Posted on 03/24/2015 4:47:25 AM PDT by LeoMcNeil
I want to like Ted Cruz. He has all the right views from Obamacare to taxes to amnesty to Federal spending. Hes a gifted speaker, his speech yesterday was given without a teleprompter. He appeared genuine, frankly it appeared as though he had written the speech himself. The left hates Cruz, which of course makes him all the more likable. John McCain has called him a wacko bird, which again makes Cruz more likable. Anyone who annoys McCain must be good. Lost in the euphoria conservatives are having over Cruz is an objective look at whether Cruz will actually make a good President. Lets face it, there isnt a lot of evidence out there that Cruz is capable. Yes, he has all the right views but is he capable of governing effectively with those principles he claims?
Ted Cruz has as much experience today as Barack Obama did in 2007. Both entered their first Presidential race with zero executive governing experience. Both of them had just over two years of experience in the Senate before announcing their candidacy. Neither of them accomplished anything legislatively in the Senate, neither authored a single bill which made it through the chamber much less Congress. Ted Cruz is the conservative version of Barack Hussein Obama, he even has the birther crazies going wild because he was born in Canada.
Obama would have been much worse, from a conservative standpoint, had he been experienced heading into the White House. During his first year he had a filibuster proof majority in Congress and failed to get more than a watered down Wall Street bill and a Stimulus bill passed. He failed to pass an amnesty bill, he failed to pass a tax increase, he failed to pass Cap & Trade, he failed to close Guantanamo. The President wanted single payer socialist healthcare, he had to settle for Obamacare. Had Obama been more experienced, hes likely to have figured out how to pass most of his agenda. From a managerial standpoint, his agencies are a mess. They had three years to put together a website for Obamacare and the administration failed miserably. Obama had no idea there was a problem until after the website went live. Obama came into office promising to clean up the VA, six years later nothing has changed. Much of this is due to the Presidents inexperience. Obamas lawless unilateral actions today are directly traceable to his legislative inexperience and lack of skill.
What evidence is there that Ted Cruz will do a better job than Obama? Yes, we can always fall back on Cruz having the right principles. However if he isnt capable of implementing those principles, what good is he to the conservative cause? The question for conservatives today is what evidence is there that Cruz will be effective managing the executive branch? Objectively there isnt much evidence out there that hes capable of doing much of anything other than give a good speech. A President has to be more than that though. There is a lesson to be learned from Obamas nomination, it simply isnt wise to nominate someone who doesnt have much experience.
On a more subjective note, dont you wonder about the motivations of someone who thinks that after two years in the Senate hes qualified to be President? After eight years of watching Obama, its clear hes a narcissist. That probably should have been obvious from the moment he announced his candidacy. Only a narcissist would think hes qualified to run for President with so little experience. Cruz is in the same boat. While its nice to believe his motivations are pure and Constitutional, were only fooling ourselves if we truly believe it. Cruz is arrogant enough to believe that despite his inexperience and lack of accomplishment he should be elected President. Considering all the conservative jumping on the Cruz bandwagon, it appears weve learned little from the mistake of Obama.
Since you don’t believe “we should throw our weight behind” Ted Cruz, which of the potential candidates do you propose receive that support instead? You have made it abundantly clear that you do not really like Cruz. I’m speculating you are inclined to support a “governor” with a “track record” such as Jeb Bush or even Chris Christie.
Oh, and Obammy Boy DID get things done in his state senate position---the few times he showed up to vote?
Cruz has a tremendous intellect and has emerged as a dynamic natural-born leader in a party full of tired old RINOs who DON'T get anything done except to rubberstamp anything the 'rats put forward. They are not giving their constituents authentic representation. If their constituents wanted 'rat policies in place, they would have voted for the 'rat candidates.
Cruz has risen to the top of a collection of truly ill-qualified Presidential wannabes who have offered nothing that their 'rat masters would not approve of.
Therefore, I heartily disagree with your opinion that Cruz would not make a great President. I think that he would bring back the pride people used to feel when they said they were an American. We would no longer feel humiliated compared to other world powers, and could retake our position of preeminence among the nations. And Cruz, a REAL man among men, would sure as HECK not be caught BOWING to the heads of other nations.
