Posted on 01/30/2016 5:19:52 AM PST by Kaslin
Conservatives have been hoping that "another Reagan" will come along for decades and we finally have one: Ted Cruz.
Like Reagan, Ted Cruz is not popular with the establishment wing of the Republican Party. In fact, you'll often hear it said that, "Some people don’t like Ted." There is truth to that and I would encourage you to judge Ted Cruz by his enemies.
Liberal Democrats fear Ted Cruz because they know he's a strong, principled conservative that can’t be browbeaten, pushed around or bought off. While many other Republicans insisted that we wave the white flag to Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama, again and again, it was Ted Cruz who called on conservatives to stand up for what they believe in instead of buckling at the knees.
Republicans who love open borders and amnesty don't like Ted Cruz much either because he's been one of their strongest foes in the Senate. Back in 2013, when Donald Trump was calling for amnesty and Marco Rubio was pushing a bill that would have altered the demographics of our country in a way that would have permanently marginalized conservatives going forward, Ted Cruz was on the right side of the fight.
Listen to what Jeff Sessions, the staunchest opponent of amnesty and open borders in the Senate, had to say about the battle over the Gang-of-8 amnesty bill.
"In 2013 they spent a billion and a half dollars to promote this legislation, the political consultants, they had pollsters hired to spin the numbers, they had special interest groups, they met for months, the gang of eight, they were determined, it was a near on thing, it was a worse bill than the 2007 bill. It gave amnesty first...It was that close to being passed... and I think I can say this with integrity. Without the vigorous opposition of Ted Cruz, this bill likely would have passed."
Additionally, establishment Republicans have never loved Ted Cruz. That's because Cruz's willingness to fight the Democrats puts a spotlight on their cowardice, the strength of his connection with conservatives reveals how out of touch they are and his insistence that Republicans keep their campaign promises highlights how seldom they actually keep their word. The fact that John Boehner has lost his job and that so many people are blaming the GOP leadership in Congress for the seething anger of Republican voters this year reveals the biggest reason the establishment Republicans hate Cruz: They were wrong and he was right.
It's these same establishment types who have used their favorite argument against a candidate who's obviously preferable to the ones they want, "He can't win the general election."
That is just what they said when Pat Toomey took on Arlen Specter, Marco Rubio took on Charlie Crist and Rand Paul took on Trey Grayson. In every one of those races, the establishment was wrong and it's wrong about Cruz as well.
Cruz is the best debater in the field, he's the ONLY candidate who could electrify the vast majority of conservatives in the race, he'd be the first Hispanic President in American history, he has a well-organized, data-driven campaign, he's one of the best fund raisers running and he's already beating the much better known Hillary Clinton in head-to-head polls.
That's important because it doesn't matter what you believe if you can't win a general election. However, as conservatives who have been burned by empty promises over and over again have also learned to their dismay, it doesn't matter if a candidate says all the right things if he's not willing to fight for them.
Ted Cruz ran on conservative issues like building a fence on our border when he was elected, he has lived up to his promises in the Senate and he has run a consistently conservative campaign. Cruz is also not temperamental and you don't ever have to wonder what he REALLY thinks about issues like abortion or health care. Perhaps even more importantly, Cruz has proven that he's a fighter who's not scared to go toe-to-toe with anybody from the Republican establishment to Obama, to the mainstream media.
Cruz's consistent conservatism mixed with his willingness to fight is why he's the ONLY CANDIDATE RUNNING who can absolutely be counted on to get rid of Obama's executive orders, kill Obamacare, defund Planned Parenthood and build a fence on the border.
At the end of the day, none of us can control who gets elected. We can only do the best we can and let the chips fall where they may. So, I don't have any illusions about whether one more or less conservative columnist speaking out for Ted Cruz is going to make a big difference. However, what I will say is that Ted Cruz is the first grassroots-friendly conservative to be within striking distance of becoming the GOP nominee since Reagan. Opportunities like this don't come along very often and if conservatives let this one pass, we may never again have a chance to put a conservative champion like Cruz in the White House.
It is actually very easy to understand. Cruz is not NBC and not qualified to be POTUS. Canada maybe, but not the US.
