[Finny]

Good food for thought, thanks kindly for the ping! I've been reading pretty much every word penned by Thomas Sowell for at least 15 years. My late and much beloved successfully entrepreneurial dad, THE wisest, most prescient political mind I've ever known, held Sowell in THE highest regard, of all minds living, with the possible exception of Milton Friedman. MY DAD KNEW HIS STUFF, as it was proven to me many times over the decades; nine times out of ten, when I doubted him, it turned out he was correct after all; it was very, very rare that he was ever wrong with regard to foreseeing consequences of political choices.

Therefore I continue to hold Sowell in very high regard. I discard the possibility of him not having integrity. He is the SOUL of integrity in terms of conservative principle, and has been for as long as I've followed his words, which has been a very, very long time.

THEREFORE, I must attribute Sowell's mistaken take on Cruz and the best way to move forward hindered by a treacherous GOPe, to something else. Sowell is worthy of respect now as he has always been; the Clintons, Obama, Pelosi, Romney, etc. -- are worthy of contempt as they have always been.

Leopards don't change their spots.

[RitaOK]

I am curious of what you might attribute to Sowell’s error? You thoughtfully acknowldge that his Cruz “take” is mistaken and attributed to “something else”.

Is Sowell, by his reputation, rhetorically gifted enough to shape opinion, and thereby turn the soil early in the season for possibly a more like minded candidate like Bush, who is known to be surveying the landscape for a possible presidential run?

I guess I believe it’s crunch time for this nation’s direction, that the only thing standing between complete fiscal decline, political corruption and moral collapse is the grace og God and the winner of the 2016 ballot.

I can’t imagine that a sage like Sowell wouldn’t agree that the critical juncture is here and that our direction is determined by the leadership of men, or of mob. So, if he does agree that leadership is the critical, surely he has someone in mind. Why else blame both the Establishment, and their only real nemesis, Cruz, unless he has an alternative to Cruz? If not Cruz types, whom would he believe capable of even making a difference?