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He is the real Conservative in the race, but his ratings on reality TV would not be nearly as high as Trump’s.
Read that. Great article.
His performance at the FTC proves he can effectively negotiate with integrity while standing for Constitutional law.
Nice endorsement for Cruz!
Ted Cruz on ISIS, Russia, Obama, missile defense, and the New START Treaty with Russia...
"If we want to actually dismantle ISIS, we need to dramatically change course. We need a real, robust campaign that maximizes our overwhelming air advantage.
We need to focus our efforts not on trying to create friends, but on supporting our real ones, especially the Kurds in Iraq and Syria who have actually had success against ISIS."
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"We can redouble our efforts to develop the defensive weapons that neutralized the offensive Soviet threat -- particularly missile defense, which has seen a 25% budget reduction under Obama, according to an analysis from the conservative Heritage Foundation, and has been constrained by bad arms deals like New START.
We should not only move quickly to install the canceled interceptor sites Putin opposed in Poland and the Czech Republic, but also to develop the next generation of systems that will only increase his discomfiture.
These options do not entail a ground war in Syria, yet would effectively shake us free from the failed policies that have brought us to our current impasse.
These options set us on a new path that puts Putin on notice that the United States is reclaiming our traditional role as leader of the free world."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/opinions/cruz-syria-putin/index.html
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"I think it would be a mistake to get involved in the Syrian civil war. There have been voices in Washington eager for us to send our sons and daughters over to fight that civil war for some time. I haven't been one of them. I think the touchstone of U.S. military policy should be protecting the national security of this country."
"What we're seeing Putin in Russia do is a direct response to the profound weakness of Obama over six and a half years.
Putin views Obama as weak, as ineffective, and frankly, as a laughingstock. And, as a result, he is moving in, he is invading his neighbors, like Ukraine, he's kidnapping Estonians, and he's moving into Syria to gain a stronger foothold in the Middle East."
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Ted Cruz:
"We need a coherent plan to address both the specific crisis in Syria and the challenge posed more broadly by Putin's resurgent Russia.
The good news is that America still has options, if our leaders can summon the will to exercise them.
For starters, in Syria we can't double down on the failed strategies that have given Putin his opportunity to intervene.
We are now two years out from President Obama's proposed intervention after al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people. ..."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/opinions/cruz-syria-putin/index.html
Campaigning with Glen Beck ruined ANY chance Senator Cruz had. It might be the biggest mistake Cruz ever made or ever will make.
Too bad this is on American Thinker. It is such a horrible ad/clickbait site that my browser locks up. I just stopped going there.
Ted is not proficient in Alinsky, indeed he respects others points of view, and has spent his entire life studying and practicing all things conservative.
He is no match for a lefty Alinsky, reality star, low-info marketing genius.
Ted has my vote. Is it true freepers are being banned for saying they will vote for Ted? I guess I will find out.
In my opinion, now is not the time for Ted Cruz. He is young. He is needed in the Senate. His time will come, I am sure, maybe in four years, certainly in eight. And, he will be a very strong candidate.
Nicely written, idea driven, coherent and logical case for Cruz. A little too complex for some trumpy intellects, I suspect.
I’m not attacking anyone when I say Cruz is THE BEST candidate. Those with eyes, let them see.
“He not only displayed a consistent winning temperament throughout the time we were together, but did so in a way that drew out the highest quality of professional thinking from those with whom he worked and supervised.”
This reminds me of what Ronald Reagan said:
“There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.”
“in Iowa he rejected all temptation to pander to voters by lending support to the market-distorting federal ethanol mandates that are so important to certain rent-seeking segments of the Iowa farm economy.”
That goes beyond the call of duty.
Cruz has been around for a while. In all this time, he bas been known as a true conservative. So far, everything people have advanced this election cycle shows him to be a true conservative. He’s no fake. I think he is everything conservatives have wanted.
For me, Trump is relatively new on the scene. In an election cycle a politician can say anything. He can tilt right to get the nomination, tilt towards the middle in the general election, tilt left to establish his “legacy.”
Donald Trump has done something great. He’s stood up and given political correctness the middle finger. Hurrah! I love it. Maybe I love him right now. Better Trump than Graham, Jeb Bush, Obama-Clinton-Sanders. Astoundingly good for an initial foray into politics. But I haven’t seen a conservative track record. Maybe his supporters can create a Donald Trump historical record, now that we are in the election cycle. But that is too late for me. Maybe he can think about 2020, or 2024. Maybe Trump wouldn’t think it worth the bother, as he finds new interests. Short attention span theatre.
I knew Cruz as one of the conservatives funded by the Senate Conservatives Fund. I knew him as a member of the Tea Party. I see past videos of him standing toe-to-toe with prominent liberals as he presented unpopular conservative positions. Ronald Reagan faced his trial by liberal fire while Governor. Ted Cruz has faced his trial by liberal fire as Senator.
In my opinion Reagan and Cruz are conservative intellectuals. Back in the day, liberals would have howled at the idea that Reagan was an intellectual. They believed their own presentation of him as an amiable dunce. In truth, he was well-read and had spent some time thinking about things. No one doubts Cruz’s intellect, so he will get the usual “heard-hearted,” “evil,” “meany” treatment. He is none of those things, and won’t tack left in an endeavor to earn kind words from the New York Times, etc.
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