Posted on 08/26/2015 6:26:21 AM PDT by libertarian neocon
I've always liked Ted Cruz, he is the Republican who I agree with most on the issues. He's free market, pro-life and for a measured foreign policy (less aggressive than Marco Rubio but more aggressive than Rand Paul). Most importantly, he would stick to his ideals despite pressure from the establishment. He may have made some tactical errors because of that but I couldn't help but admire him for his idealism. He has been the candidate that I would have voted for if I didn't care at all about electability.
Unfortunately, his interview last night with Megyn Kelly unmasked him as just another smarmy politician. One who thinks the Constitution is maleable, depending on the way the winds are blowing or what is politically advantageous, one who doesn't answer direct questions with direct answers.
When Megyn Kelly asked him about the 14th amendment and birthright citizenship, he said that "as a policy matter, it doesn't make sense anymore". This struck me as the same answer you would get from a liberal with regards to the Right to Keep and Bear Arms after a school shooting.
It seems to me that the text of the 14th amendment is pretty clear on birthright citizenship. It says "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." It is no less clear than "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
The funny thing is that Ted Cruz actually agrees with me or he used to before it became politically expedient to mirror Trump's views with the goal of getting his supporters when Trump blows up. During the interview Megyn Kelly quoted Ted Cruz back to himself. Here is what he said in 2011:
“The 14th Amendment provides for birthright citizenship. I’ve looked at the legal arguments against it, and I will tell you as a Supreme Court litigator, those arguments are not very good. As much as someone may dislike the policy of birthright citizenship, it’s in the U.S. Constitution. And I don’t like it when federal judges set aside the Constitution because their policy preferences are different.”
But of course that was before he was running for President and so didn't have to worry about his words offending another candidates supporters. He really didn't have a good answer after Megyn Kelly brought out that quote, talking around it rather than explaining why he changed his mind like a normal, honest person would have.
Megyn Kelly then asked Cruz the same question Trump has been asked, whether he would deport with the parents two children of illegal immigrants that were technically citizens of the US. He totally avoided answering that question as he attempted a typical maneuver of a politician, having his cake and eating it too. Without being on record as saying he would deport them, he could pivot later and say he is against deporting children without technically flip-flopping while at the same time not saying anything that would offend the Trumpitistas and those that support Trump's immigration plan. I don't like Trump for many reasons but at least he answers questions directly as he did this question when it was asked of him.
Last night it became clear that Ted Cruz is willing to do anything to become President, which is exactly the opposite of why I always had been fond of him. If I wanted someone who would lie with a straight face and a smile and evade questions I would vote for a Bill Clinton or a John Edwards. Looks like Ted Cruz came to Washington to change it but instead it changed him.
He also left me wondering what other constitutional provisions is he set to oppose for political expediency with the goal of gaining more power for himself?
“So you decided to crawl back!
So which is it, Trump supporter (you lied, you’re an iCarly guy), Cruz supporter (again, you lied, you are a supporter of the lady who near crashed HP and did crash Lucent), or a Carly supporter?
Oh yeah, you’re a concern troll Carly supporter.”
When did I say I was a Trump supporter? I never supported Trump because he isn’t even a conservative. He is an authoritarian (notice how all of his plans seem to be about the govt doing more, not less). I did like Cruz in the past as Ive shown. I like Carly, I think she could win and move the country back in the right direction. If Carly wasnt there HP probably would have gone bankrupt as one of the HP board members communicated.
Sorry, Walker.
(LOL, Walker.)
But the point is, you LIED about supporting Cruz.
You posted this thread to Concern Troll Cruz.
http://freerepublic.com/tag/by:libertarianneocon/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change
Also, anybody can see your post history.
It’s right there.
And the fact that you support iCarly the crasher of Lucent, near destroyer of HP, is all over your blog.
You’re a Carly guy.
Stop pretending otherwise here on FR.
I’ve been a Carly supporter since the first debate. Im not involved with her campaign at all, Im just a guy with a family who is getting behind someone I think will get elected and do a good job as President. Before Carly I supported Walker but he disappointed me like he disappointed a lot of people. I like strong debaters (I was a Newt guy last time) and he is downright meek.
So why pretend to be a Cruz supporter?
Still, he's head and shoulders better than any other candidate and I will continue to send money and will vote for him at the first opportunity.
I'm not looking for perfection. Just the best of the non-establishment bunch that at least leans more than 50% Conservative. jeb, christie, carly and kasich do not count as even 50% Conservative. They are liberals and establishment.
*pssst*
OP is a Concern Troll who is a Carly Fiorina supporter.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3338298/posts
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3338164/posts
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3338161/posts
Yeah, almost crashing Hewlett Packard is proof that she’ll do a great job as President.
And how about Lucent, that was quality work there, right?
Under her prime leadership, Lucent went down the tubes and was acquired eventually by Alcatel.
It was such a disaster of a merger that Alcatel had to absorb massive write downs on the acquisition.
And let us not forget: Carly supports illegal alien amnesty via the DREAM act, thinks global warming is absolutely real, and that Common Core is such a great thing.
(The guy who created Common Core said he created it to “end white privilege” by the way.)
I have tried to get into words just how truly idiotic and asinine your post is. ‘he tied his shoes wrong so I cannot support anyone who does that. an if he does that he will try to take over the world and be king of everyone.
Are you kidding me. Just to sum up your ‘rationale’ you can only be a troll. someone coming in here to spew idiocy and dissection. Go back to Democrats Underground-you’ll love Hillary.
Carly is pro-choice. What do you think about that?
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3338394/posts?page=15#15
“And in terms of conservative bona fides, you do know she is the daughter of a well known and principled conservative judge right?”
That’s what our Carly’s Concern Troll thinks.
He thinks he is voting for her father instead of her.
Carly also supports homosexuals in the military and homosexual marriage under the name of “civil union”.
Plus she is endorsed by GOProud.
Fine conservative credentials there! / sarc
She’s not a conservative by any measure.
Nope.
Not by any measure you could throw at it.
But hey, reportedly her father is a great dude so we should ignore everything we know about her and vote for her based off who her father is.
/ sarc.
It’s my impression that many of those who are supporting her are doing so simply because she’s a woman.
Well, that link above shows one that supports her apparently due to who her daddy is.
*ugh*
LMAO.
That’s just illogical.
Wasn't interesting even before the mold grew on it.
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