I completely disagree with Rush on this issue. Whether it’s Ted Cruz, Donald Trump or any other candidate, the president will have to impose his will on Congress, but will have to do so via the people and by the use of the presidential bully pulpit, a la Reagan, The Great Communicator.
I take exception with your assessment of Cruz’s leadership. On most of the critical issues of the day, it was Ted Cruz who led the opposition to many of Obama’s policies, the enactment of which were facilitated by the Republican leadership of the House and Senate. Cruz went so far as to work with members of the House Freedom Caucus in opposing Obama, Boehner and McConnell - the only US Senator that I’m aware of who has ever done so. Until recently, Donald Trump has been virtually silent on every one of these issues.
“As Ted Cruz, a notable Senate friend of the [House Freedom]caucus, said regarding his own fights with GOP leadership: “You don’t have to win every fight; you don’t even have to fight every fight; but you do have to stand for something.†Conservative voters are tired of winning elections but losing legislatively. They are tired of a “100 year majority†that has yet to overturn, or even send for a veto, any major pieces of liberal legislation.”
http://time.com/4067218/freedom-caucus/
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/09/20/do-cruz-and-the-house-freedom-caucus-have-an-end-game/
Ted won’t rally the American people like Trump already has. That will be a huge factor in getting congress to do what’s good for the country. Ted not even close to Trump in that respect. Sorry.