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Ted Cruz isn’t Rand Paul or Marco Rubio. Here’s yet another reason why.
Washington Post - The Fix ^
| October 21, 2013
| Sean Sullivan
Posted on 10/21/2013 7:40:15 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Again, no more "Big Government (Brother) knows-best", Republicans, no matter how they got to Washington!
Big Government (Brother) types always climb in bed with pro-government lobbyists to expand this program or that!
Their main job then becomes solely about staying in office and that takes sleeping with more and more lobbyists!!!
In the end, we always wind up with bigger and bigger government and more unelected bureaucrats mandating your life!
Nope, no more Rubio's, no more Paul's for me!!!
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posted on
10/21/2013 7:58:34 AM PDT
by
zerosix
(Native Sunflower)
To: Gaffer; Cincinatus' Wife; RitaOK
The democrat/media complex is TRYING to do their normal marginalization and destruction of Cruz, the one they pull on every attempted leader with an (R) behind his or her name.
Right now, it's not working, and they don't see it yet. This may be a shift in the tides, and he may be the right person to ride the wave of anti-Bambi sentiment.
One thing for certain, they will keep trying different ways to take him down, they're not going to stop.
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posted on
10/21/2013 7:58:51 AM PDT
by
Lakeshark
(Mr Reid, tear down this law!)
To: BarnacleCenturion
If he wants to stay in the senate hell be fine. But beyond that, hell run into trouble with his very high negatives among the non-tea party electorate (about 80% of the voting population).Right, is that the 80% that wants socialized medicine and higher taxes? Just want that clarified.
To: txrangerette
“Reagan was a bumbling actor who hadnt a chance”
Reagan and Cruz have almost nothing in common. Reagan was a former democrat and the governor of a liberal state. They are both conservatives but their styles are completely different.
To: McGavin999
No the jury is not out as far as I am concerned. Rand is his dad with more caution about what he says until he gets elected and Rubio is a GOP-e all the way!
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:03:17 AM PDT
by
carjic
(Fed up!)
To: McGavin999
"Right, is that the 80% that wants socialized medicine and higher taxes? Just want that clarified. "Some. It's also includes a large % of those more interested in the exported jobs economy and the cost of being world policeman.
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:06:28 AM PDT
by
ex-snook
(God is Love)
To: Lakeshark
To: BarnacleCenturion
If he wants to stay in the senate hell be fine. But beyond that, hell run into trouble with his very high negatives among the non-tea party electorate (about 80% of the voting population).
I'm sure you being the Rand Paul flack you are, you really, really, really, really hope that propaganda is true.
Keep hoping for it though, the Moon maybe made of green cheese as well.
Little known fact was that Ronald Reagan was down over 30% percentage points in polling to Jimmy Carter leading into the election of 1980.
The concern trolls of his time were spewing the same nonsense you just did.
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:08:22 AM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Cruz 2016
What's the alternative?
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:10:56 AM PDT
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: BarnacleCenturion; txrangerette
Reagan and Cruz have almost nothing in common. Reagan was a former democrat and the governor of a liberal state. They are both conservatives but their styles are completely different.
Garbage.
The only thing that is different, and it is of minor importance, is their method of delivery.
Reagan used more humor.
Both were/are Awesome communicators.
Both were/are steadfast in their adherence to conservative principles.
Both were/are fearless in attacking the status quo in their own party.
Of anything of importance, they are like peas-in-a-pod.
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:11:17 AM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: BarnacleCenturion
Cruz can win over people quite easily as a candidate. 95% of the country couldn’t pick Ted Cruz of out of a lineup of three people. Bachmann was doing just fine until she went wacka-adoodle about Perry. I was not a supporter, but was pleasantly surprised at her discipline and demeanor in her rise up past the field. Her fall was not so impressive.
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:14:55 AM PDT
by
ilgipper
(Obama is proving that very bad ideas can be wrapped up in pretty words)
To: bigbob
I like your illustration :)
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:15:44 AM PDT
by
Guenevere
(....)
To: BarnacleCenturion
If he wants to stay in the senate hell be fine. But beyond that, hell run into trouble with his very high negatives among the non-tea party electorate (about 80% of the voting population).Jeb "Andy Bernard" Bush 2016!
Le't lose with a RINO again
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:16:03 AM PDT
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: BarnacleCenturion
Reagan was THE most conservative candidate we’ve seen in almost 50 years. Re-writing him as some moderate from a liberal state is complete garbage. California was quite different just 20 years ago, regularly electing Republican...and earlier producing both Nixon and Reagan candidates.
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:16:57 AM PDT
by
ilgipper
(Obama is proving that very bad ideas can be wrapped up in pretty words)
To: Lakeshark
The democrat/media complex is TRYING to do their normal marginalization and destruction of Cruz, the one they pull on every attempted leader with an (R) behind his or her name.Yep. And the immediate and comprehensive vehemence is of a 'Palinesque' nature. They are scared to death of Ted Cruz.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
I like Ted Cruz, Louie Gomez and Mike Lee.
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:22:31 AM PDT
by
sheikdetailfeather
(Yuri Bezmenov (KGB Defector) - "Kick The Communists Out of Your Govt. & Don't Accept Their Goodies.")
To: Servant of the Cross; txrangerette
THAT is not a bad idea at all! Should have thought of it already. Who can we get to run it, in Texas?
This gets us out of the company of abortion loving RINO women.
The “war on women” meme is not going away, I promise you that, and needs a counter to it, especially if Hellary does run.
The stupid party can’t counter anything.
Great idea!
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:27:20 AM PDT
by
RitaOK
( VIVA CHRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
To: txrangerette; BarnacleCenturion; SoConPubbie; All
To: ex-snook
Oh yeah, I know them. They’re the ones who love being unemployed and watching their children with the hundred thousand dollar college education flipping burgers at McDonald.
To: Servant of the Cross
I think he has learned something from watching Palin. She was isolated in part by her political handlers (read: Mccain's GOPe), and told not to fight back, then they blamed it on her and watched gleefully while the democrats continued to savage her.
It wasn't until she was driven from office that she started to fight back. In many ways, she's won, vindicated herself, and is remarkably powerful coming out from under the jack boots of the rats.
I think Cruz saw that, and is simply fighting back in the most insidious way: Being commonsensical, staying focused, explaining the obvious to the American people with a smile, simply destroying the image the MSM is painting and fighting back quickly and intelligently. It's hard not to notice whenever he is interviewed by a member of the MSM, he absolutely destroys them with a smile.
He has learned and is learning. It's a sight for sore eyes.
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posted on
10/21/2013 8:36:37 AM PDT
by
Lakeshark
(Mr Reid, tear down this law!)
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