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Posted on 03/04/2015 1:34:46 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – This past weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, every possible candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination laid out his case on why he should be for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. As could be expected, every speaker from Jeb Bush to Rand Paul to Ben Carson used the opportunity to burnish his conservative credentials and sound like he was the most conservative person alive.
Sen. Ted Cruz was one of the few individuals who gave the audience more than just conservative platitudes and anti-Obama rhetoric. Cruz gave the audience two very clear and concise reasons why he stands apart from the crowd and why he can be trusted: he has the battle scars to prove that he has stood up for conservative principles, and he can bring together all three legs of the Republican Party.
He has backed up his words with actions.
Most of the possible candidates focused their CPAC speeches on strong anti-Obama rhetoric and promises to the American people about what they will do in the future. In politics today, there is no reason to believe that any politician will stand up for certain principles once they gain power, unless they have defended those principles before, especially at times when standing up for them was not politically or personally beneficial.
Cruz reminded the crowd that he has fought for conservative principles and policies: “Talk is cheap,” he began, “actions speak far, far louder than words. We need to look to people who walk the walk and don't just talk the talk. I had a former boss who used to say, ‘If I’m ever accused of being a Christian, I’d like for there to be enough evidence to convict me.’ It is equally true of being a conservative. If you're really a conservative you will have been in the trenches, you will bear the scars, you will have been fighting the fights.”
Cruz also emphasized that he is willing to go against the grain and stand up to members of his own party to defend his conservative values and the promises he made to the people of Texas when he ran for Senate: “If you have a candidate that has stood against Democrats, that's great! – but when have you been willing to stand up against Republicans? When have you been willing to stand with the people?”
Cruz has fought both Democrats and Republicans in Washington on many issues, including Obamacare, gun control, the debt ceiling, sanctions against Iran, Obama’s executive amnesty, the IRS targeting scandal, net neutrality, and leading the way on exposing the truth about Benghazi. He has taken an unbelievable amount of unfair criticism from the Republican establishment many times when he chose to stand up for conservative values rather than towing the party line.
Put simply, Cruz has kept every single promise he made to the people of the state of Texas when he ran for Senate, regardless of the personal and/or political detriment that he was facing at the time, which lends him much more credibility than most all of the other possible candidates who spoke.
He can bring together all three legs of the Republican Party
Republicans, if they want to win in 2016, must be able to bring together all three legs of the Republican Party: national security conservatives, fiscal conservatives, and social conservatives. Cruz is one of the few candidates who could appeal to all three.
Cruz made this point in his speech: “We need to reassemble the Reagan Coalition. We bring together fiscal conservatives, social conservatives and national security conservatives. We stand strong for economic growth, but we also stand for life and marriage. We defend constitutional rights but we also stand and lead the fight against ISIS and a nuclear Iran.”
He also discussed how exactly to do this, and added a very strong jab at Hillary Clinton in the process: “We do that fundamentally, by standing with the people, and not with Washington. Washington wants Obamacare; the people want liberty. Washington wants amnesty; the people want rule of law. Washington wants power over the Internet, the people want freedom online… Hillary Clinton embodies the corruption of Washington… we need to run a populous campaign standing for hardworking men and women. We need to take the power out of Washington, and bring it back to the American people.”
As is becoming very clear, the Obama-Clinton-Kerry foreign policy has failed in every area of the world where they have involved themselves. Therefore, there is no doubt that foreign policy will be a huge topic in 2016. This bodes very badly for Sen. Rand Paul, as it will become apparent that his foreign policy is very similar to his father’s, which was the one issue that made Ron Paul an outcast with national security conservatives. He, as well as many others, will have a difficult time with the social conservative base as well, which is concerned with defending life from conception and traditional marriage. Cruz will be one of the very few candidates that appeals to all three branches.
In Cruz’s speech, he emphasized how many great conservative candidates may get in the race in 2016, and he is right; but, he also clearly and cleverly differentiated himself in two very critical areas. Cruz will be a major player in 2016, and he gave two very strong reasons why he should be the next Republican nominee for President last weekend at CPAC.
WRONG!.... it was Mark Levin that stood out from the crowd..
All the others danced around the present Coup D’Etat like little girls in frilly dresses..
or little boys in Leaderhosen..
The Coup is complete..and the 2016 (republican) primary’s will prove it..
Myth Romney is a republican?.. I say prove it..
Another quote for your homepage.
good quote..
I wonder when those shirt collars are coming back?
CRUZ or LOSE!Hated collars, suits and especially ties..
They speak to me of “the HIVE”... BORG-wear...
Proper dress for the “collective”... Drone uniforms..
Diddle the Borg Queen and then die...
The Borg Queen will be elected in 2016..
