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I've been thinking about your passive aggressive posting history about Gov. Scott Walker (and his supporters) and it seems plausible that you are (like Sen. Ted Cruz) trying to get ahead of the fact that he has no substantive governing record to praise or criticize. There are issues that he has talked about, proposed legislation for - but beyond conservative talking points (and some of those pesky votes and conflicting positions) he knows his vulnerabilities going forward. So, strategically, he needs to go on the defensive against governors who have done the heavy lifting of governing - who have verifiable records.

He now states that he will take the "high road" (except when he isn't taking the high road - and that made me think of you).

[Ted Cruz's legal career is impressive and he has had success in front of the Supreme Court - things I have highlighted and praised in numerous postings over the years. I also supported and voted for him in the TX Senate race. I'm making this clear to avoid going over that same territory with you, again. And I will add, (since you said you'd written about Scott Walker before he was a presidential aspirant, and wanted to know where was I back then) that I posted many stories about the fight going on against Walker in Wisconsin. Again, I bring this up because you seem to be setting yourself up as superior on every issue, when in fact you are just one of many who have been following these two men. And your admonition that Walker supporters have fallen short because they haven't gone on record as choosing Cruz as their second choice, is unseemly and dictatorial.]

".....With conservatives safely in his corner, Cruz has to appeal to the rest of the party, which makes attacking fellow Republican primary opponents a lot more complicated strategically for Cruz. Asked after his speech if this marked a new stage in his presidential campaign, Cruz said nothing has changed. But he did reveal that these lines of attack are justifiable — and that he is likely to deliver more and more in the months to come.

"My focus is going to continue to be what it has been, which is to go high road," Cruz told reporters. "I think there are some remarkable men and women who are looking at running for the presidency; some people I like and respect — senators, governors, people who are talented, people who are a new generation. And, I think we're going to have a robust conversation about the right direction for this country to go."

Cruz continued: "Now, as the election goes on, things may turn less than pleasant. Other candidates might choose to go into the gutter; I have no intention of reciprocating. So, I will not engage in personal attacks."

"But I do think it's perfectly legitimate to focus on records, to focus on records, to focus on issues, to focus on policy and to focus on vision," said Cruz. "That's the meat of politics. And so, it is perfectly fair to say, if there are issues that matter to you, whether religious liberty, whether immigration, whether Common Core, whether Constitutional rights, whether restoring American leadership in the world, that it is important for voters to look and ask each candidate what is your record in that regard."

Ted Cruz charts fraught territory, attacks GOP opponents on religious liberty