The only thing about which I disagree with you Jeff, is your belief that Cruz would be able to accomplish the same things that Trump is promising to accomplish, and more. We have never seen a President able to accomplish the radical amount of change to our federal government that Trump is proposing. Why do you think Cruz is any different from all the other well meaning but ineffective conservatives who have come before him and been unable to push through any significant portion of the conservative agenda.
To do the kinds of things Trump is talking about, you need the force of personality of someone like Donald Trump. Trump is a once in a century political figure who brings qualities to the Presidency that are exceedingly rare. For all his assumed conservative purity and intellectual ability, Cruz just doesn’t have those qualities.
I think Cruz could do so...if elected.
He is committed to these same things, and has worked tirelessly to actually stand up to Obama and the DNC, and the GOPe.
...and if the voice f the people put him into office, he would act on them with a GOP congress that would ride in on his election.
Time will tell.