Cruz is an ADULT who would not throw an internationally witnessed tantrum every time his will was thwarted. I do not believe he would attempt (and then deny) tampering with the elections of other countries.
I believe that Cruz would strengthen our hollowed-out defenses to discourage attacks from without and within. The Bammy Child has done quite the opposite. His laying bare our nation for attack is despicable, as are most of the actions which he has undertaken.
I believe that Cruz could work effectively with Congress as the Constitution intended, not rule with "pen and phone" by fiat. Obammy Boy pisses on our Constitution every single day.
I also believe that Cruz is quite capable of recruiting truly excellent people to support his administration and to tutor him in areas where he lacks expertise.
Your arguments appear to be based on opinion, with no supportive evidence to back them up.
Not so hard to understand. Isn't about 49% of our population getting some form of Federal money? Free money (not really free, just borrowed from the future) makes everyone feel like throwing a party, and parties tend to make people get a bit immoral.
Washington D.C. (and it's supporters) simply don't want the party to stop, but the laws of nature will not be denied. Excessive borrowing and spending will eventually cause a crash.
Hi Liz, I totally agree. Thanks for helping to get the word out—though it seems some Freepers don’t want to ponder the truth.
Scott Walker has gotten things done, passed conservative laws in his state, lowered taxes, defeated the communists/democrats etc. So do you support Scott Walker? I do .
your Cruz is for bringing in foreign Muslim Indian programmers cause some gov agency says there is some shortfall. this is an invasion. my city is overrun by immigrants. I feel like I'm in mogadishu, India, Haiti and in Mexico city
“...What evidence is there that Ted Cruz will do a better job than Obama?...”
Logic dictates that if a garden-variety, affirmative-action intellect like 0bama can manage, then most anyone can do it.
Good link. amazing. We have too many immigrants as they take most jobs in America already.
No more legalization of illegals nor worker immigrant visas nor any more immigration.
I m against any more foreign workers coming into the USA to take my job away.
we have enough immigrants what 80 million LEGAL and 50 million illegal? . most jobs go to immigrants. there are 330 million people in the USA . enough . almost all immigrants vote for socialism . most Americans don’t want any more immigrants and neither do I even if i wasn’t in the IT industry. why do we need to bring in 3rd world scum to vote for socialism as immigrants do (see california)?
We don’t need to import more foreign Muslim Indian programmers cause some gov agency says there is some shortfall. this is an invasion. my city is overrun by immigrants. I feel like I’m in mogadishu, India, Haiti and in Mexico city
How much managerial expertise is required to abolish all the unconstitutional executive departments and bureaus that plague us?
EPA, Education, HHS, HUD, Energy....
Deep six ‘em all.
Cruz supports legal immigration.
He does not support illegal immigration.
He supports H-1B only if there is a labor market shortage.
There is NOT currently a labor market shortage.
Therefore, he does not support H-1B in the IT field at the current time.
Legal immigration is what got us in this mess with the 1965 immigration act which changed immigration to let in tsunamis of legal 3rd world immigrants every year into the USA. how many do they let in legally 2 million annually .we need someone that puts Americans ,capitalism, freedom and American workers first not 3rd world immigrants who will turn the USA socialist and take our jobs. If you support 3rd world immigration then all those things are threatened capitalism,American’s jobs, and freedom itself. Any thing can be legalized by the government as they did in 1965. We need someone that is against immigration as Tom Tancredo and Pat Buchanan are as they realize what the democrats are doing with their importing of hordes of 3rd world voters. immigration is the issue that decides all other issues
Americans who were born in the U.S. and have paid taxes all their lives and work in IT jobs don’t want an increase in work visas for 3rd world immigrants.
I don’t want any more immigrants .no more increase in work visas. we have enough 1-2 million legal immigrants per year in the USA
We do not need more Americans fired and replaced by H1B’s either.
I agree . bttt
Arguably?
And perhaps you wonder why you got ZOTTED!!!!!!
Another ignorant blog pump bites the dust.
Pimp
Darned self correct can’t tell a Pimp from a pump.
Its just a general term to me as how it “sounds” likely to moderate voters. But I could use “strange” if you prefer.
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