Ok, I Admit It: I Was Wrong About Ted Cruz

The Blaze ^ | Nov. 25, 2015 | Justin Haskins

[EternalVigilance]

The question for me is what constitutes “good enough.”

Personally, I don’t think most people have much of a plumb line these days, one that isn’t negotiable or malleable in the heat of an election season.

I’m talking about the basic things that have to do with whether or not these “representatives” will keep their oath.

I’m more than willing to compromise on many things. If the question is, “what shall we have for dinner?” while I may have my own preferences, I’m wide open to going with what others may want.

But if the question is, “Will this candidate protect the most important God-given, unalienable equal rights of the people, including the supreme right of those who are not yet born?” or “will they protect our right to keep and bear arms?” or “will they defend the sovereignty, security and borders of the country?” or, “will they stay within the enumerated powers of the Constitution?” I’m not willing any longer to budge a single inch.

And I remain firm in my belief that if everyone who calls themselves a Christian, or a conservative, would simply do this, and stop compromising what should never be compromised, for the sake of political expedience, we could save the republic quite quickly and easily.

The other side of that coin is that I also have come to believe that there is absolutely no way to save the republic if they won’t do that.

[Joe 6-pack]

I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiment, but it comes back to this: ‘The question for me is what constitutes ‘good enough.’

If there’s nobody on the slate that is ‘good enough’ our options are pretty much limited: throw your own hat in the ring or stay home. I have a number of litmus issues that a candidate must support if they are to get my vote...but I also recognize that all other things being equal, I’m going to pick the candidate I believe has the broadest appeal so that he or she actually gets to represent me on those views.

[EternalVigilance]

Well, it was about a decade ago that I finally figured out what the plumb line should actually be. And since then I’ve done whatever I can to make sure there is someone on the ballot that I can in good conscience vote for. And if I can’t find such a person, yes, I have run myself, several times.

There was no way on God’s green earth that I was going to vote for John Judas McCain or the most liberal governor in the history of the republic, Willard Mitt Romney.

Some small fraction of the citizenry felt exactly the same way.

I’ll continue doing what I can to make sure they are represented.

While continuing to pray that the rest of America’s conservatives will eventually tire of being betrayed by unprincipled Republicans and come around.

Sure hope they don’t tarry too long. Not sure that we have much time left.

[BobL]

“I’m damn sick of people who complain about the GOPe betrayal of conservatives only to have them turn around and tell me that America can only be saved if I betray my most deeply held ideals and vote for a big government progressive because he’s right on 1 issue.”

Only problem, of course is that IT’S TRUE. Lose immigration, lose the Republicans as a national party, then lose the country. Sure there are more issues, but immigration ‘trumps’ them all...at least until the illegals are cleared out.

The problem with Cruz is that he refuses to state what he’ll do with the millions and millions who are here now. If he ignores them like Bush, then they get to multiply and they simply wait until some combination of president and Congress finally legalizes them. Once legal, all it takes is ONE JUDGE to make them all become citizens.

So yes, we need to win this ONE ISSUE - and with the Illegals gone, then we can still be a viable party to work on the rest.

[FourPeas]

Odd how so many of these Trumpbots use all capitals in the same way. It’s easy to wonder whether they share the same brain, small as it is.

[FourPeas]

Because it was so very popular the first time I emphasized it:

I'm damn sick of people who complain about the GOPe betrayal of conservatives only to have them turn around and tell me that America can only be saved if I betray my most deeply held ideals and vote for a big government progressive because he's right on 1 issue.

[toast]

Uh Ohh!
That’s not Dick Cheney he’s hunting with, is it?

[Din Maker]

I’m so sick of political bookies like this writer.

Just decide who represents what you believe in and then support them. To hell with everything else.
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For real, EV, that post actually did make me LOL at first. It can be read two ways. At first, I thought it was a “tongue in cheek” comment and you were complimenting the guy back-handedly and you just left off the (/sarc) symbol. But, after re-reading it, I realized you were serious and the guy is one who goes with the “political/polling” winds. And, you are “right on”. “The Blaze”, led by their Mormon Prophet, is a bunch of dumb f**ks anyhow.