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.
He ran a brilliant campaign against all odds to win the Senate seat. He is running a brilliant presidential campaign and has the most organized ground game.
i DON’T WANT HIM TO UNIFY. i WANT HIM TO BE STRONG LIKE A MAGNET - ATTRACTING THOSE WHO ARE TO THE RIGHT TO HIS BRAND OF CONSERVATISM. i DON’T WANT SOMEBODY TO REACH ACROSS THE AISLE (OR EVEN REACH OUT TO rEPUBLICANS) IN ORDER TO PASS LEGISLATION.
Trump will make a great head of Dept of Commerce in a Cruz presidency.
I believe the majority of our presidents have been lawyers. Most, like Cruz, had to run extraordinary campaigns to win office. His Senate campaign, winning against all odds, was brilliant.
In case you missed it, 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.
He can thank Sarah Palin for that. Sarah Palin came to Texas and campaigned for Cruz. I for one changed my vote to Cruz because of that.
Trump supported TARP, auto bailout and Porkulus bill, i.e., Trump is for big government and big businesses.
Trump's Record on Free-market Issue: (from the Conservative Review)
Trump has a terrible record on free market issues. The only bright spot is the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing, but this glimmer is countermanded by his repeated support for bailing out Wall Street and the auto industry, and increased stimulus spending. Of particular concern is Trump's belief that the government can use eminent domain powers to seize private property in the name of private economic development. This comes as no surprise, given his support for using eminent domain to profit his own company.
Trump supported the Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of London, allowing public authorities to seize private land for economic development by private investors; Trump said, “I happen to agree with [the decision] 100 percent.” (National Review) This is no surprise given Trump’s attempt to use eminent domain in his own line of work. (Institute for Justice)
Trump supported President Obama’s 2009 stimulus, saying: “The word stimulus is probably not used in its fullest…you know, certain of the things that were given weren't really stimulus. They were pork, as we call it, or they were gifts to certain people. But overall, I think he's [President Obama] doing very well. You do need stimulus and you do have to keep the banks alive.” (CNN)
Trump supported TARP, saying, "You had to do something to shore up the banks, because ... you would have had a run on every bank." (CNN)
Trump supported the 2008 auto bailout, saying, “I think the government should stand behind them 100 percent. You cannot lose the auto companies. They’re great. They make wonderful products.” He also said that the federal government could “easily save the companies.” (Daily Caller)
Trump criticized the Federal Reserve’s intervention in the debt market, saying quantitative easing creates “phony numbers” that mislead the marketplace and “will not ultimately benefit the economy. The dollar will go down in value and inflation will start rearing its ugly head.” (CNBC)
Donald Trump has a history of using eminent domain to complete business deals. Multiple times Trump has supported the use of government agencies to take possession of homes and businesses for use in his private business plans. Eminent domain seizures are reserved only for public use of property rather than abuse by the government taking property from one individual and giving to another. (Washington Post)
Donald Trump has sought and received crony capitalist tax breaks for his commercial properties in New York. These tax breaks, and even an abatement, force the property taxes of other property owners to rise at the expense of the connected. Special treatment for one business or industry over another with the tax code conflicts with free market principles. (National Review)
In 2009, Trump supported Barack Obama's call for limits on the pay of executives. (CNN)
They also unify. The fact remains that Reagan was a unifier. There was a substantial faction of Reagan Democrats in 1980 and 1984; I have seen no Cruz Democrats. Trump is like Reagan in being a unifier and will unite Americans.
I’m sorry? The community organizer we’ve had for the last seven years has everyone divided into factions & (in some cases, literally) killing each other.
Trump NEVER cites the Constitution and principles of liberty.
Wait...you were going to vote for the uber RINO Dewhurst?
Cruz just said over at CNN that the race will ultimately be between him and Rubio. Predicting I guess that Trump will not make the cut, so no more Trump/Cruz threads here ok.
In the last two presidential elections the voice on FR has been somewhat united in the view that we need to put up a truly conservative candidate and stop having to choose the lesser of two evils. This year we have a truly conservative candidate with proven credentials, Sen Ted Cruz, whom I support whole heartedly.
It seems, however, that he just won’t do because he is not a rich businessman who has made a life buying political influence for his personal profit. Ted Cruz is being rejected on FR, the premier conservative gathering place, for not being a Wall Street profiteer. at the same he gets panned because his wife works for a large bank.
I just wonder what some people really want. Reagan is not coming back, and I don’t think he would be universally welcomed on FR if he did. Cruz is the answer, not Trump.
I was undecided, Dan Patrick whom I respect, was all in for Dewhurst so I was leaning Dewhurst. Sarah whom I greatly respect convinced me to vote Cruz. Prior to Sarah the race looked like a lesser of two evils race.
Correct.
Yeah, we need some more of that reach-across-the-aisle stuff. /S
And you are already on record stating that you don’t care about social issues, so you would never support Cruz, regardless.
MEOW
Cruz has demonstrated this time after time whether it's in the Senate, at the FTC, or arguing before SCOTUS. Cruz knows how the system works and how to work within it.
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