Rush Limbaugh: Ted Cruz is the closest we’ve gotten to Ronald Reagan in our lifetimes

Hotair ^ | 02/11/2016 | AllahPundit

[Theo]

Trump is not just the WAY. He’s also the TRUTH and the LIFE. He is beholden to none and benevolent to all. PBUH.

[alstewartfan]

Cruz is the only guy running who has forcefully opposed the GOP-E. That’s not opinion. And, Cruz has never blathered on about how well he gets along with Democrat monsters. If Ted had ever spouted this same BS about his love affair with Harry, Nancy and Chuck U, you Trump followers would never let up about it.
And you’d be 100% right, and I’d drop Ted like an anchor.

[VanDeKoik]

I’m looking for someone to be there own person, not to wrap themselves in a better president’s clothes, and think I’m just supposed to pretend like they are that person.

Be your own man, not do a cheap impression of him.

[jennychase]

I have no idea, Reagan also stole votes from Black candidate. Reagan was Canadian or US citizen? Reagan was Gov. long experience, what this Lounge Preacher had ever done?

Rush should go back to double dose of his oxi pills.

[JoSixChip]

The latter is questionable as well since he voted AGAINST the TPA.

cruz not only voted for TPA in the only vote that mattered, it was his leadership that got it through congress in the first place. That is the only time that cruz demonstrated any successful leadership as a Congressman, well unless you call reading Dr. Suess on the senate floor leadership.

[heights]

If you saw the SNL skit of teddy, that’s only a small taste of what they have in store for him, Heidi, and his lunatic father. Cruz would never sell to the general public, he would be a national laughing stock.

[virginia9000]

I dumped Rush when he promoted Marco GLOBALIST Rubio as a true conservative just before NH.

[Kenny]

Cruz defines himself by his enemies, moderates hate him, GOP hates him, media hates him, etc.. Problem is, he has to keep stacking that already crowded enemy field to get his message out.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Rush Limbaugh is toast....no burnt toast!!!

[jimbo807]

Cruz is the margarine version of Reagan

[skeeter]

lol. Rush has carved himself out a profitable niche.

[Leto]

love Rush but here he is FOS as the only candidate that talks directly to the people speaking like the people and speaking over the media is Trump.
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Limbaugh didn’t compare ability to communicate, rather who is a constitutional conservative.

Apples and oranges, trump is by far the better carnival barker. Cuz understands and see issues in that context rather than what he think the mob wants to hear.

[al baby]

What do you mean I’m no longer a freeper ?

[The Toll]

He’ll be even more similar to Reagan in 8 years.

[alstewartfan]

I heard Rush. What you say about him being in love with Marco is dead wrong. He defended him against Krispy’s attacks, citing that all candidates deliver the same lines over and over, including Krispy.
Levin led off his show Monday with Krispy repeats, such as “They tell me I have time for one more question. I’ll take TWO!”

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Don't get me wrong. I'm not bashing Rush. I love Rush. But, I did hear what I heard. He was gushing all over Rubio last week.

Saying all of this, I feel like I'm betraying Rush.

[bayliving]

At least Reagan was born in the United States which makes him a natural born citizen. You know... A qualification to be president of the United States.

So no, Cruz is no Reagan.

[KC_for_Freedom]

Rush is right if conservatism is your only criteria.

Trump has many conservative aspects, but has two that I appreciate:

First Trump is openly planning on using the welfare of the middle class as his decision criteria. This means he can and likely will ask some special interests to take a back seat. GOPe types are very concerned about this because they are used to pulling the strings.

Second, Trump in general has been quicker than the conservative movement to indicate the prime areas for concentration by his administration. For example, the level of immigration has been unsolved for many years, and never talked about in an free and open discussion. Trump said it in his announcement and has not quit. Others have come to join him, after Trump tested the waters. To me this means we should have Trump as our leader. I would not throw Cruz away, Trump will put good people in a lot of positions in a Trump administration.

[al baby]

I hear he has a yuge portrait of himself in his pad that is kinda creepy but i still listen every day

[SeekAndFind]

RE: I have no idea, Reagan also stole votes from Black candidate. Reagan was Canadian or US citizen?

Cruz DID NOT STEAL votes from a black candidate.

As for being born Canadian, I don’t think that’s what Rush is referring to (something Cruz has no control over ). He’s arguing — POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY.