Ted Cruz 2016!
Posted on 03/28/2015 9:56:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Ted Cruz is the candidate most likely to take our country from where it's arrived under the leadership of President Obama to where it should be - in the hands of "We the People." His authenticity and consistency are just two of the advantages he has over the rest of the field-in-waiting. He says what he means, he means what he says, and Washington knows it.
Expectedly, the knives are out against Sen. Cruz, and they're coming from both sides of the aisle. There's no doubt in my mind however, many of those knives will be dulled once the presidential debates begin. Critics have begun questioning Cruz's experience, intentions, judgment, likeability and overall appeal. However, if Sen. Cruz can persuade "establishment voters" of his electability, illustrate his in depth understanding of the separation of powers, communicate how silly it is to compare his tenure in the senate to that of President Obama's, and continue to stand against the progressive left who are determined to expand the powers of the federal government (particularly the executive branch) he could be America's last best hope.
The only thing worse than establishment politicians are establishment voters that habitually fill in the ballot for their party candidate no matter how many promises he or she breaks. Why? Because they don't want to see "their guy" from their party lose. Unequivocally they buy into the same old establishment arguments from the media and the parties themselves. For example: "he's unelectable," "he's too extreme" or "he doesn't have enough experience." The latter would be a valid argument if the country's moral decadence and federal deficits hadn't skyrocketed during the reign of experienced politicians.
I appreciate the executive experience that governors bring to a presidential race, but state politics are unlike Washington politics. Governors practice activism on behalf of their state; presidents should practice restraint for the betterment of their country. There's something to be said about a legislator that has operated in the belly of the beast and remained true to himself and his constituents. What makes Sen. Cruz unique is that he's well acquainted with arguing cases in front of the Supreme Court as Solicitor General. He did so nine times. He's shown courage, conviction and efficiency working within both the judicial and legislative arms of our federal government amounting to two-thirds of our government! Why shouldn't we believe he's capable to lead the executive branch?
It is a fact that Obama lacked executive experience. However, it's unfair to say his lack of experience is exclusively why America is in such disarray, and as a result, it's why we should only elect governors to the White House. The country is in bad shape because we have a president who doesn't believe in its founding, or our Constitution. His leanings are not partisan or political, rather they are ideological. Therefore, the decisions he's made -and I'd argue seeming lack of decisions- are consistent with his proclivity to root against the best interest of America.
On the other side of the spectrum stands Senator Cruz who believes in American Exceptionalism and constitutional originalism. I'm confident that a man with such convictions will make for a great president.
As far as electability is concerned, it never ceases to amaze me when voters on the right agree with elitists of the GOP who listen to left-wing pundits. All it takes to make the unelectable electable is your vote companied with a little retail politics. Those of us on the right get what we deserve when we allow the leftists in both parties to pick our candidates. Being informed about the candidates is more crucial than ever. As iron sharpens iron so will the debates sharpen our candidates' ability to frame their messages effectively. I suspect being a champion debater from Harvard, Sen. Cruz will have an edge on the others in the field.
I'm eager to see Sen. Rand Paul, Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Marco Rubio and even former Sen. Rick Santorum jump into the race. But, if you were to ask me today, "who is the candidate most likely to reclaim our Judeo-Christian heritage and right the wrongs that Republicans and Democrats alike have levied on our nation at the expense of our Constitution?" Hands down my answer would be presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz.
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And the liberal GOP-E can't win with liberal candidates.
They and you will never convince people like me to vote for a liberal.
But they don't change their strategy of attacking those that won't vote for their liberal candidate.
Oh well. They will keep losing.
/johnny
That’s why we need to remake the Republican party in our image. It’s the only way to break out of the lesser evils rut. It’s what the left did with the Democrat party and it’s what we should do with the Republicans. The trick is that it’s not going to happen instantly, which means we’ll need to be shrewd in the meantime. Let’s not burn down the house just because we’re not happy with the pace of things.
Watch the “ if you can’t beat him join him “ crowd jump on the band wagon.
Sooner or later the MSM ( more Satan media ) will finally figure out that they can’t beat down Ted Cruz and his supporters and will tone down their lying rhetoric and resort to something else, like ignoring him.
Teflon Cruz ......
Looks like he has legs, a good political cartoon in the making with them on some running race track with Cruz Cruzzing in the lead with his legs in supercruz
Will Ted Cruz have his Reagan moment like when Reagan debated Mondale when he debates Hillary ?
Or when she uses the sexism card ?
Even though that’s not going to happen, it would be a nice gesture so we won’t end up like the last few times.
It would help out a lot if Ted Cruz would emerge out of the primaries on top and in charge with a commanding lead of the issues, and yes, the media, and have a war chest 10 times of that of Hillary’s campaign money.
I’m sorry, but that’s delusional. Romney started out as a liberal, lied when he wanted to win the GOP presidential nomination, and then began immediately to revert once that election was over.
Had he won, he would have governed as a liberal. But he would have done it behind a Republican mask, in YOUR name.
My dad who was a life long Democrats then told me back in the late 90s before he died that he didn’t even bother to go vote for Mondale back in 1984.
No more voting for the lesser of evils.
But sometimes evil does not always come to you with a pitch fork and horns, but with a sly smile and charming personality..... As a angel of light.
Sometimes what seems to be the lesser of 2 evils in reality could be worse or the same.
No, it’s delusional to think he would have governed like a liberal. That’s not to say he would have been Reagan but he wouldn’t have been like a liberal. And it’s absolutely the case that he wouldn’t have been a leftist wrecking ball like Obama, the guy you helped put in office.
Well, someone has got to say it and bring up the question.
A question needs to be asked, did a lot of Evangelical Christians stay home and didn’t vote because in their conscience they could not vote for a Mormon ?
And will Mormons not vote for Ted Cruz because he is not a Mormon ?
What's worse is voting for the Establishment candidate in the PRIMARY, because he's supposedly "more electable" in the general.
They haven’t been able to “ignore” Sarah Palin for six years and she hasn’t stood for election for dogcatcher.
That’s, Green eggs and Ham,.. in one basket.
Ted Cruz : THE MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON CANADATE FOR THE PEOPLE... THE ESTABLISHMENT WAS AGAINST HIM, BUT YET HE WON, AND WON THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE.
It wasn’t until Ronald Reagan said “ let me speak I paid for this microphone “ ( if my memory serves me right ) that, that was his defining moment that propelled him past George W. Bush and they had to make a agreement with Reagan.
Will Ted Cruz have his defining moment soon ?
The question remains?... How do you get someone like Cruz ELECTED who will DO GOOD on behalf of America and restore Constitutional law?
Anyone speaking "truth to power", such as Cruz, is immediately and relentlessly hammered, LABELED, and minimized by LIBERALS and the LIBERAL MSM.
There has to be something MORE than just "prayer."
For the know it all media, no one is electible until they are actually, well ? Elected.
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