Posted on 07/29/2015 5:17:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
If you read between the lines of this essay, Cruz is the obvious choice for anyone interested in shrinking the size of government.
Trump is popular because of what he says but I don’t believe that will translate into actual votes.
I think everyone recognizes something very rare in Ted Cruz.
That isn't cutting government, that's cutting headcount. If you shrink your workforce yet keep the same programs and regulations and agencies in place then all you've done is overload the people you have left. Shrinking government means doing away with more than just people.
A democrat cannot just turn off a lifetime of libetalism. Referring to Trump and aiming at all the freeper trumpeteers.
Sry liberalism
Cruz would be a great choice, but only if he catches on. There is time.
We will see.
Cruz is great. No one I speak with recognizes him. The media hates him. Brit Hume was spitting contempt for him the other day. In a country where about one tenth of people think while they’re watching the news and read only headlines, what’s going to happen? Trump will at least try to bring back the country. I don’t know maybe he’s wolf in —well— a bad hairdo
I guess men of character, integrity, honesty, morality, etc. are boring to most Americans now in the age of the Kardashians and Obama. Do we even know what we need anymore in a leader? Cruz should be at the top of the list. Americans are sadly lacking in discernment. Wave a dollar bill in front of their eyes and you have their hearts.
Unfortunately, it seems to me that Trump’s plan to “make America great again” requires Big Government.
Everything that Trump does is BIG. He will not speak about shrinkage,
Still, he is performing a needed service at this point in time.
I think of him as a strategy rather than a candidate.
Tanner forgets to mention that every project Trump takes on comes in on time and at or below estimates. I think Trump would actually get the waste and fraud out of the picture.
I also get the feeling he might try to get rid of some of the more egregious depts. like Education and EPA.
Cruz is fighting to keep the Export-Import Bank unfunded. It’s not much dollar wise but it’s a start. Seems like that should deserve a mention here.
The bible instructs us how to choose our leaders.
“Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
In the same way, deacons[b] are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
In the same way, the women[c] are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.
Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 3:1-13
Ted Cruz is the only candidate that meets this criteria
Does Trump ever smile? I know it sounds superficial but I won’t vote for someone who looks angry all the time. Only liberals show that trait.
Money spent on the border wall or fence is worth it.
He has enthusiastically supported Obama and Hillary.
He has targeted a few conservative issues and said things that outrage the MSM but are music to the ears of some Americans.
He will eventually drive away the conservative base when, like Marla Maples, we find out that he's an untrustworthy fraud.
I cannot answer that, I am not a fan of the Trump.
RE: Money spent on the border wall or fence is worth it.
YES, if that were the only issue that counts. We have MANY others and we don’t know where Trump stands on these.
Now let’s not equate CHURCH leaders with the leaders of a country.
While those traits will be desirable in the leader of a country, the standards can be lowered a bit because if we used those as a criteria, Ronald Reagan himself would be disqualified ( He has a few liberal nutjobs among his children ).
“I’d rather be ruled by a just,competent Turk than an incompetent Christian.” ( Martin Luther)
I don’t believe this was meant for just Church leaders, but lets say you are right, then answer me this; Why would you want a man that is not qualified to hold the position of Deacon (I didn’t say holds, but is qualified to hold) in his Church to sit in the Oval Office?
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