[Personal Responsibility]

On Ted Cruz:

“... but many in the audience harbored lingering doubts about his strategy in shutting down the government in 2013, when he was a first-year senator.”

Translation: The Author still harbors lingering doubts (likely worse) and uses “Many in the audience” to hid his judgement as part of the crowd.

[Resettozero]

John Fund is a head case.

[Busko]

All of the above would be better than Bush or Romney. It is time to get rid of the so-called establishment RINOs.

[Vigilanteman]

I’d be happy if the contest comes down to Walker vs. Cruz. They’d make a great ticket in either order.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Wow... an honest article about what REALLY happened!

[Fresh Wind]

...and when (Trump) declared that half the immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally are really “criminals.”

Trump was wrong.

ALL immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally are crminals.

[Georgia Girl 2]

On The Donald: “ Some in the audience bristled when he declared that President Obama should be in jail for a shady housing deal he had concluded as a senator, and when he declared that half the immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally are really “criminals.”

They can’t handle the truth.

[Zhang Fei]

My money’s on Walker. He can win in the Midwest. Any warm body running on the GOP ticket can win in the South. The Midwest is where both McCain and Romney stumbled.

[Dr. Thorne]

Some in the audience bristled when he declared that President Obama should be in jail for a shady housing deal he had concluded as a senator.

Then these people are Democrats, John. Who cares what they think? Trump was great - entertaining, tough, funny and right on target about the failures of government.

[Timber Rattler]

Fiorina? What a joke. Just ask Hewlett Packard how good of a manager she was.

And what's with all of these shots being taken at Sarah Palin from the rear. The GOP would not be where it is today with out the work she did from 2008-2011, when she was fighting the Rats almost all alone.

Any Conservative politician or pundit who attacks Palin will be persona non grata as far as I'm concerned.

[Awgie]

WALKER is the real deal. The guy runs silent and deep. But when it is time to surface and engage the enemy...he is a WINNER

[Cowboy Bob]

Think Ronald Reagan in 1980

No, I don't think.

Reagan was an outsider. He challenged the sitting Republican President in 1976. In 1980 he was challenged by George HW Bush, the establishment choice...and still won. He was never considered "next in line."

Even Rep. John B. Anderson (R-IL) ran in 1980 to try and block Reagan from winning.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

John Fund, Nicole Wallace, Byron York - Official pundits for the National Sleep Foundation

[ifinnegan]

“The man can only ride you when your back is bent, so strengthen it so America won’t get taken for a ride.”

That’s the passage that all the Greek Chorus Liners cite when trying to tarnish her speech.

Yet it is not hard to understand or incoherent.

[DoodleDawg]

Fiorina must know that the odds of her winning the nomination are long, but she is very well positioned to be a vice-presidential nominee for another candidate should she perform well.

Fiorina brings nothing to the ticket. At best she might be angling for a cabinet post.

[SeaHawkFan]

Cruz’ strategy to shut down the Senate was horrible. It only resulted in a gain of nine GOP seats in the Senate.

[sport]

After the dust has settled, Jeb Bush, Chris Cristie, or Mitt Romney will be the Republican Party nominee. The Conservative candidates will have bee eliminated one by one via underhanded “scandals” , then the Elite Republican cadre will began the chant of, “You must support the Party nominee, the time to disagree is in the primaries, vote for the Republican or the Democrat wins”. It worked in 2008, it worked in 2012. Will it work in 2016? Time will tell. Personally, it will not work with me. 2012 was the last straw for me. If a Conservative is nominated, I will write in a Conservative.

[G Larry]

The final 3 will be Walker, Cruz, and Bush.

Look for Ted to take out Jeb in the debates.

[Biggirl]

Hey, Sarah Palin could become a GREAT Secratary of State!

[Gumdrop]

My heart and money is on Walker.

Go Scott, go Walker, go Alicia. Alicia???? She’s my grand niece and Walker’s Scheduling assistant. or whatever her title is. She schedules his appointments.