[af_vet_1981]

Yes, he was for him until he was sort of not for him. This is typical Trump trying to figure out how a conservative would answer as a situation comes up. That happens when you have no definite conservative principles in your life. I would bet he has a sheet to look at so he will know what he is supposed to be for and against every day. I am not a Trump hater, but I don’t see conservative principles in his life before he became a candidate.

Apparently you did not hear how Ted Cruz answered the question of who should be the next Speaker ...

In his friendly interview by Rita Cosby she tried to get him to take a position. He said:
1. Kevin McCarthy "is a good man."
2. "I don't know" if it was a good idea for Kevin McCarthy to drop out of the running for Speaker of the House.
3. When asked if he thought there was someone better, he declined to comment or offer a suggestion.
4. He again was asked to proffer any alternative to Boehner or McCarthy and he declined again to offer anyone; typical politician.

[Marcella]

I have already listened to the whole Cruz interview with Rita Cosby. Cruz wouldn’t endorse anyone for speaker. He said he was not a member of the House and he would leave it to them to choose. That was the proper response instead of interjecting himself into the House’s business.

[entropy12]

WOW, senator Cruz actually said “Keven McCarthy is a good man”? And the senator regrets that McCarthy dropped out? WOW! Jeepers Creepers!

But some are criticizing Trump for saying Paul Ryan is OK? Trump never said Ryan is the best choice or his first choice. He just said he is “OK”. That is exactly what I tell my wife when she asks me how did I like her Lasagna. I always say it was OK. Looks like Cruz supporters are twisting themselves into pretzels trying to make Trump less conservative.

Overall, personally I would rate Ryan more conservative than McCarthy, at least on fiscal matters. Recall that he actually touched the 3rd rail of politics...reforming social security & medicare.

Both are of course amnesty shills, but then so are ALL republican career politicians. Cruz never uses the words “deport ALL illegals”. So in my book, if you do not deport, you are allowing them to stay, which is not amnesty? Yap, they all must obey their rich donors who want H1-B visa’d expanded and illegals not deported.