Posted on 04/16/2016 7:10:52 AM PDT by bray
Matthew 22:16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
Conservatism seems to been driven off the tracks by the Punditocracy. In the old days of the movement character and transparency was every bit as important as policy matters. How can you be a free country when your leaders are hiding everything from you and shading the truth? If they will hide the truth about little issues who says they will not hide it from big ones?
We have two choices now and in reality the election is over and Trump has won it is just by how much and is it enough to overcome the establishment, but it is still two men. In July when we had seventeen candidates and Jeb was the overwhelming favorite with Walker right behind, I predicted Trump and Cruz due to Trump’s wall and Cruz’s ground game. At that time I suggested they should be a team with Trump President and Cruz VP for four years while he was trained in executive skills. I was wrong.
My hesitation at the time with Ted was his question of being a Natural Born Canadian and Heidi Cruz working for Goldman Sachs and making $800K/yr. Both of those are still a problem if not much larger and there has been so much more piled on top without being in the least bit transparent. His campaign makes the old Clinton war room seem open and airy. If you dare ax the most basic question you get hit with a hammer and demeaned in the vilest attacks, but enough about his supporters.
I have no idea what the framers of this Country had in mind when they decided to have Presidents born in America or by military families stationed overseas, but it seems a good idea you be born here. That said, the troubling part of the birther issue is his refusal to be transparent. Why does he seal all of his birth records and immigration documents to keep his citizenship hidden? Lay everything on the table and get it behind you rather than covering it up like Benghazi, this makes no sense.
Goldman Sachs is the bigger issue of the two and lends itself to his lack of character which has revealed itself over and over. If you have a company supporting your family which is the author of ever bad economic policy in America, how can you claim to be a defender of Conservatism? Nobody is asking you to take a vow of poverty and quite the opposite, but this is profiting on all of those years in the Bush Administration writing all of those free trade agreements. Free for the other Countries while putting chains on America. Goldman Sachs is the very last bank any Conservative would work for if they were who they say they are. How would he balance her making over a million a year if he were President or VP if he had to rule against them and for America?
Then there is the campaign, from Iowa to Colorado there is a pattern of behavior that is very troubling for a Christian Conservative. Whether we like it or not, Christians are held to a higher standard which none of us can attain, but at least make an attempt. He has a habit of taking the shortcut and then blaming someone else for his decision. The buck never stops at his desk and that is a problem.
Whenever he has an issue where he is obviously lying like claiming Carson was dropping out in Iowa, he claims ignorance while saying he is the smartest man in the room. The one he really cannot deny or explain is the half a million his Pac gave to the Carley Pac. Now he will claim he cannot communicate with his PAC and if you believe that there is a bridge in Brooklyn you may want to jump off. How was his campaign manager able to buy the partially nude picture of Trump’s wife and turn that over the PAC if there is not communication?
Why would any campaign which is continually short on cash give a rival campaign running for the same office and roughly the same polling position be given such a large sum of money? If there is any explanation give it, since the appearance is this was hush money to cover-up an affair with Carley’s campaign manager.
In the old days of Conservatism, the appearance of corruption was corruption however today it is until proven beyond a shadow of a doubt so you stall. The same old Carvile tactic. Why did the PAC give a half million and what did Carley get for that? Both PACs should tell the truth if either one of them is honest.
Then we move to Whisky Creek and Colorado with his cozy relationship with the establishment. I remember when Conservatives would vomit if they were supported by Linseed Graham, John InSain, Jeb, Georgie Will, Kraut, National Review, WaPo, Reid and the entire GOP establishment but they ignore that to promote their version of conservatism. These people are the problem and will only make our issues worse, yet they claim it will be different this time.
After Colorado when there was not a single vote cast with Cruz taking all of the delegates we heard rules, regulations and the need to educate yourselves. Having been in one of those GOP selection caucuses here is how they work. Everyone knows exactly who they are voting for before they arrive since they have been given slates of names who to vote for of which delegates will vote for Cruz.
The ones who arrive with an open mind or intend on voting for someone else are outvoted by the slate. You vote down the slate so every chosen delegate gets the same overwhelming votes, it is pure corruption. It is all carefully choreographed and has absolutely nothing to do with the people they supposedly represent, only the kingmakers who demand their voices heard.
