[onyx]

I have to post the last two paragraphs, because his sourced links are so amusing!



"Among his ideological faithfuls, he’s becoming an even bigger hero... But I would say that his reputation, on a nationwide scale, is being hurt at the same time. And he would quite simply say that that’s fine, and he would agree with that. He would say that it’s his job to convince his followers that he will eventually win the war against the establishment. He’s hopeful that he is also persuading more people to sign up to his side, but it certainly doesn’t look like that’s what happening."

But even if Cruz were to win the presidential nomination, it's possible his run would be torpedoed by the GOP establishment. Indeed, this has already begun to happen. And should this occur, Senator Cruz may find himself wishing he had opted for more congeniality instead of grandstanding; more listening instead of talking. For, as Lyndon Johnson himself often said, "You aren't learning anything when you're talking."

[Greenpees]

Cruz is our only hope of expressing a conservative voice in a decending country. It’s not grandstanding to tell it like it is, while others are hoping for cocktail party invitations in DC. You’re probably right, he’ll probably get sidelined by anyone and everyone for being the stand out who got knocked down, but I’d much rather be able to swallow my food without choking, and sleep peacefully at night as a Cruz supporter and lose, than I would ignore the truth of what’s happening and win the love of the left.