I was thinking the same thing. I hope this is not the kiss of death for Senator Cruz!
There’s nothing like a little abject fear of getting shot, blown up or your head cut off to help get you thinking correctly again. So, tells us NR, why have you really given up on Jeb Bush?
The fact that NRO and by extension the GOPe, is all for backing Cruz, should demonstrate what they are all about. The fact that the GOPe is willing to back their most previously hated candidate in an attempt to stop their current most hated candidate, tells me that Trump has all the right enemies. Further, a Trump/Cruz ticket would be great and make GOPe heads explode.
Go, Ted!
I did a double take too. But then I saw it was Andrew McCarthy, who is awesome. I’m sure it doesn’t reflect the rest of that crew.
"If we want to actually dismantle ISIS, we need to dramatically change course. We need a real, robust campaign that maximizes our overwhelming air advantage.
We need to focus our efforts not on trying to create friends, but on supporting our real ones, especially the Kurds in Iraq and Syria who have actually had success against ISIS."
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"We can redouble our efforts to develop the defensive weapons that neutralized the offensive Soviet threat -- particularly missile defense, which has seen a 25% budget reduction under Obama, according to an analysis from the conservative Heritage Foundation, and has been constrained by bad arms deals like New START.
We should not only move quickly to install the canceled interceptor sites Putin opposed in Poland and the Czech Republic, but also to develop the next generation of systems that will only increase his discomfiture.
These options do not entail a ground war in Syria, yet would effectively shake us free from the failed policies that have brought us to our current impasse.
These options set us on a new path that puts Putin on notice that the United States is reclaiming our traditional role as leader of the free world."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/opinions/cruz-syria-putin/index.html
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"I think it would be a mistake to get involved in the Syrian civil war. There have been voices in Washington eager for us to send our sons and daughters over to fight that civil war for some time. I haven't been one of them. I think the touchstone of U.S. military policy should be protecting the national security of this country."
"What we're seeing Putin in Russia do is a direct response to the profound weakness of Obama over six and a half years.
Putin views Obama as weak, as ineffective, and frankly, as a laughingstock. And, as a result, he is moving in, he is invading his neighbors, like Ukraine, he's kidnapping Estonians, and he's moving into Syria to gain a stronger foothold in the Middle East."
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Ted Cruz:
"We need a coherent plan to address both the specific crisis in Syria and the challenge posed more broadly by Putin's resurgent Russia.
The good news is that America still has options, if our leaders can summon the will to exercise them.
For starters, in Syria we can't double down on the failed strategies that have given Putin his opportunity to intervene.
We are now two years out from President Obama's proposed intervention after al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people. ..."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/opinions/cruz-syria-putin/index.html
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"According to the Washington Free Beacon, Russia's nuclear arsenal how has over 100 nuclear warheads above the limit set by the treaty.
Since the treaty was launched, Russia has deployed 111 new nuclear warheads, bringing its total number of deployed warheads to 1,648. That treaty limit is 1,550 warheads - a number that must be reached in 2018.
Comparatively, the numbers of U.S. nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers have fallen dramatically and are already below the limits set by the treaty. Additionally, the United States has decreased the number of warheads in its deployed nuclear arsenal by 250.
While the United States intends to eliminate heavy bombers and launchers, Russia has launched a strategic nuclear force expansion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also recently announced a new doctrine that placed priority on nuclear forces.
If this raises concern for you, you are not alone.
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, said Russia "is in the business of violating treaties."
Rogers said Putin has violated several agreements and treaties in the past, and he simply "violates any treaty or agreement that puts limits on capabilities that Mr. Putin and his cronies desire."
"Russia's arguable adherence to the New START Treaty just indicates how bad a deal it is for the United States," he said.
Adm. William Gortney, commander of the U.S. Northern Command, said Wednesday that Russia has read our play book and is "fielding cruise missiles that are very, very accurate, very long range."
Gortney said these missiles have the ability to reach targets in Canada and the United States. He added that Russia has been participating in war game scenarios recently that simulate cruise missile strikes in Alaska.
This news is serious because it appears Russia has no intention of abiding by New START or any other treaty. We should therefore be building up our military and our arsenals instead of depleting them.
Bill Buckley momentarily stops spinning in his grave...
"Andrew McCarthy led the 1995 terrorism prosecution against Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and eleven others. The defendants were convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and of planning a series of attacks against New York City landmarks."
Look folks, Ted Cruz is going to be The Donald Trump VP nominee!!! Cruz cannot win on his own...yet!!! The GOP Ticket will be Trump for POTUS & Cruz for VP.....a team that will win in a major, historical landslide!!! Path for America.....Trump for eight years & then Cruz for the next eight years!!!
Like Cruz, McCarthy is brilliant. If Cruz wins, I hope he’ll put McCarthy in an important post—attorney general?
My question is are they more afraid that he can't win or more afraid that he can?
But not an abrupt about face for Andy McCarthy. He is from the Reagan Administration and a very good friend of Mark Levin.
Ruh roh....probably the kiss of death for Ted....kind of like being on SI cover before the super bowl
I do not believe Cruz can win, because he cannot replace the GOPe voters wo will vote for Hillary with “Reagan Democrats”.
Cruz turns Reagan Democrats off. Trump turns them on.
I don’t know why, electoral politics is a mystery, pure democracy is stupid. But I believe it’s true, nonetheless.
Go, Ted, go! The conservatives’ choice.
Mark my words, this is not support. This is put up a roadblock for Trump long enough to get Rubio in.
"That candidate is Senator Ted Cruz. The office of the president is mandated to uphold our Constitution, pursue our interests, and protect our homeland. Ted Cruz's extraordinary gifts give me confidence that he will execute these solemn duties faithfully and effectively. I am proud to support him."
“The senator has not just fought against President Obama’s disastrous Iran deal...”
The senator VOTED for President Obama’s disastrous Iran deal.
Insanity reigns.
