Posted on 01/13/2015 3:50:09 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Without giving too much away, Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday morning that he’s giving his own presidential aspirations a close look in advance of 2016.
“It’s certainly something I’m looking at very seriously, and I think we’re at a time of enormous challenge,” Cruz told FOX & Friends. “We are starting a national debate this year about the direction of the Republican party and about the direction of the country. I think the challenges facing us — they’ve never been greater. The Obama economy, it’s not working. Obamacare is a disaster. Our constitutional rights are under assault from Washington. And as we look abroad, it seems like the entire world is on fire right now.”
Cruz’s comments come a day after he delivered a well-received speech at the Heritage Foundation that explored both domestic and foreign policy issues. The Texas Republican pushed for a conservative agenda and cautioned against the “business as usual” politics of D.C. he has cautioned against frequently.
“For all the Republicans saying ‘let’s get things done,’ if we simply settle into business as usual in this town … we will demoralize the millions of men and women who came out in November,” Cruz said.
A bevy of other Republicans have publicly or reportedly talked about their 2016 prospects in recent days, with Sen. Marco Rubio (undecided) and Rep. Paul Ryan (out) commenting, and speculation rising that former Republican nominee Mitt Romney will launch a third consecutive bid. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was the first potential contender to make an obvious move toward running.
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Ted Cruz is the real deal. Conservative to the bone, something you’zz guyz up in lib land know little about.
By the way, Cruz is not “shaky” on immigration. Not sure where you got that from.
Palin isn’t running doofus....or didn’t you hear her?
...”(Cruz) is positioned better than anyone else to win. He will be formidable.”...
Perfectly stated!
Thank you...
For crying out loud...people need to get off Palin and focus....get behind Cruz as he’ll decide who he runs with and we’ll know soon enough to support that choice soon enough.
Let Cruz stand alone for he can ....and does best doing so...put no baggage from the past around him.
Oh yes indeed....won't be too long before the stuff’s going to fly...and build to a crescendo.
Absolutely you are right, but your railing is not dealing with the reality of what IS. Not getting behind someone who could possibly lead the charge back to the pure interpretation of our Constitution is just obstinate.
Cruz doesn’t need to resign to run. He can do what many before him have done. Heck, Lieberman even ran for 2 offices on the same ballot.
The problem with the Peter Principle is that it only becomes obvious in hindsight.
At this point, you have no facts that would tell you whether or not Cruz will have reached his level of incompetence as president.
That is, of course, unless you have already decided that he is incompetent as a senator.
Is that what you're really saying?
He and Heidi ain’t kiddin’ around. They very well may be John & Abigail before this is all over.
Love it!
Cruz, then S. Walker for me. We’ll see how the debates go, my first two choices could switch around. Otherwise, I don’t really see anyone else in the field that I agree with a lot.
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