Posted on 03/31/2016 3:34:14 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Could it be I didn’t need to watch your rerun because I’ve already seen it?
I congratulate the one who posted the video so I can make up my own mind and not be led astray by ant-Cruz sentiments.
Ted Cruz will never be able to change a policy.
Donald Trump can go from abortion advocate to anti-abortion, and on many other issues.
One is countenanced, the other is not.
Why are changed positions only allowed for Trump?
“Trump was a NY businessman and not a Washington DC politician creating policy.”
Excellent answer - way to tell the board that you have no clue what he believed or any care to know either.
Sometime between 2004 and June 2015 he identified as a Democrat. All you need to know.
Wall, wall, wall. 5th ave crowd pleaser.
IOW blow the walls down, open all the doors and windows and flood the nation with low cost labor to mollify his GOPe masters and their Big Business bosses. As an extra bonus, insure the Democrats victory in elections for at least 100 years, maybe more.
Looking at what Cruz stood for in context and most of the time is far more important than particular stances he may have taken for tactical reasons during Senate debate.
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Ted_Cruz.htm
FactCheck: Yes, Bill Clinton deported 12M illegal aliens. (Dec 2015)
Build a wall instead of massive amnesty plan. (Dec 2015)
Enforce the law against millions of illegals currently here. (Dec 2015)
Illegals are an economic calamity for low-wage Americans. (Nov 2015)
Support Kate’s Law: oppose our leaders who won’t enforce. (Aug 2015)
Path to citizenship is profoundly unfair to legal immigrants. (Feb 2015)
End Obama’s illegal amnesty via Congress’ checks & balances. (Nov 2014)
Defund amnesty; and refuse any nominees until rescinded. (Nov 2014)
No path to citizenship for 1.65 million illegals in Texas. (Oct 2012)
Give police more power to ask about immigration status. (Jun 2012)
Boots on the ground, plus a wall. (Apr 2012)
Triple the size of the Border Patrol. (Mar 2012)
Strengthen border security and increase enforcement. (Jul 2011)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/International/Ted_Cruz_Immigration.htm
Enforce the law against millions of illegals currently here
RUBIO: As far as Ted Cruz’s record, I’m always puzzled by his attack on immigration. Ted, you support legalizing people who are in this country illegally. Ted Cruz supported a 500% increase in the number of H-1 visas, the guest workers that are allowed into this country, and Ted supports doubling the number of green cards.
CRUZ: It is not accurate what he just said that I supported legalization. Indeed, I led the fight against his legalization and amnesty.
RUBIO: Does Ted Cruz rule out ever legalizing people that are in this country now?
CRUZ : I have never supported legalization, and I do not intend to support legalization. Let me tell you how you do this, what you do is you enforce the law. I’ve laid out a very, very detailed immigration plan on my website. It’s 11 pages of existing federal law and in particular the question of what to do with people who are here now? You enforce the law. We can enforce the laws and if we secure the border, that solves the problem.
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http://www.factcheck.org/2016/01/cruzs-conservative-credentials/
Club for Growth says its congressional scorecard “rewards free-market champions and exposes big-government, tax-and-spend politicians.” Cruz scored 92 percent in 2014 and 100 percent in 2013 on the Club for Growth scorecard, ranking eighth in 2014 and first in 2013 among senators. By comparison, Paul scored 95 percent and 97 percent, respectively, in the last two years — ranking fifth in 2014 and third in 2013.
Cruz scored 95 percent on the National Taxpayers Union’s 2013 scorecard, ranking the Texas senator third out of 100 senators. That was even slightly higher than Paul, who scored 94 percent and ranked sixth that year. Both received an “A.” (NTU has no 2014 scorecard on its website.)
Cruz did even better in the American Conservative Union ratings. Cruz got a perfect score in 2014 and 2013 and has a lifetime rating of 100 percent over his first two years in the Senate. Rand Paul scored 96 percent in both years and has a lifetime score of 98 percent over four years.
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If you believe the rumors about Cruz and want to reject him for infidelity, and if you choose exactly the right nuance so you don’t have to also reject Trump for the same reason, it’s impossible to argue with that (until we find out if the rumors are true). However, Cruz has consistently argued in front of the Supreme Court as a pro-states-rights small-government literal constitution conservative. Cruz has consistently voted as a conservative, so that it’s hard to find even one better choice in the Senate.
Taking tiny nuggets like this out of context presents a deceptive picture. It’s like filming a happily married man for a decade and only showing the brief moments when he turns his head to watch a woman other than his wife. Yes, it happened, but what does it actually mean? I’d rather go with a quote from President Reagan:
“Somebody who agrees with me 80 percent of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20 percent traitor.”
Cruz agrees with me and with the vast majority of those on FR close to 99%. That’s good enough for me. Cruz is a friend and ally, my second choice, right behind Trump.
Amazing Cruz has been caught opening the flood gates on Immigration as a U.S. Senator in Washington D.C., and you Cruzbots just ignore the smoking gun!
Instead you are more concerned about what a New York businessman opinion as a New York Businessman than a sitting U.S. Senator attempting to change policy. Absolutely astounding!
Keep drinking that kool-aid Cruzbots. LOL!
They either believe it; they don't believe it but still think it makes a good comeback; or they know it for the bulls*t it is.
Oh how funny. This is a Cruz thread. Not a trump thread. There are plenty of bash trump threads all over the place.
Sorry. No such rule.
What about selling the water rights to Saudis Arabia out west. Is this a dumb country or what. This just happened. Not much press of course. Obama is destroying our country. Trump will keep us from further destruction but I think we’re done.
You have no idea how many times I am on a Cruz thread and they start crowing this is a Cruz support thread only. They are nasty about it too. The nastiest group ever on their sacred Cruz threads.
BS. I am sick of the Cruz supporters lies. You guys after this primary have some heavy praying to do for your destructive behavior. I’d like to see you guys in heaven but I don’t know. Trump has been a registered republican since 1980. That has been proven so many times but the direct lies you put out is sinful.
I’m sorry I ruined your Ted Punching Party:)
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