Posted on 12/06/2014 11:21:05 AM PST by thetallguy24
Is it me, or is Sessions the guy we've been missing in the White House? I know he's older and been in Washington awhile, but he seems to be the one guy who really wants the truth out, wants limited government and border security, and stands up to the establishment. We need someone of unquestionable integrity.
Shouldn't he be the guy?
Cruz looks okay, but I prefer Sessions. He is my Senator and a true patriot. I’m afraid however that he is not “flashy” enough to run for president. He would be a great one though and I would support him 110%. My worry with Cruz is he may be too easy to demonize. The MSM will have a field day with him. The natural born citizen thing might come into play too. After Obama it shouldn’t but we all know the rules are different for Republicans.
You’re super smart and you love the Cruzer.
That’s fine.
Some of us dumb guys just want a break from lawyers and Ivy Leaguers.
In 2000, he helped write the policy paper that became the Bush-McCain Amnesty in 2006.
In 2012, while running for Senate in Texas, he publicly campaigned for more foreign work visas for Texas farmers and ranchers.
In 2013, while giving a speech in El Paso after the “Gang of Eight” Amnesty bill passed in the Senate, Cruz said he would have voted for the Amnesty if it required “Certification” for border security, and if the “path to citizenship” was removed.
Those are both weasel GOP fallback positions because everyone knows “Certification” means nothing, and everyone knows the Courts, the RINO’s, and the Democrats will eventually find some way to give citizenship to those who have been Amnestied.
Finally, Cruz has never even suggested that our current insane LEGAL immigration policy should be changed.
That policy is 750,000 new citizens each year (80% of them vote for Democrats), 1.1 million new legal residents each year, and more than 1 million foreign work visas each year.
None of this matters as long as state Republicans allow open primaries that let Democrat and independent voters pick our nominees.
Tall dark and handsome vs. shorter, older, less dynamic. Sad that those qualities make a difference today, but it is the TV/internet age. Jeff will be the next Sen. Majority Leader....2 years....
So you didn’t understand my post at all? [sigh]
I admitted I was dumb...
Would you have him physically deport 40 or 50 million people? How? Explain to us all how that gets done in the current climate. We’re all ears. And you’re against LEGAL immigration, too? How did your ancestors get here?
I’ve seen your posts since I got here, you’re not stupid. Misguided in this one instance, perhaps. I’m guessing Ted Cruz went to Princeton and Harvard Law because he believed they were the pinnacle of education in this country and he didn’t want second best. He’s not a legacy like the Bush family or an affirmative action admission like the current occupant of the executive mansion, but a true over-achiever who sought out the best schools based on his goals and aptitude. It obviously worked. The son of a refugee from a tiny island nation sits on the doorstep of becoming our next leader. Go read his biography on Wikipedia and then come back.
Would you have him physically deport 40 or 50 million people? How? Explain to us all how that gets done in the current climate.Not to hijack a thread onto a different topic, but I would suggest we start deporting illegal aliens "one at a time" if we have to and work up from there as our resources and capabilities allow. The Border Patrol folks know how to execute that plan just fine. We just need the leadership in place to let them know "this is the policy" and that they will be supported in executing that policy.
But back to the thread topic... For me, it's Cruz over Sessions any day, every day, all day long. Nothing against Sessions, but Cruz has what it takes to rock the "gotcha" media back on it's heels and come out clean. And let's be perfectly clear -- regardless of who the GOP runs, the media can be *ONLY* be relied upon to dogpile the GOP candidate(s) in a tightly coordinated fashion.
Whoever that GOP candidate is, they had *better* be able to think on their feet and undermine the media's efforts with ease. Cruz (I think) can do that and stay on offense against the media. Nowadays, that's probably the larger part of the campaign battle: Not getting stuck playing defense to the media.
I wrote him back in early 2009 to oppose Eric Holder's nomination to AG. He replied saying that the POTUS has the right to nominate who he wants. Sessions allowed Holder's nomination to proceed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He did vote against Holder when the nomination came before the whole Senate.
Here's your best reason for coalescing around Cruz over Sessions, and I say this with a deep appreciation for what Sessions is doing concerning Illegal Immigration:
Cruz (TX) - 99% (Overall Average) - 95% (CReview) - 100% (Heritage) - 100% (CFG) - 100% (ACU) - 100% (FreedomWorks)
Sessions (AL) - 83% (Overall Average) - 80% (CReview) - 79% (Heritage) - 88% (CFG) - 88% (ACU) - 82% (FreedomWorks)
Hard to argue with those numbers. Thanks for posting. Sessions is more of a gentleman statesman. He doesn't appear to possess the mettle to press an offensive campaign. Cruz does, but he will be crufied by the MSM for his perceived beligerance.
26 Sessions's mind and positions are AA1+ His image, persona, speaking are less strong than Cruz, imho. Tall dark and handsome vs. shorter, older, less dynamic. Sad that those qualities make a difference today, but it is the TV/internet age. Jeff will be the next Sen. Majority Leader....2 years....
Excellent analysis. I would prefer a GOP governor to emerge very soon, but we are rapidly being herded onto "last stand hill."
Jeb Bush - Hell No!
Chris Christie - Hell No!
Mitt Romney - Hell No!
Rand Paul - Hell No! He is all over the map. His apple did not roll far from the tree.
John Kasich - Hell No!
Sarah Palin - Sadly, her time has passed.
Rick Santorum - Fugedaboutit. Yesterday's news.
Mike Huckabee - Only as a last resort but he doesn't posses the mettle for an offensive campaign. Dislike his amnesty and Common Core.
Niki Haley - Need to know more about her.
Bobby Jindal - Maybe.
Mike Pence - Maybe. If he wants it, he needs to get on the ball.
Rick Perry - I'm on the fence. Too much smoke coming out of TX about him being soft on amnesty. He sure did nothing about putting extra security on the Mexican border in 2014.
So, unless some other dark horse emerges, it will have to be Cruz.
Walker. Hillary’s wants to paint herself as the champion of the middle-class. That’d be extremely hard against Walker who is a lot more middle-class than she is.
Cruz (TX) - 99% (Overall Average) - 95% (CReview) - 100% (Heritage) - 100% (CFG) - 100% (ACU) - 100% (FreedomWorks)That's why Cruz is a better choice then Sessions.
Sessions (AL) - 83% (Overall Average) - 80% (CReview) - 79% (Heritage) - 88% (CFG) - 88% (ACU) - 82% (FreedomWorks)
While I’m a Cruz supporter and not a Rand supporter, Rand didn’t inherit a MD from his dad, he went out and earned it.
It's you. Session is a good Senator and reasonably conservative but I don't see anything that would recommend him over a Cruz or Walker.
Sessions has experience going for him, which can be used to spotlight and counteract the very inexperienced Obama. I really like Ted Cruz, but perhaps the experience of Sessions would appeal to many.
How quickly we forget about the Wizard of Wisconsin, aka, Scott Walker, Union Slayer. Walker is low key, but he is tenacious, not so quick to raise the white flag of surrender. What was it just last week, Rob Portman stomped out the kindling spark of interest in considering him as a 2016 nominee. He barely got his big toe wet, before jumping out of the pool. Walker and Cruz are going to be with us for the long term, if we let them participate. They (Walker & Cruz, in that order) would make the best team so far.
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