Of course Trump will not be asking for money. However, in politics money is not the end all, favors are. And yes I agree with you that the end result of Trump's meeting may be very different than meeting between Cruz and a certain kind of insider.
I will say again, I do not think that Cruz is perfect, far from it, and I do not think Trump is horrible. I think as a woman who has been on this site for 20 years that I would like see more reasoned thought and less insults.
MOgirl
“Of course Trump will not be asking for money.”
At some point I’m guessing Trump will start asking for money - or at least accepting it. Including from the GOP if he gets the nomination. Pretty sure he won’t run a billion dollar presidential run on his own. Nor should he have to.
To many it is a ‘reasoned’ argument to hurl insults at the Cruz campaign for letting in characters such as Neil Bush, Mitt Romney, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Elliot Abrams and so many others, to control it and use as a tool to stop Trump. It makes no sense and is now filled with hypocrisy.
We do not know yet which influential GOP members will meet with Donald Trump at AIPAC but if it should be people like Jeff Sessions, Newt Gingrich, then the character of the meeting is far different than the character of the new influences in the Cruz campaign.
Ted Cruz has lost something of extreme value; trust. A lot of people that others may chastise for hurling insults at his campaign are hurt at what he has done recently. Many who were denying his recent motives are now facing them and it is not pretty.
My take is this. Ted is out of money. The PAC pledges are soft and are conditional. They can be withdrawn at the drop of a dime. His supporter’s hard money has been scarfed up by the awful people he has hired to run his national campaign.
He had to disclose the GS loan so that he could pay it off with what hard money he had before it was taken by his campaign management. Now to keep his campaign going, he has to bow before the establishment including making apologies to those he fought against. He’s trapped and can no longer be himself because he needs the money. He’s in debt and he can’t pay without bowing before those who want to stop Trump.
It was reported (but may be untrue) that he tried to get Donald to guarantee a SCOTUS appointment or some other spot but it did not pan out. Now it may be that Donald offers to retire his debt and bring him aboard in some capacity but it’s too soon. Trump needs 1237 and may not need Cruz to secure those 1237. But if delegates are needed, I see Trump as cutting a deal with Cruz. But Cruz may be too far gone by then.
All the above is ‘reasoned thought’, it is observation. It is not based on insults.
He has unfortunately changed. That is the reality.
Secondly, your sign-up is '04! Retread are ya, or just incapable of doing simple math?
And thirdly, your passive/aggressiveness is worse than an honest insult! Go sit in a corner and clutch at your fake pearls.