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Actually, my “convoluted spin” is original with me. I would be honored if it became official “Cruz propaganda” because as I presently see it, Cruz is the best opportunity for the advancement of conservative values that has come along in a long long time.

I don’t think Cruz is “posing” as Christian— and if he is — he is doing a much better job than Donald offering/communion plate Trump.

I am glad that Cruz has a good team and they are getting things done— like winning Iowa.

Cruz won multiple cases he argued before the Supreme Court— including a case against George W. Bush regarding an illegal immigrant who murdered an American citizen. He is not a liberal or lefty lawyer. That is obvious to any serious student of Ted Cruz. I have a hard time believing you were ever on the Cruz train because you don’t seem to be trying very hard to discern the facts here:

1. The Cruz campaign never said Carson had dropped out. There is no evidence to support that contention. That removes the substance of the Carson/Trump Axis of deceit on this.

2. Rubio and Trump campaigns also relayed the CNN story. They are exempt from your faux outrage because this is all contrived and designed to provide another ad hominem basis for removing Cruz from public consideration.

3. It would be irresponsible to not report the facts of Carson’s still peculiar behavior in the aftermath of Iowa. It is increasingly clear that Carson is not serious about continuing. That is more due to the outrageous slander offered regularly by Donald Trump denouncing Carson as a deranged knife murdering pathological nut. Those are not exact words but they are quite close to the mocking critique of Carson offered by Trump. Trumpsters exulted in this kind of bombast. But now that the bombast has failed to deliver winning that will make you tired of winning, Trump wants a do-over.

Trump does not deserve a do ever. He is the true scoundrel in this race and it becomes clearer everyday. For many days, his caustic verbal assaults on conservatives were heralded. It appears he has arrived at his Waterloo.

He deserves this loss. He falsely congratulated Cruz on Monday night.

That was a lie.

He now says that Cruz is a cheater and that everyone deserves a do over in Iowa.

We have reached a point where Trump supporters have a decision to make:

Is Donald always right in what he says— no matter what?

Is he right when he says Cruz lied because he was Canadian?

Is he right when he says the CNN report about Carson means he gets a do over?

It is time to see the value and the limitations of Trump. He has encountered his limitations as he tries to reconcile his loss in Iowa.

That is what is really going one here.

I am sorry if my rhetoric has gone over the top responding to you. I have a problem reconciling Ted Cruz the Christian and Pure Conservative with some of the tactics we seem to be witnessing from the Cruz campaign recently. In my view Cruz should be held to a higher standard because of the identity he has adopted most recently

As far as Trump goes... I have plenty of reservations about him. He is however a known quantity. We have been hearing from him for decades and despite his evolving positions. It all seems to follow a known and predictable path. Maybe this familiarity gives false confidence in the direction many of us feel he would take the country? I don’t know, but especially after Sarah Palin’s endorsement I do trust him.

You write very good posts and have done a very good job of addressing this issue. Thank you for sharing your point of view. I will be carefully considering everything that you have written.