Posted on 08/26/2012 12:13:45 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Ted Cruz was 10 years old when his hero, Ronald Reagan, became president in 1981. By his teen years, the son of a Cuban political refugee had memorized the U.S. Constitution and devoured economics classes at the Free Enterprise Institute in Houston.
........"It would be difficult to overstate the significance of Cruz's primary election win," said Austin Democratic consultant Harold Cook, "not just because he won, but also because of how he did it."
.......For Cruz, the future is now, and he is polishing a speech, which will likely be pushed to Tuesday because of the threatening storm.
.......Cruz's longtime friends say they know the message he'll deliver in Tampa. It's the same one he learned at Houston's Free Enterprise Institute and debated over beers with other young lawyers in George W. Bush's administration.
"Ted has devoted his career, if not his entire life, to defending the Constitution, promoting limited government, and fighting for the rule of law," said Dallas attorney James C. Ho, who has been a friend for 15 years and followed Cruz as Texas solicitor general.
Cruz says he plans to lay out the stark contrast between Obama's vision for America and the agenda of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
"One (vision) is continuing down the path of more and more government spending and control over the economy and our lives," he said. "The second is returning to the constitutional foundations of our nation and the reliance on free markets and individual liberties. That is a choice with tremendous consequences."
Cruz doesn't give Obama credit for much - but he does thank the president for inspiring a new wave of conservatives. "The most long-lasting legacy of Barack Obama is going to be a new generation of leaders in the Republican Party," Cruz predicted.
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First bumpo, who in the H#ll are you to pretend to know what or how I think of anything.. I too have a keen interest in the Cuban experience, for very personal reasons..
The folks that welcomed Castro were the flock, that suffered under the Batista heavy hand, not the insiders, much the same as the trolls that followed Obama.. Those that were involved in the Batista government, or on the fringes, already knew what a tyrant Castro was with his brutal thugs..
To say that the average man was thrilled with Cuba because of their popular music made their personal lives better because of it is as laughable, and credible as you are, that is to say, NOT!
You are a poster that I will place on my watch list.. I want to find out what your real mission might be, because you can’t be this inept without a reason..
Now hit the road my friend and don’t bother me with a response, because I have wasted enough time with you already..
Source?
Yes, thank you. I have already sent Cruz a big fat check and voted for him twice. I get to vote for him again in Nov.
Ditter, don’t you wish kabumpo would spend as much time on Schumer!
Hey my dear Girl, good for you and your support of our boy.. However, we might have to talk to Jim about the Fleas on the site.. I hate Fleas, that get into threads, and it’s hard to get rid of them.. :)
If you are in Houston you probably know about one of our favorite restaurants, Cafe Piquet on Bissonnet.
Let's certainly hope so!
Thanks for the info.
Texans are always looking for Noo Yack Yankees to tell us how to vote.
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