Cruz recognizes that if he wants to make real changes, he needs more colleagues who owe their seats to the people, not to the establishment, GOP or otherwise. And that if, as a politician, you want move the debate or to have any kind of mandate from the people, you have to stake out a position.
I love Sowell's contributions usually, but he's arguing here for doing the same old thing (voting establishment GOP) while expecting something different (constitutionally principled leadership).
Never worked before.
Won't work this time either.
“just get us elected first, THEN we’ll fix stuff, we promise.”
When facing an existential threat, it’s not about “fixing stuff”, it’s about preventing the house from burning to the ground. I’ve wrote here before that the only rational grounds for not working to elect whatever Republican can WIN is a lack of recognition of the threat we face. If we knew with 100% certainty that Obama were the Anti-Christ, then no one would argue. He isn’t, but he isn’t too far behind. Look around, our very system of government is under an unprecedented attack.
BUMP!
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I see another factor in Sowell’s writing - - - I see an intellectual paralysis seeping into his usually well-reasoned writings.
” - - - Senator Ted Cruz has not yet reached the point where he can make policy, rather than just make political trouble. - - - “
The above quote from this thread’s article has two main topics relative to Senator Cruz, and by extension , ANYONE that tries to change the status quo.
The first topic is vague: “- - - not yet reached the point where he can make policy - - - “, as if there is a timely procedure to be followed.
If Sowell objects to an elected US Senator who stands on Principle instead of following his timely procedure, than what must Sowell think of us, the unelected taxpayers?
We, THE PEOPLE, must be held by Sowell to be incapable of Principled action.
My conclusion is that Sowell is an Elitist, an Elitist dedicated to Conserving the RINO Timely Procedure Method.
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The second topic is more specific: “ - - - make political trouble. - - - .”
Here Sowell shows his basic fear: Abolition of the Hallowed RINO Way.
Sowell is a Loyalist to the way things are now.
Although Sowell claims to be upset that Senator Obama lied as a Candidate, (Imagine! A political candidate actually telling even just one lie in order to con us out of our votes! Who knew?), his concern seems to be that any change to the RINO Way would somehow help Obama.
Sowell’s above apparent logic is irrational, but expected from one whose motivation is irrational fear.
Sowell, like most RINOs have placed their RINO Wing of the Republican Party above the Principles of the United States of America.
Sowell is a Political Party first, Country be damned, RINO Loyalist.
Defend yourself Sowell, because I am calling you out!
DONT TREAD ON ME