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Cruz is not my cup of tea, stylistically," says veteran political operative Roger Stone, who has worked with both the Republican and Libertarian parties. "But he's very smart-legally smart and politically smart. And the guy's got brass balls."

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That's how a slicked-down GOP mastermind says, "I spit on you and all your supporters. But gimme a job. Give me power! "

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That's a pretty straightforward and even positive opinion about Cruz from Stone, all things considered.

Certainly more positive than one would expect from an Establishment guy.

It sounds like projection -- like you are attributing the contempt you feel for Stone onto his comment about Cruz.