As to Cruz's popularity in Congress or lack thereof, isn't that one of his virtues? Do we want someone who will learn to suck up to the likes of McConnell, Boehner and so many more? I remember Tip O'Neill, hardly a Reagan admirer, entering a Demonratic Caucus as his outraged colleagues seethed with hatred and resentment of Reagan and demanding ACTION against Reagan. O'Neill waved a sheaf of paper in the air and told them that they were the polls on Reagan which showed unprecedented levels of popularity with the voters. O'Neill told them there would be no action against Reagan unless and until the polls calmed down.
Reagan got a lot of what he wanted.
When you place in context your statement that the Democrats are "tasting fascism and they like it A LOT," it almost seems that you are jealous of them as to the means but not the ends.
Remember the masterful scene at the end of the movie Patton and its reflection that victorious Roman generals (not even encumbered by our Constitution and traditions) who had returned to Rome from the wars entered without their armies but sharing their chariots with slaves who would remind them that "All Fame Is Fleeting." The Donald and his over eager enthusiasts would do well to remember that Trump is not even Caesar much less his superior.
When the Trump fever subsides as did the Bubonic Plague and Black Plague before it, we conservatives will still be here to pick up all the pieces. We will still be committed to the rich tapestry of conservatism in all of its principles and its morality and its inconveniences for reformers in a hurry. We will do the real work of the conservative movement, educating our young people in the heritage of our civilization, electing the Scott Walkers, the Ted Cruzes, the Mike Lees and others like them as once we elected Ronaldus Maximus. We will not trade our heritage for a tanker of Dr. Feel Good.
“We have a characterization of that line of reasoning: The end justifies the means. Of course, no end justifies an immoral means.”
Tell that to the dead civilians of Dresden after we fire-bombed them. But nice try.