Via Matt Lewis, here’s Maverick once again demonstrating that “cordial relationship†in politico-speak means “two people who can’t publicly admit to hating each other but obviously do.â€And it’s a cheap shot. Cruz’s point yesterday at CPAC was that Dole, McCain, and Romney lost because they weren’t conservative enough. That’s not because they’re gutless — he said specifically that they were “good†and “decent†men — but because they’re not committed, full-throated ideologues, even less so when they’re fighting for purple states in a national election. We can debate whether that’s true but there’s nothing offensive in raising the subject. I...
