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There's so much nonsense being spewed in this country. I'm drowning in it. I can hardly breathe anymore. The Donald Trump phenomenon is built on nonsense and born from nonsense. His surrogates and minions in the media drop 80 tons of nonsense on every conversation like a nuclear bomb incinerating everything in its path and wiping out any chance of a coherent dialogue. Exhibit A: I wrote a blog post last week listing a few of the so-called conservative leaders in media and politics who sold out to Trump. Maybe you read it. Amanda Carpenter, a writer for one of...

'Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests,' the former Florida governor says.

From Ann Coulter this morning: Fox News & Cruz are American traitors, in league with the liberal establishment. Silent majority must face fire from a unified oligarchy. Despicable Opportunist, Ted Cruz: Donald Trump Bears Responsibility For Organized Chicago Violence

The so-called Republican establishment is coming to the painful realization that Texas senator Ted Cruz may be its only hope to block Donald Trump from winning the nomination and Hillary Clinton from winning the White House. It’s not assured, of course. There are as many theories on how to emerge from this year’s Republican convention with an acceptable nominee as there are interpretations of what was going on in the TV show Lost.

For the record, I was heartbroken when my brother Jeb dropped out of the race for president, not just because he's my brother but because he was clearly the best-qualified candidate, in both experience and temperament to lead the nation. But I've moved on and now two things motivate me to act with urgency to support Ted Cruz. First, Donald Trump must be stopped. He cannot win against even a flawed Hillary Clinton and his style doesn't reflect the best of American values, including service above self. And second, it is very clear that the only viable option to unifying...

There's one huge takeaway from Tuesday's primaries results: Ted Cruz overperformed in a state where conventional wisdom says he shouldn't have had a chance, namely Michigan. His overperformance - edging out John Kasich for second place, in a state where Kasich should naturally be stronger - is way more significant looking forward than his once-again second place finish in Mississippi, which is another of those southern states that Cruz's campaign based their dubious "evangelicals who don't vote because no one is conservative enough" strategy upon. Of the "not Trumps" still standing, Senator Cruz is closer to what I'd like to...

Neil Bush, the son of President George H. W. Bush, who defrauded U.S. taxpayers out of $1.5 billion dollars in the savings and loan scam, and later peddled influence for the Chinese government, (who plied him with Chinese prostitutes) has formally endorsed Senator Ted Cruz for president. You can’t make this stuff up.

Mitt Romney, once a Massachusetts moderate, was mocked four years ago for describing himself as "severely conservative". Romney was undoubtedly a conservative, and his presidential platform would put him way on the rightmost edges of mainstream political discourse in the UK. But to see a genuinely "severe" conservative, we only had to wait for the four-year cycle to roll around once more. No, not Donald Trump. Ted Cruz, the Texan Senator. Cruz is very, very conservative. His policy positions are broadly archetypal of the modern Republican party, but taken to their most extreme limits. He is, of course, anti same-sex...