[napscoordinator]

I respect both of you but cannot understand this cheering for Cruz. I don’t understand it. He has about as much experience as Obama did when he became President and this is who we want? The guy has not had a single thing get through the House, Senate and signed into law. Sure he and Wendy Davis have the same experience with talking for 30 hours but accomplishing nothing. Why are people not getting behind Walker who is a Governor and has proved to get things done and even rise above adversity and even get reelected after a recall? I don’t get it. Why are we wanting another Obama clone in Cruz…..sure they don’t agree with each other but they both do nothing but talk. I just don’t get it.

[Principled]

Walker is great too. He has accomplished great things - but would have a tough time with a lack of “zing”.

Cruz, while only a very short time in office, is indeed an outsider and actually says, straight up, what we’re all craving to hear. And damn he can talk - debate anyone - which becomes easier when you just tell the truth.

Both would be good. No candidate is perfect but these two are close imo.

[nathanbedford]

I really hope that this forum will not be witness to a series of posts in every thread about one potential presidential candidate or another which attempt to advance their man's chances by ruining another man's chances.

We did that to ourselves and ended up with McCain and we did it again and we ended up with Romney. Let the best man win because he is the best man not because he is the least worst.

[dps.inspect]

It’s called standing on principal my friend... the best politician is one that endears himself to the people by standing on principal, not by playing politics to win the affections of other “witty” politicians and the low information voter.

[deport]

Differing walks in life appeal to different people. Cruz has exactly been out
of the loop but has been involved in many different arenas.

Here are a few examples of his career.

Clerkships, 95-96
Private practice 97-98
Bush Campaign 99
Bush v Gore 2000
U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Federal Trade Commission 00-03
Solicitor Attorney General office - Tx 03-08
Private Practice 09-13
US Senator 13 -

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I respect both of you but cannot understand this cheering for Cruz. I don’t understand it. He has about as much experience as Obama did when he became President and this is who we want? The guy has not had a single thing get through the House, Senate and signed into law.

I thought the idea was to STOP all this legislation and roll a lot of it back.

Re experience - Ted Cruz was the Solicitor General of Texas for 5 years pleading cases before the U.S. Supreme Court - very impressive record, you can review it here:

After that he was in private law practice. After Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison retired he fought what was believed to be a losing challenge to a shoo-in candidate for her seat. Yet he was sworn into office Jan 2013.

[GBA]

I appreciate your making those observations and asking those questions.

Though he's not my choice for POTUS, Ted Cruz has chosen to help fill a political void left by the former Republican party's abdication and he's doing an excellent job keeping his promises to those who elected him.

For these things, he has maintained the respect he earned from me and is my hope for Senate leadership and to return the Senate to Constitutional governance.

I wish there were more like him in both houses.

[SharpRightTurn]

“The guy has not had a single thing get through the House, Senate and signed into law.”

If that is our yardstick, why not nominate McCain again? He’s gotten a lot of things passed.

Or should we be concerned about getting the RIGHT things passed? And continue saying NO to unconstitutional spending and amnesty, even if the rest of the Republican Senate salons want to continue their Big Government binge?

[Manic_Episode]

What Cruz has accomplished is nothing short of spectacular.

He has single handedly put the business as usual crowd on their collective asses and turned the system on it's head and is laying waste to the status quo, armed with nothing but principle and courage.

And you compare him to Obama???

He is Sampson with a jawbone destroying the Philistines. A political Rambo.

Keep your eye on this one, it might just open.

[Graewoulf]

” - - - “In the 13 months I’ve been in the Senate it has become apparent to me the single thing that Republican politicians hate and fear the most … is when they’re forced to tell the truth. It makes their heads explode,” Cruz told conservative radio host Mark Levin. “The Republicans members of the Senate, they all wanted the perfect show vote.” - - - “

Yup. Well said Senator Cruz, well said.

Now if only a Republican US House Member would say something similar about the US House of Representatives, the Republican Party could shed its obsolete RINO ball and chain, and FINALLY give the voters a real choice in 2014!