Posted on 02/05/2016 9:16:38 PM PST by Zhang Fei
No-one doubts that Cruz, a former national college debating champion, is exceptionally bright. Most exceptionally bright people cannot resist the temptation to wing it, simply because they can. Not so Cruz. He combines high intelligence with enormous discipline and capacity for work. Betsy McCaughey, a former Republican Lieutenant-Governor of New York, observes that self-discipline of this kind bespeaks humility: he is smart enough to know that even smart people can make big mistakes, and that hard work is the best insurance against missteps. Humility is not a personality trait one immediately associates with a politician who has opposed virtually all his colleagues in the Senate, but it is required to solicit and obtain the support of grassroots leaders, as Cruz did.
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Trumpelstiltskin, meanwhile, has revealed a side of his character that voters hitherto have ignored, or even admired in a perverse way. He inherited wealth and ran a private company the way he wanted to, saying what he wanted and hiring and firing whom he pleased, without answering to partners, shareholders or the general public.
He is not a particularly good businessman; had he invested his inheritance in a stock-market index fund, his net worth would be double what it is today. But the psychic rewards of unrestricted narcissism more than compensated for the unperformance of his portfolio. He has had the opportunity to retain the infantile instincts of a child of wealth into his dotage. He cannot bear to lose; he cannot even bear to accept part of the responsibility for a loss.
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Trump on the wing: I like Ted. I hate Ted. I like Ted. I hate Ted.
Ted is eligible. Ted is not eligible. Ted is eligible.
Ted is nasty. I may pick Ted to be my VP.
Trump makes so much sense when he thinks on his feet.
“This article blows goats.”
Raphael Eduardo Hartpence is a goat?
Eduardo helped winnow the field of chaff and there are still some things about him I like. He and his supporters are bulldogs.
But I was shocked to learn he wasn’t a NBC.
I suppose he isn’t wasting money if he’s pushing issues out front but, yeah, I think NH is going to hasten his departure.
I don’t like a guy telling people he will do something he knows can’t be done.
And these frantic ‘Attention comrades! Trumpstein is bad. Big Cruz, good! are becoming a real PITA.
So Trump, yeah. But like a knife thrower wearing bifocals, he still makes me ... nervous.
I agree about the article, but if you’re going to throw a fit because you didn’t win ONE primary vote, then aren’t we supposed to take that into consideration.
The other thing which bothers me the most .. the name calling. It’s so childish and petty; Juvenile even. Time to put on his big-boy pants and start acting like he knows how to be a President.
I imagine that by putting it the market .gov gets their share of taxes and his wealth wouldn’t be anywhere near what it is today, especially considering the write-offs.
I agree. I like them both for different reasons.
Cruz did not show very much intelligence when he ran with the CNN based Carson “taking a break” report.
But there's no use talking to you and your benighted ilk.
My goodness. The Trump cultists are starting to sound like self-parodies now.
Off your meds again are we?
Chuckle!
You don't become national debating champion and argue and win crucial cases before The United States Supreme Court without having a razor sharp mind, lightning reflexes and having an amazing ability to think on your feet.
Proves you’re lao mei. San guo? You don’t know $hit, bai gui zi.
If you’re going to use a Chinese name, you should know zhÅngguo.
LOL!
Now yu are being silly.
Be honest. You really think Trump is greater than George Washington, don’t you?
Trump doesn’t own 300 human beings, hold them captive and force them to work on his estate with out paying them any wages.
Wow he avoided investing with Bernie Madoff?
If that doesn’t qualify him to lead the USA I don’t know what would
S/
Of course he took Bernie’s stolen money at The Mar-a-Lago Club but thats just being a smart business man
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