>> “It already is paying off as some Hollywood and Music celebs are speaking positively of him”Well that’s an endorsement right there! LOL!
I never said the American public makes smart choices. I am saying that generally they do not. I do not wish to jump off the cliff with the rest of them thank you very much.
I am a bit tired of hearing the “Jesus” comparison or the “1000% perfect conservative”. I do not agree that is what anyone is looking for. But I’ll be fine with 97%. Even 90%. I think Ted Cruz meets that criteria for me. I know he isn’t perfect. I have been disappointed in several of his votes recently. But on the balance, comparing him to all the other candidates he comes up with the least negatives for me.
I am not a republican. I would not vote for “whomever” the nominee is. I’ll vote for the best conservative. I’ll vote the way my conscience & beliefs"
RE: Hollywood, well it's a start anyway. You have to decide if variable X is a net positive or negative. Let X = talking up and courting Kanye and other celebs. So what would you say given the current electorate?
Ted Cruz meets the criteria of James Madison to me, and that is the highest possible compliment. But it begs several questions ...
- Can he win the election by carrying more states than McCain and Romney? If so, what ones will he ( or any of the 15 others ) flip from "blue" to "red"?
- In the eventuality of becoming President, what can he actually accomplish? Does he have the strength to ride herd and bully the Congress? Will he intimidate our enemies at home and abroad? Can he call up a populist wave among the people to march and contact Congress to reinforce his agenda ( just by tweeting, not kidding here )?
In the Era Of Good Feelings the three Democratic-Republicans in a row, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe led mostly by example, being precisely what we today call "Conservative", vetoing every pro-Federalist and/or big government spending bill that came across their desk with a brief comment: 'This is not authorized by the Constitution therefore it is vetoed'. And that worked for most of 24 years. Cruz should have been elected in 1824 instead of JQ Adams and would have fit right in.
You see where I'm going here. Before we can even entertain the possibility of another Era Of Good Feelings we will need wholesale destruction of the corrupt system. It will need to mirror 1798-1800 when Jefferson and Madison laid waste to the new Tyrants. To do this the President needs lots of gravitas and courage. Cruz has courage, moreso since Trump came along to show them all how, but I do remember during the Trade Treaty fiasco just a few months ago, when the bill was in a locked room and the establishment schemed to give Obama a present. Cruz screwed up at first just like all the others, he should have pulled every trick in the book to kill the process and expose the corruption in the Capitol. Yes he changed later, voted against it, and exposed McConnell, all after Trump came along. But it was too late. That process should have been aborted.
As I say, Cruz is the most Constitutional among the candidates, and there really is no second place choice, they all suck on original Constitutional principles. But I firmly believe in using the right tool for the right job, and the immediate job is Destroyer, and that does not suit him IMHO. Put him on the Supreme Court where he can actually do something for America for man MANY years to come. He would be wasted as President ( unless it was 1824 ) and especially VP.
By the way, it's not just 1800 and 1824 that were key turning points. Another Era Of Good Feelings was during the Ike years. Cruz elected in 1952 could have seriously helped the country avoid the cancerous government growth spurt. Also 1960, and 1900 and 1912. All great choices for a Ted Cruz. But *not* 1860 or 1932 or 1980, if you catch my drift.
You're out Tom, I need a Wartime Consigliere
This is not a slam on Ted Cruz. This is an argument on the merits. He is our best Conservative on the scene. But that does not make him the best tool for this particular job with this Congress, and this economy, and this military, and this predatory "free trade" situation, and this major media, and this electorate.