The Iowa Establishment’s Unprincipled Effort to Save its Precious Caucus From Ted Cruz

National Review ^ | January 25, 2016 | David French

[Isara]

Your handy, dandy Trump vs. Cruz comparison chart!

Simply click each policy or issue to read the back-story.

Policy or Issue	Trump	Cruz
In 2013, supported Amnesty for all 20 million illegal aliens in the U.S.	Yes	No
In 2000, supported an Assault Weapons Ban	Yes	No
In 2015, supported "touchback" Amnesty for every illegal alien in the U.S.	Yes	No
In 2000, supported Partial-Birth Abortion	Yes	No
In 2015, lied to gun media about his past support for an Assault Weapons Ban	Yes	No
Supports seizure of private property by the government using Eminent Domain (Kelo)	Yes	No
Supports Mitch McConnell's habitual lies to constituents and fellow GOP Senators	Yes	No
Currently courting and being courted by GOP establishment	Yes	No
Currently supports crony capitalism: billions in taxpayer ethanol subsidies	Yes	No
In 2000, supported Extended Waiting Periods to Acquire Firearms	Yes	No
Amount of debt owed to bankers	Many billions	$1 million
Amount donated to the bogus Clinton "Foundation"	$100,000	0
Endorsed by GOPe icon Bob Dole, who thought Ronald Reagan was "too fringe"	Yes	No
Number of bankruptcies declared by firms he led	4	0
Amount of debt defaulted on	$4.7 billion	$0.00
Number of times married	3	1
Number of "birther" conspiracy theories circulated	2	0
Praised/endorsed Communist for Mayor of New York	Yes	No
Spends virtually every waking moment on social media	Yes	No
Appears to shift his position on important issues literally overnight	?	No
A guy so stable, sober and poised that you want his finger on the button	?	Yep

[sparklite2]

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Was Trump ever in elected office, unlike the Republicans who were and have worked with Democrats on destroying America for the past 50 years.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The primaries ought to be like the general election. All of them should be held on the same day and let the chips fall where they may.

[Yashcheritsiy]

Unprincipled...unprincipled...I don’t think that word means what National Review thinks it means.

[Steve_Seattle]

This has been slowly developing for several weeks, i.e., Trump is becoming the (admittedly, belated) choice of the GOP establishment. I wonder if this development will cause any of his fans to question his conservative credentials.

[LS]

Latest (hourly?) bash-Trump piece from NR.

[smoothsailing]

Poor thing, so much hate, so little time....

[sparklite2]

We’re making progress, though.
What is bashing now was banning
in the past.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

If you have archives of Trump sponsoring or signing leftist legislation while in elective office, let me know and I’ll promptly discontinue my support for him.

[MHT]

Amen! I find it insane that Republicans in those primary states don’t vote on the same day as the Dims. What a way to let them practice their voting fraud techniques in advance of the general election!

[IC Ken]

How did Cruz vote on the Corker bill? How did Trump?

[jwalsh07]

No but he did buy lots of liberals and RINO’s.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Not the same as being in elective office, “working together” with my Democrat friends across the aisle.

[iontheball]

These National Review writers are getting more squirrelly every day. Now they have flipped the tables, calling those who support Trump in Iowa the establishment, when in fact NR represents the establishment. The reverse, upside down logic comes right out of the liberal play book on politics and it is a good laugh because they think they are too smart by half. Also note NR is on the Washington Compost’s morning mailing list which sets forth the daily MSM propaganda talking points.

[Harpotoo]

I don’t want the mus-scum hordes invading the EU here, I want America’s economic health restored, I want our borders reinstated, I want generational welfare reinstated by obummer stopped and Trump is the only one with the Brains and Balls to do so.

[Harpotoo]

One day the establishment wants Jeb, then rubio, then cruz, then Trump, then rubio, then Trump.
Riddle me this, has Trump Trumpeted Doles endorsement yet?

[Harpotoo]

BLM?

[libstripper]

Just remember, Lee went to Grant to negotiate his surrender.

[20yearsofinternet]

Bob Dole is supporting Yeb!, he simply said that Trump would do a better job than Cruz if he wins. It wasn’t an endorsement at all, despite what the Cruznadians desperate to push this “Trump is an establishment favorite” narrative might suggest.