Posted on 03/04/2016 11:31:55 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Tonight was the night when I could clearly see Ted Cruz as President of the United States. He made the right moral judgment — dealing with Donald Trump was far more important than jockeying for position with Marco Rubio or John Kasich. He made the case against Trump in the right way — he was civil even as he eviscerated Trump again and again. And he connected with the audience not just with his command of the facts, but also by making his case in an effective, human way. When he asked the audience how many had been waiters or waitresses, I had to smile. Both my wife and I spent more than our fair share of time bringing ice tea to thirsty customers, and the notion that waiting tables — even for a season – is a job Americans won’t do is absurd.
But I can’t praise Cruz without also praising Marco Rubio. Their nonaggression pact was clear. It is an extraordinarily difficult thing for political rivals to choose not to attack each other, but both Rubio and Cruz made the right decision. They both kept their eye on the ball, and in so doing kept hope alive in the quest to save the conservative movement and stop Trump.
Regarding Kasich, his performance was cheap and cowardly. Anyone can look statesmanlike when they opt out of a necessary fight. By choosing to cast himself as above the fray, he created a false moral equivalence between Trump, Rubio, and Cruz, and he transparently curried favor with viewers weary of conflict. With every passing moment, he is staining his legacy and his reputation. At a crucial moment, Kasich chose to be — first and foremost – for Kasich. Shame on him.
Finally, there is much more to be said about this, but words cannot express the contempt I felt for Trump’s insistence that the military would follow his unlawful orders to murder women and children. There are men who’ve paid the ultimate sacrifice rather than kill the innocent, yet he pretends our warriors would simply salute and follow orders when told to kill women and children for the sole purpose of punishing terrorists. Trump is sadly mistaken. If he won the White House and tried to implement his “policy,” the military would refuse to comply — because it has honor, because it respects the law, and because it knows the lessons of history. No order can justify an atrocity.
Pathetic but true. Why are people afraid of voting for a good, solid conservative fighter such as Cruz? Do they believe all the crap that Cruz can’t win? If so, shame on them!
Boy! Limbaugh is selling Cruz hard just about every day. He should come out and endorse him and be done with it. He wants to keep his audience but also endorse Cruz at the same time. It sure is twisted.
They embarrassed themselves and the conservative party.I'm sure that Putin found them very amusing.They lost voters yesterday big time
Worse than that, no matter what he says, no matter what words come out of his mouth, he’s just another politician whose first concern is raising money from special interests to pay for his election and then his re-election campaign.
Interestingly, governor Lepage said he had a similar problem with his daughters in born in Canada who had to be naturalized and were not natural born.
Cruz got a lower percent of the Texas vote in Nov 2012 than Mediocre Mitt.
Cruz got 44 percent of the 2016 primary vote in his home state running against “New York Values” and Ruby-boy.
He’s just not a guy with wide appeal, even in Texas.
See my post at #52.
I’m quite happy being me, John. Je suis tres bien dans ma peau. Unfortunately, many people aren’t and must seek approval from the masses instead of just being true to oneself.
Does he ever mention the Beck in the living room.
I doubt it based on choices he's made during his campaign.
What’s an occasional stabbing here and there in the Cruz camp? Nothing to disavow here!
Give Ted a chance one-on-one against ANYONE, and he will mop the floor with them. You and I both saw him demolish Donald last night.
Yes, I saw that on a thread somewhere. It should be publicized more widely. This insistence on not defending the Constitution is very alarming to me.
“Its not Cruz supporters yammering on about boogers.
This is where Trump has taken the level of discourse. “
Weren’t you people droning on about how orange Trump’s face was?
That’s ok, but this is sooooooooo terrible, huh?
I already read that one. Are you older than 12?
“Why are people afraid of voting for a good, solid conservative fighter such as Cruz? “
Because he ran a crap campaign, and now his supporters are having to make guilt appeals to make up for it.
Or did you guys forget there is more to it than just showing up.
I’ve cut Limbaugh off. If enough of his listeners do the same thing, he just might get the message.
Sorry bro, but I gave up trying to reason with the deluded Kool-Aid swilling Trunpeteers long ago.
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