WHO?... the name that should not be uttered.. except by drones..
I like Ted Cruz, but giving speeches isn’t the same as accomplishing something. Even his famous filibuster was only symbolic, the legislation in question passed. So, lots of show-boating, but no legislation to point to, nothing of Obama repealed, etc.
But he among the most consistent voices for conservatism out there, which is a good thing.
To contrast him with Walker, Walker has defunded and defanged the public employees unions —in Wisconson. And done some other good things. He’s going to sign “right to work”, so he’s more my style of “talk less, do more”.
Rand also has few accomplishments in his first few years, similar to Cruz.
They were the top three at CPAC. I heard Mark Levin’s speech and agree it was outstanding.
For Mom, Apple Pie, and the American Way! Sign me up!
Now, can we talk Program, Plan, and Congressional Leadership? How, exactly, is all of this wonderfulness supposed to occur when the Republican-controlled Senate and House have just colluded to slide Amnesty by us as part of the DHS Funding Scam?
I'm Cruzin' .... but if we don't control the Obamacancer in the next two years, it doesn't matter what anyone says, it's what the Republicans DO in Congress and in the 31 statehouses the GOP controls as we speak.
Question: Is Lynch going to be AG, or not?
Geeeee .. I didn’t know Levin was running for President ..??
On Thursday, Ted Cruz stood out. Levin spoke on Saturday and he was good. But, Ted did something none of the other candidates did and that was that he truly recognized our liberty. All the others spoke about working to get people to do stuff. Ted was the only one who showed why he is the only one worth supporting by talking about the government out of our business. Just like Ronald Reagan did.
Geeeee .. I didn’t know Levin was running for President ..??
Your point!..... you must have a point?.. maybe not!..
CRUZ or LOSE!Everybody that was speaking was RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT; except for a few people like Levin.
To lump him in with the candidates is silly.
Ted was the only one who showed why he is the only one worth supporting by talking about the government out of our business. Just like Ronald Reagan did.
Ted was.... maybe IS..... Captain OBVIOUS...
Hammina Hammina is not good enough..
The Coup D’Etat has happened.. is NOT going to happen...
Need a plan to REVOLT against the Coup E’tat NOT say iT May happen..
Remember all the new republicans in Congress just voted Boehner BACK IN... and Mitch the snitch as well..
Ted is fighting a WAR THAT WAS LOST..... Hello.... LOST!..
Most elected congressional republicans ARE RINOs..
Amnesty JUST installed MILLIONs.... I say that again MILLIONS.... of new democrat voters..
Ted needs to learn to be a FIREBRAND.. he hasnt YET...
Maybe never will.. He hasnt seen the conservative WAR WAS LOST...
Did I say LOST!... Remember democrats come out to vote in mass for Presidential elections..
MULTIPLE TIMES.... And get away with it.. RINOs could care less..
To lump him in with the candidates is silly.
Silly is ignoring what he said...
The candidates(so far) are angling for votes they will NEVER GET.. quite delusional..
CPAC is preliminary to the primary.. the candidates are NOT really candidates YET...
They are alleged candidates..
You’re really assuming lot.
I never ignore what Levin says.
But .. he’s not running for President .. that was my point.
Obviously you’re too ignorant to get it.
Obviously you’re too ignorant to get it.
I get it.. just don’t like the implication at CPAC only what a candidate says is important..
Ted is angling for Reagan democrats like there are any of those left.. (delusion)..
Even many republicans are socialist heavy and socialist lite..
Even Levin minces his words sometimes.. but less lately...
What america needs is a 2nd party not a third party..
There IS NO 2nd party..
The republican party is owned by the democrats(progressives)...
cause many(most) republicans are indeed democrats..
even Newt Gingrich brags he is a progressive..
When democracy itself is a filthy thing.. a lie.. a scam..
both parties are GOOD guy, BAD guy... in their sedition.. even treason..
Democracy was, IS, and forever will be Mob Rule by mobsters..
It’s true that Gov and Sen are different jobs. I still say Walker has accomplished more in his than Ted in his. But he’s been there a bit longer, too.
Walker has done a lot to lead, including denouncing the unions when they were going crazy.
As for Walker having a GOP legislature, that’s true. Cruz is part of the majority in the Senate now. Can he pass bills?
Again .. showing your ignorance .. what are you 12 ..??
THERE ARE TONS AND TONS OF REAGAN PEOPLE STILL HERE AND STILL ABLE TO KICK BUTT.
And .. after the way the GOPe has handled things lately, that butt kicking day may come sooner than expected.
And .. I hate to burst your bubble .. but you live in a Constitutional Republic .. not a democracy. Like I said, you must be 12; that’s your mentality.
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