Posted on 11/27/2015 7:19:00 AM PST by Isara
There are many of us, perhaps millions, who believe that the Republican party as a governing force has been the lesser of two evils. We fear what the Democrats are doing to destroy the country but we’re angry about what the Republicans aren’t doing to repair the damage. This is why Donald Trump and Ben Carson have been so popular. It’s why so many people are willing to tell pollsters that they support either of the anti-establishment candidates.
Thankfully, there’s a third candidate who would stand in stark contrast to the ineffective Republican Establishment that has been harming the party and not fixing the country appropriately for the last decade. No, I’m not referring to Carly Fiorina, a candidate who has a lot of positive qualities but who doesn’t possess the truly conservative ideology necessary to fix the problems. As regular readers are likely aware, I’m referring to Senator Ted Cruz.
In an article on National Review that referred to another article on Politico, I saw a quote from a diligent and conscientious conservative that really hit home about what I’ve been feeling the last few months. The author, Jay Nordlinger, ended up singling out the exact line that caught my attention as well. It was from Iowa voter Marilu Erdahl who drove 2.5 hours to be at the event so she could decide who would earn her vote.
“We need someone who knows the ropes, who's not the establishment but who doesn't need on-the-job training.”
She chose Cruz over Trump or Carson for this very reason. He might not be seen as the anti-establishment outsider that endears voters to Trump or Carson, but his actions clearly demonstrate that he is. The funny part about it is that the very action that demonstrated this – his government shutdown of 2013 – is the action that many in the Republican Establishment point to as a reason to not vote for him. They condemned him for putting the party in a bad light, for destroying their chances of retaining the House and winning the Senate. Of course, a year later the “disastrous” shutdown was demonstrated to have helped the Republicans win the Senate and extend their lead in the House.
History has a funny way of proving the Republican Establishment wrong over and over again. If it weren’t for the fact that history makes the Democrats look even worse, we might not have a party anymore. Again, lesser of two evils.
Ted Cruz is definitely against the Republican Establishment, the “Washington cartel” as he calls it. Over and over again he stands up for what’s best for America even if it goes against the horrible backroom deals that John Boehner and Mitch McConnell concocted. The difference between him and the other two anti-establishment candidates is that Cruz knows the game and plays it very well for the sake of the country even if it means making enemies along the way.
He doesn’t need on-the-job-training.
Many of the concepts that Trump and Carson promote are righteous and important. They should be discussed. They should be fixed. Cruz knows that Trump’s wall must be built and he knows that illegal immigrants must be appropriately handled through things like E-Verify. He knows that religious liberties must be protected despite the trend in America that’s coming from both sides of the aisle. He has shares many of Trump’s and Carson’s ideas. The thing that makes him superior to them as a President isn’t just that he has experience. It’s that he has realistic approaches towards solving the problems. Some of the things that Trump and Carson promote sound great on the campaign trail but are utterly impossible to implement.
Cruz, Carson, and Trump share ideas about what needs to happen to fix the country. Of the three, only Cruz has the proper conservative plan that can actually become a reality.
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He needs lots of training. Ted has never ran anything and is not a unifier.
Ted was my guy from the beginning.
Trump has done such a great service to this country by telling the truth and thereby draining the swamp and exposing the establishment.
For that Trump gets my full support.
Trump/Cruz is my ideal ticket.
He ran the office of Solicitor General in Texas. And leaders aren’t unifiers. They lead. If you want a unifier, look for a community organizer.
Ted Cruz, as Solicitor General of Texas, led the office of 4,000 employees, including 700 lawyers.
During private practice at Morgan Lewis, Ted Cruz built their appellate practice to be one of the top 20 law firms on National Law Journal's "Appellate Hot List" in 2010.
In addition, you may have not seen this article:
Ted has spend almost his entire life in government as a lawyer, the last two years as a senator. He has zero experience as an executive. He has never had to meet a payroll. He will require a lot of on the job training.
And Trump has been bending politicians to his will for decades. He doesn’t need training!!
Ted-yes.
Trump-yes.
RINObio-no.
Jeb-hell no!
I guess I dont understand that boast about being ready from day one.
No one in history has ever just taken office and it all just worked, not even those that would be considered to be the great presidents. It isn’t a dictatorship, and there is a lot of stuff canidates are just not privy to.
He has never had to meet a payroll. He will require a lot of on the job training.
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And being president won’t require him to meet a payroll either. True he has
spent most of his working career in some type gov’t position but that generally
has been true of many past presidents. None of this will matter if Cruz doesn’t
improve his poll position substantially.
The rebellion within.
LOL
I used to use that talking point too. He was a government lawyer is a pretty weak answer to the never running anything charge. Ted has never ran anything big like a successful company or state. He needs training.
Ted is also the only candidate who knows how all the branches of government need to work and had first hand experience with two of them - the Supreme Court and Congress.
I see the cowards are already here smearing feces on the walls.
I’m not sure that expanding the power and scope of lawyers is what we are looking for in a President.
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