Perceived weakness is a damaging as an outright defeat, in the shadowy world of dominance. Ted Cruz is simply moving into the vacuum left by those who vacate and flee from taking the hard stands necessary to retain even a modicum of self-respect.
It is not blame, and it is not self-justification, on the part of Ted Cruz to step up and proclaim a high moral stance. The less hardy souls that abandon the sentry posts at the ramparts would have been shot, had the incident occurred in a war zone.
But the notion that confrontation in a real physical sense is bad, only handicaps the person who rationalizes away the concept of respecting one’s self enough to take on the burden of defending, with one’s own life if necessary, the standards and principles they claim to champion.
Ruth Marcus does not have 2 healthy brain cells to rub together?
Compromise for the sake poor result is the path to destruction.
When Conservatives compromise, their part of the bargain is never implemented.
The libs take the blank check and do as they please.
THAT is why it is good that Consevatives stand in the way.
Oh...it’s Ruth...
If the Left becomes apoplectic at a statement, it is true...
We have laws to fix the problem, so the INACTION by the RATs is the problem.
So, who isn't acting on their oath to protect our borders, and up hold laws?
Right..