost all other establishment hacks, pundits and politicians are just plain befuddled, as Wallace, with an uncomfortable laugh, tells the interviewer that Cruz is "at the top of the polls in Iowa, so I think voters are saying they just don't care."

The key here is not so much that Cruz is despised or is tops in hubris and egomania. No - it's that "he is not a team player." I'm reminded of the movie Johnny Dangerously. A gangster boss known as Johnny Dangerously is actually Johnny Kelly. His younger brother Tommy Kelly has no idea he is the notorious mob boss Dangerously. Tommy is appointed assistant District Attorney and vows to bring down the infamous gangster. The D.A., who's on the mob's take, invites Tommy to his palatial estate, which is all courtesy of gangster payoffs. He tells Tommy, he too could have what the D.A. has, as he proclaims, "It's all yours Tommy, if you play ball! What do you say?" – to which Tommy replies, "I'll see you in prison!"

With this unfortunate confirmation of the assistant D.A.'s lack of cooperation, the mob, unknown to Dangerously, attempts to then "take out" his younger brother Tommy.

Ted Cruz is Tommy Kelly. He must be taken out.

Wallace explains that, "these are good republicans who worked in the Bush administration and who clerked in the Supreme Court who say they would have a really hard time voting for Ted Cruz if he were the republican standard bearer."

What can you say to an exclamation such as that - but WOW! I've been holding my nose and pulling the lever for progressive establishment republicans since 1988 and these people have the nerve to cry over one conservative candidate? Look at who we've been conned and bullied into supporting, all for the good of the precious party! George H.W. Bush, the kinder/gentler progressive. Bob Dole, war hero, but his nomination was equivalent to a lifetime achievement award. George W. Bush, who merely pretended to be a conservative. Bush lied - my vote died. And of course the other two loser establishment picks: McCain and Romney.

And we're not allowed one candidate? This inner circle of power and control is very exclusive and conservatives are not allowed a seat at the table - and we certainly don't have the necessary accreditation to sit at the head of the table.

What have we conservatives been saying all along? If someone like Cruz or Trump gets the nomination, the establishment would much prefer a Hillary presidency and this is the exact veiled threat the establishment kingmakers sent Wallace out to disseminate.

They are scared to death of Ted Cruz. It is a delight to see and I personally count it as a gift to finally be able to back someone I believe in – not someone we have to settle on, or like Romney, try to convince ourselves that he will be okay. We finally have someone for whom we don't have to constantly wonder, "Is he for real this time?"

[Isara]

"So their strategy is to send out trusted surrogates to trash the candidate and place the seed of doubt in voter's minds (and big money backers) that a Cruz nomination will surely equal a Hillary win."

[BenLurkin]

a Cruz nomination will surely equal a Hillary win

Nonsense.

[ETL]

Not the best wording for that headline. Because it’s only the wussy GOP RINO leadership, liberals, lefties, ISIS, and KGB Putin supporters who should fear him.

[SC_Pete]

The GOPe and the RATS and the MSM would prevent Cruz from getting anything done. Very easily. Reid and Pelosi still run the Congress because of the RINOs who side with RATS on every vote.

Trump is an executive who knows how to get things done. He would hammer the right people in the right places. He’s a bulldozer. Is he perfect on every issue? No. But if he gets 4 r 5 YUGGEE things done, we can save the Republic. Go with the smart and tough guy who has built a winning organization and knows how to hold his people accountable. We need Trump.

[Macoozie]

Our Man Ted has to beat The Donald first, before he can go after Hitlery.
He needs to convince enough broadly conservative voters that he has the FIGHT & the BALLS to do battle.
So far, it seems a bit squishy.
The Donald said he would “bomb The S*it of of ‘em”.
Where is Our Man Ted’s “fire-in-the-belly”?

[conservativejoy]

Trump knows nothing about how to get things done in government. He should stick to wrestling.

[Kenny]

So Right Wing News trashes Trump to build up Cruz? Nice.

[kvanbrunt2]

Sacred to death. when will i see the death part. soon hopefully.

[Jim Noble]

a Cruz nomination will surely equal a Hillary win

True dat.

[lquist1]

“a Cruz nomination will surely equal a Hillary win

Nonsense.”

I second that. I actually think Hillary is a very weak candidate and could be beaten by Trump, Cruz or Rubio (probably not Yeb! though). Those who push the narrative that either Trump or Cruz would lose to Hillary really have nothing to support this — it’s just their own opinions or an agenda they are pushing. I think, as the article eludes to, deep down they don’t really know for certain about the electability aspect of it, they are pushing this narrative out of fear of what may happen if an anti-GOPe figure like Trump or Cruz actually gets elected.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Ted Cruz has Bible-based values and lives them. He also alludes to the need for God’s will as guidance for government. Trump almost never mentions God or the need for God’s counsel. They REALLY hate Cruz.

[FR_addict]

So what has Cruz done in government? Helped passed TPP by voting for TPA. Voted for the Corker bill, pissed off everyone, an ineffective filibuster. Helped to seal the Speakership for his buddy Paul Ryan, who he co-authored an article on the trade deal in the WSJ. I didn’t hear him adding support to more conservative Speaker choices.

[lquist1]

“So Right Wing News trashes Trump to build up Cruz? Nice.”

You Trumpsters are awfully sensitive to criticism it seems. In my reading of the article, they say this about Trump:

“The hatred for Trump is understandable, from their standpoint...”

How is that “trashing” Trump? Despite our differences on which candidate we prefer, I thought we were at least agreed that being hated by the GOPe was a positive thing.

[CatherineofAragon]

"Everyone Fears Ted Cruz"

Yes. Yes, they do.

