You have missed my point. The issue isn’t whether Ted Cruz will be better than Obama. Because he is right on so many issues and a Constitutionalist he will be better by default. So would nearly all the Republicans, with perhaps the exception of Jeb Bush. Heck, even Bush is to the right of Obama so arguably he would be better.
The issue though isn’t whether Cruz is better than Obama, the issue is whether Cruz can govern better than the other conservatives running in this election. My point in bringing up Obama is that when you look at his political career and Cruz, they’re at the same point when they each ran for President. Obama was a two year Senator, so is Cruz. Obama had no executive governing experience, neither does Cruz. There’s a lesson to be learned from Obama based on how poorly he’s managed the executive branch. That lesson goes beyond ideology, it hits at actual governing and decision making.
Obama has gotten remarkably little done legislatively, not because Republicans impede him but because he’s an incompetent negotiator. He got very little done when he had a filibuster proof Congress, again because he doesn’t know how to build relationships or negotiate. These are the sort of things you learn how to do when you’re a Governor or a Senator for more than two years before you run for President.
I think you overlook the fact that Obama got very little done in spite of his legislative advantages because he is not a leader. He's a lecturer. He keeps his vision to himself and does not impart it into others. He likes running for office but not being in office. Ted Cruz has none of those traits. He is a leader, a born leader. He is charismatic and eloquent. He has a vision that he can easly describe to others and show how they can be a part of it. He can build coalitions and direct effort because of those traits. I truly think that administrative experience, while valuable, is not the be-all and end-all of a successful president. Cruz can surround himself with advisors who can help administer things. But a president can't depend on others for leadership. If he can't provide it then there will be none.
Give him line item veto and he’ll change the country in his first year!!
I saw him last July with my husband at a gathering of nearly 1,300. He was captivating and I’d love to have him as a friend. My husband said that his “bullshit meter” did not go on from the time he came on stage until the time he stayed for hours to personally meet and take pictures with all who would stay with him! He is a gifted speaker as well as a smart man who has depth on the issues.
I worked with Dick Armey and Tom DeLay campaigns as well as 3 others who were elected to the House. Cruz is as strong as they are but not the man who wants the power one can feel as POTUS...he just wants his daughters to have the opportunity he has had and turn America back to where we love it!
I plan on working for him and I can’t say that for anyone since Reagan.
My point in bringing up Obama is that when you look at his political career and Cruz, they’re at the same point when they each ran for President. Obama was a two year Senator, so is Cruz. Obama had no executive governing experience, neither does Cruz.
NO comparison.
Cruz’ resume runs thousands of circles around 0blamer’s. Also, you might want to catch up, on this thread....
Mark Levin just OBLITERATED the argument ‘we need a governor for president’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3271254/posts
This poster did an excellent job of listing Ted Cruz’ experience....
Princeton, BA Public Policy, cum laude, 1992
National Speaker of the Year, 1992
US National Debate Championships, Top Speaker, 1992
Harvard, JD, magna cum laude, 1995
Harvard Law Review, primary editor
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, executive editor
Harvard Latino Law Review, founding editor
Law Clerk, J Michael Luttig, US Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995
Law Clerk, William Rehnquist, US Supreme Court, 1996
Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Justice Department
Director of policy planning, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Authored 70 United States Supreme Court briefs and presented 43 oral arguments, including nine before the United States Supreme Court
Sponsored 25 bills of his own as Senator (far more than Obama)
First Hispanic, and the youngest and longest-serving solicitor general in Texas history.
Adjunct professor of law, University of Texas School of Law in Austin, 2004-09
24 posted on March 23, 2015 at 11:01:18 PM CDT by Teacher317
And as far as I know, Cruz has NEVER been a community organizer.
You speak of things that true leaders are born with and you can spot them a mile off the first time they try to form a coherent sentence without a teleprompter.
Wrong, but that doesn't matter to you. And I see someone has made sure it will never matter to you, at least under this screen name.