[SoConPubbie]

	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz Ping!

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[svcw]

I have tremendous respect and admiration for both men
Still I do not always agree

[napscoordinator]

Ted Cruz certainly didn’t take up the Arizona battle that is for sure. I still think he is a big time state’s right type which is why he left Arizona alone. I mentioned that on another thread last night and was criticized for it saying that state rights are for the positives and if is a negative state’s right we can fight for it nation wide. Not sure if that is what the founders had in mind when they were writing about state’s rights.

[FR_addict]

I am more surprised at Thomas Sowell. When will it be time. We are losing our freedoms and our way of life very quickly now.

We have to stop this madness.

[Steely Tom]

Senator Cruz is to be lauded for bringing attention to Thomas Sowell, an authentic social scientist and one of Americas greatest minds.

[Servant of the Cross]

I admire both men greatly. With this response by Ted Cruz, I pray that Dr. Sowell will do some soul-searching and revise and extend his original comments regarding Senator Cruz and his strategy of picking some battles.

These guys are on the same side! The only question is of strategy and tactics. And Ted Cruz is right!

And the Conventional Wisdom that "shutting down the government" was 1) the GOPs "fault" and 2) a terrible thing couldn't be MORE WRONG! Fight this issue rather than run from it!

[Clarence]

Dr. Sowell is a great thinker and writer, with the ability to see things so very clearly and communicate that to others.

Sen. Cruz is a man of action.

Therein lies the difference, not in philosophy, but in willingness to act upon those beliefs.

[Atlas Sneezed]

I like the idea of having a leader of the GOP and of America who can make his case so effectively even against the most well-armed opponent, while be genuinely respectful of his opponent and not coming off as a bully.

The Feinstein smackdown is another example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYI3MEhegvQ

[SharpRightTurn]

Cruz is right, Sowell is wrong.

No more surrenders.

[plain talk]

” I don’t believe we need to fight on everything. “

I do. There is almost nothing the dems put forward I agree with.

[PAR]

The day before this site is shut down by the democratic fascists, the purists on this site will still be raging against the GOPe. Half of them will be trolls and half of them won’t know what hit them. Sowell has a much longer track record of being right than Ted Cruz.

[rockinqsranch]

PING to jazusamo.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Having been a fan of Dr. Sowell over many years, I have to believe he was coming from a point of honest intellectual debate.

That being said, about the ONLY way the GOP has to put the brakes on King Barry’s Rule By Decree is to cut the funds and shut down the government.

Ted is right. Until they muster the cojones to do that, Project Transform America will proceed unmolested.

[Graewoulf]

Thank you for this thread.

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In our soundbite news society, a catchy phrase, such as “Do Nothing RINOs,” often obscures the basic root causes that the soundbite summarily describes.

For example, this quote by Senator Cruz is worth examining as follows:

” - - - And he said — Mr. Sowell said you should fight on fights we can win. I agree and if Republicans had stood on the debt ceiling — we had the votes to insist on meaningful spending reforms. - - - “

* The author of the thread article claims that “Cruz shot back at Sowell.” which can be substantiated if the assumption is made that Cruz and Sowell have differing points of contention.

* If, however, one looks for similarities between the two men, then this part of the above quote “ - - - Mr. Sowell said you should fight on fights we can win. I agree - - - “ can be used to substantiate that Sowell and Cruz are in agreement about what fights should be fought.

* If the assumption is made that both Sowell and Cruz are afflicted with the same RINO terminal disease of fighting only the fights that can be won with no risk, then Cruz in no better than any other loser, obsolete RINO.

* If Senator Cruz does not place a higher value on fighting battles with overwhelming odds that favor the enemy, then his only choice is to cede the field of battle to the enemies of the US Constitution, as the Congressional RINOs have done for the last five years.

* A successful defense of ones position only requires one third the force of the attacking offense, according to Military Science. IOW, it takes less strength to defend than it takes to attack.

* Since the Congressional RINO strategy has been, for the last five years, to always stay on defense, then what evidence exists that the Congressional RINOs have inflicted ANY damage on the attacking enemies of the US Constitution?

* There is not even evidence of serious DISCUSSION of use of their primary weapons: House Special Inspectors and Impeachment!

* The field of battle is littered with the bloody, cowardly footprints of the “Rapidly Retreating RINOs” and echoes of them screaming in terror: “We can’t do anything because we do not have control of the Senate and White House!”

* If our sorry Congressional RINO should very soon choose to defend the US Constitution by fighting many defensive battles whose goals include decimation of the enemy by fighting a war of attrition, then we, the disgusted voters, would have our FIRST reason to vote for an incumbent Congressional RINO.

* Senator Cruz may yet prove that he understands the value of a continuous series of battles in a war of attrition, but RINO intellectual Thomas Sowell only understands the safe, cowardly value of continuous retreat.

* As for a lesson from History, Thomas Sowell has chosen to ignore the historical fact that General George Washington fought mainly battles that did harm to the British enemy.

* The Father of our Country successfully fought a War of Attrition.

* So far our sorry Congressional RINOs have proven themselves to be unworthy of following General Washington’s proven method of Victory.

[Political Junkie Too]

Sometimes a battle has to be fought just to remind others that you still have the fight in you, otherwise your threats will ring hollow and nobody will take you seriously anymore.

-PJ