From the article:
(Cruz is) arrogant and condescending, a terrible listener and completely uninterested in actually getting anything done that doesn’t further his own interests. They see him as a right-wing Arlen Specter — a notoriously difficult and self-absorbed senator.
The GOP is running an election not with big ideas, dreams, and a positive message - they are running it as stop the guy with big ideas, dreams, and a positive message.
If they lose Congress in 2016, they have only themselves to blame.
The National review is backing Cruz but they say they don't really like him. They admit they only support Cruz as a way to weaken Trump.
From the article:
(Cruz is) arrogant and condescending, a terrible listener and completely uninterested in actually getting anything done that doesn’t further his own interests. They see him as a right-wing Arlen Specter — a notoriously difficult and self-absorbed senator.
But what the article actually said.
Cruz will tell you that members of the “Washington cartel” don’t like him because he’s challenged the system and is a threat to K Street and so on. But that’s only part of it. His fellow senators don’t like him because they don’t like him. They say he’s arrogant and condescending, a terrible listener and completely uninterested in actually getting anything done that doesn’t further his own interests. They see him as a right-wing Arlen Specter — a notoriously difficult and self-absorbed senator.
The truth is probably somewhere in between. There are people who’ve known Cruz for years and hate him, and there are people who’ve known him for years and love him. I’ve found him perfectly pleasant and engaging in conversation. But pretty much everyone respects his intellect. Cruz is simply one of the smartest people in Washington.
Nice cherry picking job there...
Narcissistic Rage as the Psychodynamic of Trump Derangement Syndrome
American Thinker ^ | 3/9/2016 | Debbie Taylor
Posted on 3/8/2016, 7:35:24 PM by DeathBeforeDishonor1
The psychodynamics of narcissistic injury and rage have been studied for over a hundred years. Narcissism involves a grandiose and unrealistic self-image of personal perfection, brilliance, exaggerated admirableness, or special ability or powers. This ongoing condition involves a defense mechanism of self-delusion, which is unstable and becomes deranged when confronted by reality.
A psychological complex called the narcissistic injury, or mortification, arises from a blow to that unbalanced sense of self-worth. The blow exposes the gap between the narcissistic ideal and the actualities of the narcissist’s condition. Narcissistic injury provokes an uncontrollable desire for revenge against the individual who is perceived as unmasking the narcissist’s untethered self-worth.
Narcissistic rage cannot energize rational discourse. It takes the form of a personal, obsessive, burning hatred toward the person perceived as challenging the narcissistic delusion. Narcissistic rage is an effort to rebuild the false self-image and restore a sense of power through an attack against the threatening individual.
Psychology distinguishes between the venomous spewings of narcissistic rage and the justified stance of mature aggression. Several major right-wing pundits are maturely questioning and disagreeing with Donald Trump’s positions. But Trump’s independence in speaking truths about what the American people can do when they set their minds to something has unleashed narcissistic rage from the firmament of failed Republican candidates and insular, irrelevant right-wing punditry.
Prior to the Trump temblor, the right-wing establishment maintained power despite consistently avoiding the battles they promise to join, selling out ideals, and betraying voters. The elites developed a narcissistic character structure of self-aggrandizement untroubled by the reality of their consistent failure. They are now spewing personal vilification against Trump, which they have never directed against Obama or Hillary, because Trump exposes what they unconsciously perceive to be their own deficiencies.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3406862/posts
They assume we WANT to save the GOPe.
LOL!
The GOPe worked from day one to stop Cruz.
Now they can reap what they sowed.
Goldberg doesn’t like Trump and is always going to post that straw man ,”He can’t beat Hillary” . In the first place, Hillary is busy beating herself and while Barnie may not be able to beat her The Donald can and will.
Last election, the GOPe forced Mitt on to the party. Conservatives were told to hold there nose and vote for Mitt.
Now the shoe is on the other foot and the GOPe does not like it.
The Cheap Labor Express and their minions in the Ministry Of Propaganda are really desperate to prevent the citizens from electing a President who will stop the illegal alien inundation.
I can’t think of a reason I would have a goal to “save the GOP.”
Flattery like that is why I support Cruz as my top choice. He is completely uninterested in actually getting anything done that doesn't shrink government back toward its constitutional size - as delineated in the enumerated powers. He doesn't think that can be done all at once, but he is working to move in that direction. Cruz has also been personally responsible for stopping FedGov from growing even faster than it has under the communist thug from Indonesia/Kenya/Hawaii/Chicago.
Trump is (probably) more electable, but I have never heard him use the phrase "enumerated powers". I am confident that Trump is not going to support some of the shockingly stupid things that Jeb/Rubio/Christie/Kasich wanted, and that's enough to make him my second choice. But is Donald Trump really a small government conservative?
There are some people who can never reach acceptance. Jonah Goldberg is one of them along with Bill Kristol and Steven Hayes. The GOP primary is all over but the weeping and Trump is going to be the nominee but they just can’t stop themselves. Its getting pathetic.
False premise. Why save the GOP?