Posted on 03/03/2016 1:12:53 PM PST by Brices Crossroads
Generally speaking, your enemies' actions will tell you who or what they fear. Mitt Romney's windy tirade, on behalf of the Establishment and against Donald Trump, is no different. The Establishment fears Donald Trump and not because he might lose. The Establishment is very adept at losing, having lost the popular vote in five of the last six Presidential elections. No. They are afraid of Donald Trump because they not only believe he might win; the actually believe he WILL win. His victory would end their gravy train and suspend, as well as expose to scrutiny, the rackets they have been involved in for the last quarter century. From the GOP Establishment's point of view, a Hillary Clinton victory is infinitely preferable to that.
I have listened for months now as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, among others, have repeatedly lumped Ted Cruz together with Donald Trump as the two threats for which, the Establishment has equal and unmitigated disdain. I think many of us knew that Ted Cruz was no threat to the Establishment but was a cog in its machinery. Willard Mitt Romney, the latest Establishment sacrificial lamb, has now revealed that Ted Cruz is, in fact, an Establishment operative in good standing. At his Trump bashing event, Romney said the following:
"If the other candidates can find common ground, I believe we can nominate a person who can win the general election and who will represent the values and policies of conservatism. Given the current delegate selection process, this means that I would vote for Marco Rubio in Florida, for John Kasich in Ohio, and for Ted Cruz or whichever one of the other two contenders has the best chance of beating Mr. Trump in a given state."
By giving Cruz his imprimatur, Romney provided a very valuable service to any voter who is torn between which of the two anti-Establishment candidates, Trump or Cruz, to support. The fact is there is, and always was, only one anti-Establishment candidate, and it was never Ted Cruz. Someone needs to let Rush and Sean know that they can now drop the line that Cruz is anti-Establishment. Unless, of course, Cruz wants to repudiate Romney's endorsement.
Come to think of it, since we are hearing many calls for repudiations of support/endorsements from this person or that group, perhaps it is not too bold to ask: Can we get a disavowal, Ted?
Didn't think so.
You are going to miss your flight.
Why don’t I just vote for my mailman for President?
Is voting for a candidate that has never held public office the only way to go?
Cruz is not the establishment, unless you define the establishment as anyone who has held public office to be the establishment.
Your ignorance is showing through loud and clear.
Some policeman are bad an do really bad things.
Therefore all policemen are bad and none of them can be trusted?
I use that because that’s what you are saying - All politicians are bad. That’s not true.
Many of the Congressman and Senators in Congress are there to do the job they were elected to do.
Cruz has been fighting the fight. You may not agree with everything he’s voted for or against but you can’t deny that he has put forth the best effort possible for a junior Senator. You can’t deny that he’s stood for conservatives, the tea party and the constitution.
Lumping him in with he likes of Graham, McCain etc... That isn’t right and only the lowest of low information voters will buy it.
“I wonder if Ted was voting conservative as a ploy to make us think he is with us. Who knows. For sure Heidi Cruz reminds me of Hillary and I dont want that.”
Must be a vast, elite GOP conspiracy!
Oh, brother.
Do you have anything better than that?
Politicians are different than policemen. They get elected because of huge money donors and special interests. When the win they are then beholden to those donors. We the people are nothing but an afterthought. If you can’t understand that then I have nothing left for you.
~Ciao
You see, this is likely to be my last vote in a contested presidential election. Generally repubs go for 8 years and I will either be pushing daisies or unable to make it to a poll or participate in 8 years.
My last vote, which I may have cast on march 1st was for Cruz. if trump gets the nod, I will not have anyone to vote for, and my last vote will not be another nose holder.
If that happens I will enjoy knowing that the buyers remorse will be epic!
I will then do as I have done in the past few elections, and buy a new gun and some ammo. After that. I will be content.
“This story about how Cruz is establishment, or the establishment pick is the only thing they can cling to when they realize they are voting for the rich, white version of Obama.”
They don’t realize anything. They are being seduced by a completely ridiculous bill of goods, but they are lapping it all up.
Too bad. Trump will be the President of the United States in 2017. Get used to it. You think you are sick of us.....ha. You Cruzers are the most annoying people on Earth. Thank God the voters are kicking Cruz to the curb.
His is an endorsement Cruz should not want.
You will get exactly what you deserve, as always...
Well said!
Thanks. I hope so. So glad that you are a Trump supporter now.
“So your answer to this is to promote another authoritarian self funded liberal to fix the problem and throw conservatism out the window.
Who the hell are you people?
I don’t know, but I am sick of it.”
Couldn’t agree more.
Every poll that’s out there says that Republican voters share their values with Cruz more than any other candidate. Yet, they vote for Trump, who has the lowest percentage in that category.
Being anti-establishment by itself is not enough!!!
Do you people have any core values whatsoever?
So lets wait it out and see
The only people worthy of candidacy would be billionaires.
Even if we accept the idea that Trump is a gold standard billionaire who will make the country great again what happens when he's no longer electable. Your choices shrink.
You would then be able to chose from some of the following:
Elan Musk
George Soros
Bill Gates
Tom Steyner
Michael Bloomberg
Fred Eychener
Jeff Epstien
...
That's what this weird suggestion that PACs are bad will get you. Elections are expensive business when you don't get 90% of your airtime free.
You have to ignore the TrumpBots. I have never seen the craziness like I see around here. They have no concept of conservative principles, and are literally mesmerized by a show of power.
It’s some kind of bizarre mashup of kabuki, world wrestling federation, and frat boy bravado.
I live in Alabama, with lots of Alabama football fans. They may not know anything about football, or much else, but they sure are fans. Super fans. The biggest fans. The loudest fans. And the dumber they are, the louder they are.
In a word... No
“You Cruzers are the most annoying people on Earth.”
You should see it from the side that supports Cruz.
Blah, blah, blah...
Its TPA, not TPP and Cruz did not support Romney today.
#107 you watch what happens if trump gets beat by Hillary. Most every one of these Cruz trashers will beg him to fight hillary because The establishment won’t.
Or they’ll go full trump and just declare they are now rats.
Bunch of junior high Girls with a crush on a loud mouth senior!
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