The one I was at was ambushed by the Paulbots who got around half the delegates even though he received 4% of the Primary vote. These charades are more like the Soviet Union than America. You can bet none of those slate delegates are under seventy or been with the Party less than forty years.
Cruz of course comes out of the Colorado fiasco blaming someone else as it is never his fault. In reality his team organized all of those slates and made sure of the outcome days before they met. You can claim they had the better ground game, but that way of selecting bound delegates has nothing to do with the voice of the people and more to do with the dictates of the Party.
There is a pattern with Ted Cruz which is very disturbing. He continually will take the shortcut on the truth and openness and then blame someone else after he gets caught. It seems we have had enough politicians who fit that mold and we really do not need more of them and especially as President. If we are going to turn America around we need to begin with honor and transparency which is lacking with Ted. This is not an indictment on Cruz as much as the conservative establishment, but some questions need open answers and apparently never will. It is time for a new direction for Conservatism, it is time to Trump the entire District of Corruption.
Pray America wakes
Are you saying anything goes if it means you getting your way....does this apply to everyone or just billionaires!!!
Maybe he was successful when he was hoodwinked by McConnel about the bank deal.
Ted Cruz would sell his soul to the Devil, if that got him power and control. Ted Cruz is bought and owned by the GOP Establiahment period. How any conservative can vote for him is beyond comprehension. He is in bed with the likes of Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Carly Fiorina, Nikki Haley, Glenn Beck, Reince Priebus, etc. That association tells the entire story of what a low life, Ted Cruz is.
No, the Kochs are businessmen, like Trump—not career politicians, like Cruz.
Excellent!
Please define “conservative policies”.
Trump said the three most essential functions of government are:
Security
Health care
Education
He is wrong about that.
Trump says he supports raising taxes
He supports fed govt guaranteed healthcare
He has said these things repeatedly in debates and we willfully deny them.
Trump does not support conservative values and he has honestly told us that again and again
You really don’t believe that PACs don’t coordinate do you. I have some beachfront property in Phoenix you may like.
Why did his PAC give that money to Carley’s Pac.
Pretty clear to me why his PAC gave money to her PAC!
I read that the FEC was looking into this...
How do you know whether or not I was born and raised in the South?
Blah!!!Blah!!!Blah!!!Blah!!!
It’s not difficult at all. Trump supporters hate to discuss Trump’s Donnie-come-lately conversion to conservatism, or his GOPe style big government solutions to every problem. So they deflect the conversation.
“Donald is rich.” That’s a popular one.
“Donald has a beautiful wife”. OK
“Donald is filling stadiums”. About as relevant as the first two in determining whether Donald is a limited government conservative at the core.
If Donald was my candidate I would try to deflect the conversation to trivialities as well.
Yes1 I agree with you.
Pray for Peace for America, and the world.
Where are Cruz's complete tax returns? He has only supplied the 1040s for four years.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this post! It lays out actions that define what I expect from a real conservative.
Cruz may call himself anything he wants but as far as I’m concerned he has sold his soul to non-conservatives and I don’t want any more of the same.
That’s four years more than Trump!!
Trump is the white Obama.
‘Born and raised in the South’ is shorthand for ‘I was born and raised in the South.’ I have no speculation as to your place of birth; I only know you do not grasp the correct usage of ‘y’all.’
Very well said. The list of red flags cropped up soon after he was elected to the Senate and they have just led to more and more red flags popping up almost daily.
If Obama can do it, why can't Cruz?
That's the "Conservative logic" Cruz hucksters use. It boils down to saying that corruption and lies are fine if both side get chance to benefit from them on something like an equal basis.
Let anyone threaten the flow of graft and corruption, though, and . . . well look at what Newt got for keeping his word. Whatever else you can say about him, he delivered what he said he would deliver then the Republicans were happy to throw him out on false charges and let Clinton take the credit for a balanced budget.
In DC, corruption is the Spice and the Spice must flow.
If House America is destroyed but the Spice still flows, no problem.
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