Ted Cruz says he’s the ‘proven conservative’ in 2016 GOP field

http://kylewingfield.blog.ajc.com/2015/05/18/ted-cruz-says-hes-the-proven-conservative-in-2016-gop-field/ ^ | May 18, 2015

[SoConPubbie]

The third Republican presidential aspirant to address the Georgia GOP crowd at its convention was Sen. Ted Cruz. (See my previous write-ups on Chris Christie and Marco Rubio.) While one could hardly mistake Cruz for anything other than a Texan, right down to the cowboy boots he wore with his suit, and he described Georgians as having a lot in common with the people of the Lone Star State, Cruz channeled Missouri’s Show Me State mentality in explaining how he would stand out from other primary candidates who have similar messages.

“Everyone’s going to say they’re super-duper conservative,” he said in a Friday afternoon interview that served as a Reader’s Digest version of his speech to convention delegates that evening. “I think the Republican primary’s going to come down to one word, and that’s trust. Far too many of us have been burned by politicians who sound great on the campaign trail, and then they go to Washington and they don’t do what they say. And I think what’s going to be the central distinction in this race is primary voters are going to say don’t tell me, show me.

“If you say you oppose Obamacare, show me where you’ve stood up and fought to stop it. If you say you oppose President Obama’s unconstitutional executive amnesty, show me where you’ve stood up and fought to stop it. If you say you oppose the debt ceiling that’s bankrupting our kids and grandkids; if you say you support the First Amendment, free speech, religious liberty, or the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms, or privacy, or the Tenth Amendment; if you say you oppose Common Core — show me where you’ve stood and fought for those principles. If you say you support life or marriage,

[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

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[MeshugeMikey]

Nailed!! the ‘proven conservative’ in 2016 GOP field,

each word rings true

[ArtDodger]

I like Cruz, but many of my libertarian friends have trouble with his wife being a regional director for Goldman Sachs..
Can he be as conservative has he seems?

[SoConPubbie]

I like Cruz, but many of my libertarian friends have trouble with his wife being a regional director for Goldman Sachs..
Can he be as conservative has he seems?

I have friends that are liberal, even gay.

Can I be trusted?

Look at my posting history. It defines who I am.

Can I be trusted?

I have close family members who are out and out sinners.

I am a born-again Christian.

Can I be trusted?

Jesus made sure he went and associated with sinners.

Can Jesus be trusted?

[SoConPubbie]

I like Cruz, but many of my libertarian friends have trouble with his wife being a regional director for Goldman Sachs..
Can he be as conservative has he seems?

To answer your question in a straight-forward manner.

Absolutely, Ted Cruz is the real deal and a true conservative. His actions prove it.

His wife no longer works for Goldman Sachs, and even if she did, what is that supposed to mean?

[stars & stripes forever]

[His wife being a regional director for Goldman Sachs.]

Is this same standard going to be used for wives who are government workers?

[marmar]

At least she actually works for a pay check, unlike the present wife occupying the white house

[Stentor]

His wife no longer works for Goldman Sachs, and even if she did, what is that supposed to mean?

Do the name John Corzine have a familiar ring? How about Timothy Geithner? How about Henry Paulson burning up the wires to Lloyd Blankfein while he was bailing out AIG? How about selling $40 billion in crappy mortgage securities while at the same time betting that housing prices would drop. How about a culture of selling the most unsophisticated clients (who were called muppets) the most sophisticated securities so they could be charged a premium. The stink of cronyism is all over anyone associated with that gang.

[SoConPubbie]

Do the name John Corzine have a familiar ring? How about Timothy Geithner? How about Henry Paulson burning up the wires to Lloyd Blankfein while he was bailing out AIG? How about selling $40 billion in crappy mortgage securities while at the same time betting that housing prices would drop. How about a culture of selling the most unsophisticated clients (who were called muppets) the most sophisticated securities so they could be charged a premium. The stink of cronyism is all over anyone associated with that gang.

So prove that Ted Cruz is practicing Cronyism.

Otherwise, all you have is tin-foil hat conspiracy theories.

[Stentor]

So prove that Ted Cruz is practicing Cronyism.

Can't. I would sure as hell prefer that he never had any connection with the "Vampire Squid". He's my natural favorite. Do you approve of his TPP vote?