Posted on 03/03/2016 3:48:41 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Everybody has those days.
When you want to stand at your colleague's office door and shout: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Yes, the "Network" moment, when we channel our inner Howard Bealle and appeal to whoever is listening to hear how frustrated we are. But if I am not happy with how the world is whirling, I don't just ask to get off. I get up and so something about it.
Anger should lead to effective action, not ineffective meanderings.
Granted, lots of Americans are angry. Obamacare, terrorism, lawlessness, cronyism, and corruption abound. Yet ingenuity, hard work, and a dedication to principles pave the pathway to success, even if the world seems dead-set against you.
Whatever you and I can't take anymore, we can do something about it, whether in the work place (get a better job) or in our relationships (change your mind, speak your mind, and mind your own business).
And even at the ballot box.
So, I get angry, but I am not defined by anger. I get angry, but I am not going to vote that way.
I am still moved by hope. As a consistent yet concerned conservative, I embrace a presidential candidate who not only portrays a better future, but has already fought for one.
Super Tuesday was indeed super for my presidential pick Ted Cruz ... and for me.
Yeah, yeah ... Trump "won" states, but Cruz came in a close second in key races.
His campaign is playing strategically, winning more delegates, and now surging into second place. They even took over Alaska, depriving the current front-runner another symbolic victory through a now less-esteemed endorsement he had received one month ago.
Sorry, Sarah, but the kingmaker you hoped to be is not quite yet to be.
I may feel upset about Washington, but I am not about to let anger, blind to the facts and alienated from the truth, decide for whom I cast my ballot.
More people I talk to do not want Donald Trump. Conservative writers everywhere are exposing his litany of liberalism. The guy loved--still loves!--Planned Parenthood. Whether you love or hate PP, why is this private institutions getting million dollar taxpayer-funded handouts?
Trump and Kasich think that Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk, should have handed out the "gay" marriage licenses. Kasich even wants every baker to give up their freedom of conscience and "Bake that gay wedding cake!"
But who stood with Kim Davis? Ted Cruz.
Who called "Ditch" Mitch McConnell a liar for reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank? Cruz. Who has exploited crony bankruptcy laws? The Donald.
Who will stand with Israel without doubting? Cruz. I don't have to name those who have called "neutral" on the conflict.
I do not want a deal maker. I want a mover and shaker.
And yet the loudest critics of the first-time US Senator keep claiming that he lives in the pockets of the Big Banks and Big Business. Look at the votes, people. Where has he stood on issue after issue? Don't like some of the floor speeches? How about the fact that he has rejected every bloated budget coming out of the Washington Cartel?
Conservatives have complained for decades that the Government taxes and spends too much, with more regulations and rules to frustrate commerce and delay prosperity.
Who stood for 22 hours exposing the economic and moral terrors of Obamacare? Ted Cruz.
Adam Corolla has advised his conservative viewers: "Don't vote for someone who says "I will fight for you." That's fine. Ted Cruz is already fighting for me, because he has pushed for a retraction of the state into our lives, walking the walk, talking the talk on the floor of the US Senate and on the field of public opinion.
Who else is left to run for president?
John Kasich? This man parades his anti-conservatism and calls it good. Toss that cupcake!
To my good and consistent conservative friends who are banking on Rubio, now is the time to let the Rubio charm rub off and away.
I esteem his foreign policy chops, but on other issues which matter--liberty, immigration, and leadership qualities--the one-time junior US Senator from Florida comes off as just that: junior. Not ready for the big leagues, and certainly not in league with executive necessities, which stake out clear principles from campaign to retirement and stick to them. I am certain he has big hands (and yes, probably larger than Trump's), but I am not ready to hand him the presidency. Private sector experience suits you best, and then come back to fray when you are ready to fight for our rights.
And as for Donald Trump ...
He comes off as a Big Government nationalist. Yes, I want secure borders, but I don't want to be a victim to a domestic despot who will expand the state, and loves that Obamacare mandate. I want a candidate who is pro-America, but understands what American entails--and defines: pro-liberty, pro-limited government, pro-constitutional rule; free markets, free enterprise, and free people. I want more than platitudes about a big wall, or fixing things, or making deals.
We don't need someone who pounds the pavement with "Make America Great Again" on a banner behind. I want someone who recognizes what makes America great. For me, that means the real deal presidential candidate who has fixed our nation's eyes back on the supremacy of our Constitution--and the rule of law.
You don't......OK....
GOPe vs Rat. We lose either way. Romney’s hissy fit on Trump and his kind words for Cruz and Rubio today should tell you who the real GOPe outsider is. Here is a clue, it ain’t Cruz.
I hope so...
I thought Romney nailed it today on Trump, take it as you like. He only said what many of us have been saying in these threads for some time now.
You don't like.....ok
I agree with you.
You said...
“A vote for Cruz is a vote for Bruce(Caitlyn) Jenner.”
Huh?
Nothing spells ESTABLISHMENT like GHWBush joining your campaign...except perhaps Glenn Beck
Well, trisham, I appreciate your concerns. I too have concerns regarding both Trump and Cruz (the two I would vote for). I have made such concerns known on FR, which if you take a look at my earlier posts, you will find to be true. Since you raise your concerns only in relation to Ted, I will leave Trump of this, and speak only of Ted. Here is my chief peeve with him: Ted needs to drop the revival preacher manner of speaking that he slips into at times. It is inappropriate to one aspiring to the office of president. Now to the points you raise:
1) What Cruz’s father said is one thing, but the father is not the son. If that were so, we would have to disqualify many people for many things. In saying that I am not so foolish as to think that fathers don’t influence sons. But sometimes their influence turns out to be different than what they intend. God has a sense of humor, which we do not always understand and which often takes us time to appreciate.
2) What Salon says is automatically to be received with skepticism. They have been known to spread disinformation and to have no love for conservatives who take the constitution seriously. That said, as a conservative Lutheran I am well aware of what “dominionism” teaches. It is false doctrine, and will not fool the faithful. Nor will it find acceptance among serious minded people concerned for our nation. Nor is it compatible with the U. S. Constitution.
tanks, I was getting lonely in here.
A vote for Trump is a vote for fascism. See how that works?
A Vote for Cruz is a vote to save our nation.
A vote for Trump is a vote for fascism. See how that works?
A Vote for Cruz is a vote to save our nation.
LOL! How about the Donald LOL?
scroll down...Bush finance team joins Cruz campaign. Well Well Well...Hmmmmmmmm
You said...
“Let me guess? Don Trump is blameless if David Duke supports him, but it’s Ted Cruz’s fault that Bruce Jenner endorsed him?”
I’m gonna need some chiropractor help following Trumper logic
Salon? Wikipedia? You can find more authoritative theological reference sources, not that you’re demonstrating a real interest in Rev. Cruz’s beliefs. More importantly, what are Ted Cruz’s views on the issues you raise?
There is nothing wrong with liking toast.
You mean like Reid, Pelosi, McConnell more or less endorsing Trump? like that? We want Trump, We want Trump, We Want Trump.....they sure got a hankering to make deals with that man........
And who did Mittens Romney call a good man to vote for instead of the popular candidate Trump?
Yep. Romney endorsed Cruz, Rubio, and Kasich.
LOL!
It’s hard to keep up with it all. They’re like the red ants down here in MS. You poke their nest and they all blindly come out swarming with know idea what their supposed to do but sting. It helps to keep some posion with you.:)
Seriously, a lot of Freepers are afraid to say much for fear of getting the ban hammer.
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