I perceive it differently.
GeronL seems to want actual conservatism from an actual conservative. He doesn’t want to crush the machine with the randomly available, politically unreliable, but probably successful Donald Trump.
I get it. I want ideological purity too.
The difference between me and GeronL is that I will settle for the crushing power of The Donald, knowing in advance that he is random. I will take random destruction of the political machines in D.C. GeronL wants to hold out for a proper candidate like Cruz. That’s a difference of opinion on Strategy and Tactics, not a difference in political preference.
IMHO.
Is that the same ‘pure’ Cruz that voted for the Corker Bill, TPP, and a nearly 10 fold increase in H1B visas? Funny how the purists tend to overlook some important details huh?
If you want purity I’d suggest looking outside of DC as every single one of those that are already there have been soiled. Every damned one of them.