Agreed. There seems to be a lot of speculating based on off-handed comments about smoking peace pipes with Trump or Cruz, but there is still a long way to go. Nikki Haley's speech yesterday, which was a tool of the GOPe, indicates no such truce with Trump.
“..Nikki Haley’s speech yesterday, which was a tool of the GOPe, indicates no such truce with Trump.”
http://www.redstate.com/2016/01/13/establishment-chooses-trump-cruz/
“........Why would the establishment prefer Trump, the man they have fought against so vociferously since the day he announced? Well, they know that, bluster aside, not much would probably change under a Trump presidency. Trump has no special interest in cutting spending or eliminating special interests. Given that he’s been the beneficiary of both throughout the entirety of his career in private industry, they have reason to believe that under a Trump presidency, the trough will only get wider and deeper while Trump is off chasing after a border wall they know they can prevent him from building. And ultimately, if Trump loses (as they expect him to do), then they can just fundraise off anti-Hillary angst for at least the next four years. Not the worst possible result, from the standpoint of a guy like Mitch McConnell.
On the other hand, they have reason to believe that if Cruz is elected President, he might actually try to do some of the things he is campaigning on. The history of their interaction with him shows that he means business about trying to cut spending, and actually overturning Obamacare - a proposition which scares them half to death.
In the end, they are not really bothered by the prospect of a guy who allegedly converted to conservatism five minutes ago and shows no real ideological mooring other than relentless self-promotion. They already swallowed that pill when they backed Romney in 2012 and McCain in 2008, after all.
So faced with a choice between the two, the establishment has clearly taken sides and their side is Trump’s.”