Dont fall for this crap. The establishment is not for Trump.
Between the two of them, I can believe they would want Trump. Cruz is a sure loser in November, and he’s apparently the kind of person who makes enemies out of everyone with whom he comes into contact.
David Brooks is like the stream mentioned in the book, “Yellow Stream” by I. P. Daily. A total waste of talent and ink, a mind polluted by NY Times print space.
Give me Scotty Reston any time. At least he was a thinker, though a liberal one.
The establishment prefers Trump because Cruz will cut spending and Trump won’t.
Anyone who hasn’t see this, watch it. About a 3 minute video featuring Mr. Cruz himself.
Cruz trustworthy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKwc5lpZZ0
They can do basic arithmetic and know Trump is going to win. So they are trying to get on board while they can.
Everybody should wise up ...Everytthing else being brought up against Cruz are strawmen arguments .This fight is about ethanol subsidies.
ROFL. The establishment? Seriously?
EVERYBODY KNOWS, the Establishment, guys like McCain, Rove, etc. have been after Trump since last Sunmer.
They have not been after Cruz because he is not electable. He is not even qualified.
Keep shoving LIES jack@ss!
That’s an easy one. Cruz is conservative. Trump is a liberal.
It’s really very simple. Trump will negotiate. Cruz thinks he’s Robespierre.
Definition: Socialism is a political term applied to an economic system in which property is held in common and not individually, and relationships are governed by a political hierarchy.
Common ownership doesn't mean decisions are made collectively, however.
Instead, individuals in positions of authority make decisions in the name of the collective group.
Regardless of the picture painted of socialism by its proponents, it ultimately removes group decision making in favor of the choices of one all-important individual.
Socialism originally involved the replacement of private property with a market exchange, but history has proven this ineffective.
Socialism cannot prevent people from competing for what is scarce.
Socialism as we know it today, most commonly refers to "market socialism,"
which involves individual market exchanges organized by collective planning.
People often confuse "socialism" with the concept of "communism."
While the two ideologies share much in common -- in in fact communism encompasses socialism -- the primary difference between the two is that "socialism" applies to economic systems,
whereas "communism" applies to both economic and political systems.
Another difference between socialism and communism is that communists directly oppose the concept of capitalism, an economic system in which production is controlled by private interests.
Socialists, on the other hand, believe socialism can exist within a capitalist society.
Pronunciation: soeshoolizim
Also Known As: Bolshevism, Fabianism, Leninism, Maoism, Marxism, collective ownership, collectivism, communism, state ownerhsip
Alternate Spellings: none
Common Misspellings: none
Examples: "Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality.
But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude."
-- French historian and political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville
"As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents."
-- author George Orwell
When the National Review quotes Erick Erickson you know the article will have some rock solid logic. LOL.
I think the answer is quite simple. What does the GOPe do best? It kisses up to whomever is in charge. The problem with Cruz is that they have burned their bridges to him. He can’t be “kissed up to”. Trump is obviously the opposite. He lives by adoration. He is the ultimate kissee.
What’s driving it is that the party sees the handwriting on the wall. Trump beats Cruz in voter preference.
They are betting on a disaster and want to wash their hands of it so they can claim that they were right all along and what we really needed was a Bush or a Rubio.
If Trump (or Cruz) makes it to the WH, and they do a good job, the Establishment takes a huge hit.
No matter which one wins, get ready for a LOT of so-called Republicans to be blocking them at every step. The winner will have no choice but to use the Bully Pulpit often - to name all those who betray the base that they keep lying to in order to get elected, then promptly breaking all their promises - and to use a lot of EOs to turn over all the crap Obama put in place and even to change some things like the EPA/BLM etc.