[Isara]

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[CatherineofAragon]

"Ted Cruz has Bible-based values and lives them. He also alludes to the need for God’s will as guidance for government. Trump almost never mentions God or the need for God’s counsel. They REALLY hate Cruz."

Cruz really rubs some liberals the wrong way when he talks about faith.

Yesterday a Trump supporter posted that he found it offensive, that Cruz was turning into the "Christian Taliban."

[Isara]

Trump supported TARP, auto bailout and Porkulus bill, i.e., Trump is for big government and big businesses.

And, of course, he is for Renewable Fuel Standard (ethanol mandate), so governement can pick winners and losers.

Trump's Record on Free-market Issue: (from the Conservative Review)

Trump has a terrible record on free market issues. The only bright spot is the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing, but this glimmer is countermanded by his repeated support for bailing out Wall Street and the auto industry, and increased stimulus spending. Of particular concern is Trump's belief that the government can use eminent domain powers to seize private property in the name of private economic development. This comes as no surprise, given his support for using eminent domain to profit his own company.

Trump supported the Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of London, allowing public authorities to seize private land for economic development by private investors; Trump said, “I happen to agree with [the decision] 100 percent.” (National Review)  This is no surprise given Trump’s attempt to use eminent domain in his own line of work. (Institute for Justice)

Trump supported President Obama’s 2009 stimulus, saying: “The word stimulus is probably not used in its fullest…you know, certain of the things that were given weren't really stimulus. They were pork, as we call it, or they were gifts to certain people. But overall, I think he's [President Obama] doing very well. You do need stimulus and you do have to keep the banks alive.” (CNN) 

Trump supported TARP, saying, "You had to do something to shore up the banks, because ... you would have had a run on every bank." (CNN) 

Trump supported the 2008 auto bailout, saying, “I think the government should stand behind them 100 percent. You cannot lose the auto companies. They’re great. They make wonderful products.” He also said that the federal government could “easily save the companies.” (Daily Caller) 

Trump criticized the Federal Reserve’s intervention in the debt market, saying quantitative easing creates “phony numbers” that mislead the marketplace and “will not ultimately benefit the economy. The dollar will go down in value and inflation will start rearing its ugly head.” (CNBC) 

Donald Trump has a history of using eminent domain to complete business deals. Multiple times Trump has supported the use of government agencies to take possession of homes and businesses for use in his private business plans. Eminent domain seizures are reserved only for public use of property rather than abuse by the government taking property from one individual and giving to another. (Washington Post) 

Donald Trump has sought and received crony capitalist tax breaks for his commercial properties in New York. These tax breaks, and even an abatement, force the property taxes of other property owners to rise at the expense of the connected. Special treatment for one business or industry over another with the tax code conflicts with free market principles. (National Review) 

In 2009, Trump supported Barack Obama's call for limits on the pay of executives. (CNN)

[deport]

Trump knows nothing about how to get things done in government.

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That may well be true and possibly not all that bad.

But ‘getting things done in government’ has damn sure
gotten us to the point where we are today.

[jmaroneps37]

I don’t think Donald Trump fears “Surging Ted.” Maybe he would if he could see him, but nah don’t think so.
Oh and when the next poll comes out showing that “Surging Ted” is ONLY 25 points back that will serve as PROOF to his supporters that Trump fears him.

[ETL]

He needs to convince enough broadly conservative voters that he has the FIGHT & the BALLS to do battle.

Also the INTELLIGENCE to know and understand that Putin is no friend to the US (unlike Trump who wants to do business with them, and who considers it a "great honor" to be praised by the KGB/FSB thug).

Ted Cruz on ISIS, Russia, Obama, missile defense, and the New START Treaty with Russia...

"If we want to actually dismantle ISIS, we need to dramatically change course. We need a real, robust campaign that maximizes our overwhelming air advantage.

We need to focus our efforts not on trying to create friends, but on supporting our real ones, especially the Kurds in Iraq and Syria who have actually had success against ISIS."

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"We can redouble our efforts to develop the defensive weapons that neutralized the offensive Soviet threat -- particularly missile defense, which has seen a 25% budget reduction under Obama, according to an analysis from the conservative Heritage Foundation, and has been constrained by bad arms deals like New START.

We should not only move quickly to install the canceled interceptor sites Putin opposed in Poland and the Czech Republic, but also to develop the next generation of systems that will only increase his discomfiture.

These options do not entail a ground war in Syria, yet would effectively shake us free from the failed policies that have brought us to our current impasse.

These options set us on a new path that puts Putin on notice that the United States is reclaiming our traditional role as leader of the free world."

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/opinions/cruz-syria-putin/index.html

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"I think it would be a mistake to get involved in the Syrian civil war. There have been voices in Washington eager for us to send our sons and daughters over to fight that civil war for some time. I haven't been one of them. I think the touchstone of U.S. military policy should be protecting the national security of this country."

"What we're seeing Putin in Russia do is a direct response to the profound weakness of Obama over six and a half years.

Putin views Obama as weak, as ineffective, and frankly, as a laughingstock. And, as a result, he is moving in, he is invading his neighbors, like Ukraine, he's kidnapping Estonians, and he's moving into Syria to gain a stronger foothold in the Middle East."

https://www.tedcruz.org/news/icymi-cruz-we-have-no-business-getting-in-the-middle-of-the-syrian-civil-war-goal-should-be-to-defeat-isis/

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Ted Cruz:
"We need a coherent plan to address both the specific crisis in Syria and the challenge posed more broadly by Putin's resurgent Russia.

The good news is that America still has options, if our leaders can summon the will to exercise them.

For starters, in Syria we can't double down on the failed strategies that have given Putin his opportunity to intervene.

We are now two years out from President Obama's proposed intervention after al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people. ..."

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/opinions/cruz-syria-putin/index.html