[Jeff Head]

Good article. Thanks.

Seldom does a conservative, in battle with a political and legal liberal, or as distinguished a litigator as Alan Dershowitz, win both the argument and a compliment. Usually, the reverse occurs, at least in the modern world. The victor is reviled and faces endless recriminations, complaints and allegations of this and that. But to the credit of the liberal Harvard professor, he paid young Ted Cruz perhaps the highest compliment he could muster. Asked by the National Review what Dershowitz thought of the young conservative -- now with a chance to become America’s level-headed president -- the esteemed litigator just this: “Cruz was off-the-charts brilliant.”

[imardmd1]

Good show, 2DV!

[wideminded]

"The proceedings commenced, and a funny thing happened. This legendary legal mind was ahead of us. In so many words, he calmly, and without the expected fanfare and fireworks, approached the bench and said - now set aside all my arguments, except this one. And he then used his entire 20 minutes to carefully articulate - with many questions coming at him - why this one argument should win the day."

I was listening to an interview with Scalia the other day and he mentioned this same strategy as a good use of oral argument time.

[JJ_Folderol]

Awaiting the obligatory Trumpite attack.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Ted's problem is that he's an appellate lawyer, and voters are not an appellate panel. He lacks the relatability of a great trial lawyer, who can connect with the ordinary people who sit on a jury. Two different skill sets with only some overlap. Love the guy's policies, but he'd never win the general election. Thought for a bit that perhaps he could overco.e it, but....

Well, he's given a pretty good demonstration of why he is so disliked in the Senate, and it's not because he's so conservative.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It concludes:

“...So, as we go to the polls and think about the future, what about that? If Ted Cruz can not only win Iowa, and a healthy proportion of New Hampshire and South Carolina -— and can even earn the grudging respect of a senior adversary before the bench -— should we not be thinking hard about how he could serve America? Rebuild America? Win for America? Let me collapse 20-plus arguments, if I may, into one: Ted Cruz is the kind of leader that would bring respect to America, if we are ready for that. I am.”