Posted on 03/29/2015 1:24:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
LET’S SEE, why does this sound familiar? A charismatic constitutional scholar, with an inspiring life story, still in his first Senate term, promising a dramatic change of direction . . . . But wait: it’s 2015, and the candidate, officially as of Monday, is Sen. Ted Cruz.
Here’s one way to tell Mr. Cruz (R-Tex.) from the winning constitutional scholar of 2008: Sen. Barack Obama promised to unite the country. Mr. Cruz — not so much. In fact, the most notable characteristic of Mr. Cruz’s brief time in elected politics has been his aversion to values that are essential to democracy’s functioning: practicality, modesty and compromise.
The platform he described in his announcement speech Monday is about what you’d expect from a candidate whom the number-crunchers at fivethirtyeight.com calculate is right of Barry Goldwater, more conservative than any serious GOP presidential hopeful in 2012 or than the other potential candidates in this election. He would end Obamacare, establish a flat tax, abolish the Internal Revenue Service and put more resources into securing the border. He promised to repeal “every word of Common Core,” even though there is little to repeal: The federal government neither wrote nor required adoption of the voluntary state education standards. It’s unclear how the Republican Party will position itself on same-sex marriage next year, but Mr. Cruz has no doubt that the next president must “uphold the sacrament of marriage.”(continued)
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Did they spell his name right?
No company that Bezos has owned has ever turned a profit.
“Compromise” is a word used by losers trying to explain what happened.
The WAPO Editorial Board cannot tell the difference between “promising” and “delivering”.
Also, who is this “Constitutional Scholar” from 2008 that they mention in the Editorial? Can’t be Obama, he has no concept of what the Constitution stands for.
Newsweek sold for one dollar.
And he was NEVER a professor of any kind (unlike Ted Cruz) but an instructor. Which is maybe one step above “janitor” on the academia totem pole.
Even that was too much!
Like Harry Reid compromising,these aholes can go to hell,preying on the ignorant and Idiot public
Funny, I don’t recall EVER hearing Obama quoting the Constitution, even while using his Teleprompter.
He hasn’t a Clue what’s in there. Total Fraud.
Yep, he was an adjunct lecturer, never a law professor as he claims. Mostly what he lectured on was “Rules For Radicals” by Saul Alinsky, the book that was dedicated to Lucifer.
Compromise is a Trojan Horse
Pleas for compromise are just a political tactic to advanmce the leftist agenda and erode the constitution.
Every compromise with leftists, large or small, is a loss for conservatives and a gain for the left.
You jerks have spent all of what little goodwill your readers might have had for you in 2008.
No one but the progressive dead enders take what you think seriously anymore.
“...his aversion to values that are essential to democracy’s functioning: practicality, modesty and compromise.”
What? Interesting the list doesn’t include other essential values; like
Integrity
Honesty
Principles
Morals
Ethics
As long as we allow the dhimmicrap leftists to define the terms of the debate, we will be suckling at the southernmost end of the sow.
Time to throw this stupidity back in their faces.
Yeah. 0bama is a real Uniter alright.
CRUZ or LOSE! Nice and snarky from the Compost. Obama promised a lot of things in 2008. Traditional marriage. Transparency. Unity. All bull manuer. Then as president he went full Stalin. Recess appointments. You can keep your plan. IRS targeting. On and on. Sen. Cruz is the real deal. Walks the walk, talks the talk.
LET’S SEE, why does this sound unfamiliar? A patriotic constitutional scholar, with a life story full of real accomplishments, still in his first Senate term, promising to restore the rule of law . . . . But wait: the candidate, officially as of January 20, 2017, will be President Ted Cruz.
“VS the democrat/moderate version of compromise where the democrats tell the republicans what to do and they do it.”
Sickening, isn’t it?
Their version of compromising is to get up and go sit on the left side of the aisle. I just want to smack all of them!
“The GOP doesn’t compromise. They give in because they are spineless and weak. Cruz has principles and stands upon him. That, to me, is more admirable than being turncoat douchecanoes.”
I agree with all, but ‘douchecanoes’? Dare I ask?
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