Ted Cruz is to Reagan as the lightning bug is to the lightning.
“Exactly the kind of person FR & the masses have been crying for all these past 7 years, we have a Conservative Champion and FR wants to reject him.....hard to understand that.”
Agree 100%. It seems like it’s all about personality and vague promises for the Trumpsters. Here’s a guyTed Cruz, who has consistently stood up for federalism, small government, and individual liberty at the expense of his own popularity among his colleagues. And another guy who has spread money all over the democrat party to serve his own interests and supported the Kelo decision. Where are his core principles? Oh, who cares - he’s brash and funny and probably has a great crease in his pants....I think I feel a thrill up my leg.
I noticed that, too. The negative side of campaigns has become a depressing feature of FR.
Can this guy vote in Iowa? Does Cruz get even one vote from this?
Because you can't spend years and years talking about being constitutionalists, and then throw it all away by supporting a guy who isn't even constitutionally qualified for the office for which he is running.
The thing I like about Cruz and Trump is that they don’t apologize for telling the truth, but I like Cruz better.
A gentle reminder of President Ronald Reagan, who was the essence of love for his fellow Americans, dignity, wisdom, knowledge and a beautiful, self-deprecating sense of humor.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/wrRTau5jusU
No, Ted Cruz acknowledges that for over forty years he was a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. The question remains: can a natural-born Canadian also be a natural-born American?
Yes, it is.
Yes, if he/she is also a natural-born citizen of the United States of America, like Cruz.
BTW, Cruz gave up his Canadian citizenship a few years ago.
I am sad about the total void of leadership in the GOP, the only party I have ever been registered with in my entire life. But Cruz, while he is a good junior senator and perhaps a potential Supreme Court justice, doesn’t belong in the Oval Office and moreover has no hope of ever getting there. Just face it.
There is no doubt that Ted Cruz is a natural-born Canadian: born in Canada to a naturalized Canadian father. The question is: can you be a natural-born citizen of two countries at the same time?
Still, we have this conundrum - Ted Cruz may, in fact be a better President, overall, than just about anybody else out there. Presently, Ted Cruz is NOT President, and the objective is to MAKE him President.
There are several obstacles to realizing this outcome. One is Donald Trump, who at the moment seems to have an impressive lead in the polls, a lead that shall not be verified until some actual binding votes are taken. Another is a large inertia of formed opinions among many who are unfamiliar with the principles and ideals that Ted Cruz intends to reactivate and articulate as his platform for restoration of the America which was once the premier and most admired nation in the world. A third is the continuous sniping concerning some rather snarky and biased impressions being bandied about that Ted Cruz is not a “real” American. And lastly is the truly vicious and snarling opposition to be faced in the general election, provided Ted Cruz even gets nominated for the Presidency, from the Current Regime, well noted for their sometimes extralegal and always ruthless means by which they maintain control of information and influence in that territory once known as “the United States of America”, like a Mafioso fiefdom.
But even Al Capone finally got sent to prison. Eliot Ness got the goods on Capone, not through all the other overt crimes, but through fraudulent income tax reports.
We need another Eliot Ness to keep hammering at the criminal enterprise that constitutes the Current Regime.
Read it again. You stopped too soon. Born of US citizens is not enough. There are TWO provisions that follow in that 1790 law.
Can you cite any serious legal authority who agrees with you?
I have read it plenty of times. It specifies that citizenship descends through the father. Frozen into the Constitution for purposes of qualifying for the presidency.
If only. But I somehow doubt it.
The obvious stands out I guess.
Until I hear some specifics from Trump on what he would do on certain things, I’m leaving him and voting for Cruz. We vote in the primaries in one month, Mar 1. I need to know what he has in mind for healthcare, taxes, and a whole lot more.. specifics, not broad suggestions
By this time in the process, I need to know more than “make America great”. His great may not suit my ideas of great.
I’ve been a Trump voter all this time.. and it’s time he gave us some specifics or I can’t cast that vote for Trump. It’s nitty gritty time. And besides all that, I’m fed up with the fighting and hard hitting attacks. Lies and exaggerations.... Enough already!
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