“If Cruz can’t stand up to Trump how does he go toe to toe with Putin?”
And since Trump admires Putin, he won’t NEED to go toe-to-toe. They will be arm-in-arm!
But really...the idea that Cruz is afraid of Trump is a Trumpian fantasy. Like most of the things Trump says...
LoL at Cruz.
I also like how Trump ended the debate like a Joust, unmounting Cruz from his Horse, with “you won with Dr. Carson’s votes”?
Cruz is a tricky wiseguy, who will do anything to win. Ask Doc. Carson
Did some soul searching. Only two weeks ago Trump started his pro life thesis by saying he supports abortion in cases of rape and incest.
it is not a strawman argument as approximately 14000 babies die from this each year.
When I die, God is not gonna tell me how great America did after Trump took office and pat me on the back.
He is going to ask me why I thought America’s prosperity was more important than those 14,000 lives and why it was so easy to trade my principles for earthly glory.
For that reason, I must vote the Constitution Party if they are pro life and on the ballot, if Trump gets the nod.
We aren’t here forever folks.
It is always wise to disengage foolishness. Trump can trumpet himself all he wants. His implosion will be of his own making when everyone tires of his flip-flopping, braggart ways. When a building is imploding, you stand back.
I was kind of amused by the exchange while watching the debate. It did look like Ted was backing down and trying not to stir Trump up. I have been saying that the two should call a truce. Given the tone of his supporters here I was a little surprised that Ted is the one extending the olive branch, but it looks like his advisers realize that they pushed things a little too far to win Iowa and now they are looking for forgiveness. Ted needs to shake off the slimy stuff as quickly as possible or it will damage his credibility. I think Trump should try and refrain from referring to himself repeatedly in the third person. It just sounds a little strange.
I thought Ted did a good job of showing that Trump is nothing but a verbal arsonist who is willing to burn down anything in his path if he believe it benefits Donald Trump.
Trump could care less about conservatives, or conservative principles. If we are so stupid as to send him to the general he will turn on us faster than you can say Arnold Schwarzenegger.
This is how Trump will treat conservatives once he doesn’t need us anymore:
http://twitchy.com/2013/03/22/you-were-born-stupid-trump-goes-after-michelle-malkin-gets-throttled/
Yeh Ted should have owned that remark. It makes him look like a little backstabber. Trump was right he didn’t have the stones to stand next to Trump and take the heat.
Cruz is a whiny little wimp.
Cruz is a whiny little wimp.
The moderators asked “So-and-so said this about you” questions until 50 minutes into the debate.
The only ones to take the bait were Trump, and in a very brief instance, Carson.
Trump does not like to talk issues, and neither do the moderators
Again Muir,
....Do you stand by those words?" Cruz
You said Cruz it but YOU can't explain why front and center on the debate stage? You go into some BS dodge. Your words and now you won't back them up. Pansy.
“”Trump then said, “I respect what Ted just said, but if you noticed, he didn’t answer your question, and that’s what’s going to happen  it’s okay. That’s what’s going to happen with our enemies, and the people we compete against. We’re going to win with Trump. We’re going to win. We don’t win anymore. Our country doesn’t win anymore. We’re going to win with Trump. And people back down with Trump, and that’s what I like, and that’s what the country is going to like.—”
Didn’t try to clean this up as this is exactly what comes out of Trump’s mouth and what it sounds like - gibberish!
What Cruz said was fine, but he should have begun with a one sentence dig at Trump to frame the issue. He was probably counting on Trump to flip out at some point during the debate, and therefore decided to take the high road. Trump actually managed to keep his temper and refrain from gratuitous insults for a whole debate, which was remarkable. A close call though: there were several points at which Trump was flushing and about to go off, but his staff has probably been drilling him on anger management techniques.
The simple fact is the a$$hat reporters will ask the questions they choose. Candidates should answer as they choose and not allow themselves to be bullied into answers the a$$hats want to hear.
I pay little attention to debates because of the kneejerk, stupid, ignorant, butthead, .@#&@*$**#....., a$$hat reporters.
Trump and maybe Christy are the only ones left with the “leader of the pack” Alpha Male genes. Huckabee and Santorum had some of it. Clearly Ted Cruz does not have it!