Stop it, Sen. Cruz. Just stop.

The Washington Post ^ | January 21st, 2016 | By Jennifer Rubin

[Mariner]

We get it. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is rattled. He’s afraid of losing Iowa. He doesn’t know how to deal with Donald Trump. But he sure isn’t helping matters with embarrassing arguments. His latest: “Right now, the Washington establishment is abandoning [Sen.] Marco Rubio. They made the assessment that Marco can’t win this race, and the Washington establishment is rushing over to support Donald Trump.” Thunk. Let’s consider the ways in which this is unhelpful.

First, after spending months genuflecting to Trump as a kindred spirit, how can Trump be a closet establishment figure? Maybe Cruz isn’t a good judge of character. Maybe he was duped. In any event, it reminds us how cringe-worthy Cruz’s flattery of Trump was.

Second, no one cares. Voters are supposed to like Cruz more now because people he does not like (“the establishment”) shift from one opponent to another? It defies logic.

Third, if the establishment is abandoning Rubio, maybe anti-establishment voters should like him more. Or something.

Fourth, it sounds desperate, in part because, no one thinks Trump is a Beltway insider. If anything, it makes Trump look powerful insofar as insiders have to come to him.

[mad_as_he$$]

I am still not committed to any candidate - except to Huckabee! lol..

But big plus point for Trump - he is not a lawyer.

A big minus point for Cruz - he is a lawyer.

[Lazamataz]

I’d have to hit it until it stopped moving.

[RipSawyer]

Never eat a fish that looks that bad.

[Duchess47]

Pretty sick guy in my opinion. Yes, Ted does have bad judgment here.

[AnnGora]

You Trumpbots sure do focus a lot of attention on the rectal area. Freud would have a field day.

[RitaOK]

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[Osage Orange]

Ha!

Yep!!

[Elsie]

Sometimes a cigar IS a cigar!