Posted on 07/07/2016 11:04:13 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Idaho 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador, who will be going to the national GOP convention in Cleveland as a Ted Cruz delegate, called today for Donald Trump to choose Cruz as his running mate. Labrador said that would take “the two guys who got about 70 percent of the votes in just about every primary, every caucus … and bring the team together. That would be historic, it would be something akin to what Abraham Lincoln did when he brought a team of rivals together.”
Labrador, who spoke during a monthly “Conversations with Conservatives” Q-and-A session with Washington, D.C. reporters and bloggers today under the auspices of the Heritage Foundation, said, “There’s been some sore words between the two. They just need to make up, they need to work together. And I think some of us who have hesitated a little bit, have been concerned, we know that at least a No. 2 guy is somebody who is solidly behind the Constitution and can really give him the help that he needs. … I think that would be a solid choice, and I think you could see the convention completely unify behind a ticket like that.”
Labrador’s comments came after he and other "Freedom Caucus" members were asked if they’d support moves at the convention to unbind delegates, and allow them to “vote their conscience” in order to nominate someone other than Trump. None expressed support for that idea.
“I keep hearing all these names – those people have 1 percent name I.D., nobody knows who they are,” Labrador said. “Let’s get somebody like Ted Cruz. … Then he could give Donald Trump the assistance that I think he needs on policy and on the Constitution and these other issues.” Labrador said he believes Cruz has “outsider status,” “but having already worked within the system could really bring about the change that we need in Washington, D.C.”
Cruz has not been among those talked up as a likely VP pick for Trump, who during the campaign repeatedly referred to Cruz as “Lyin’ Ted.” Cruz, for his part, referred to Trump during the primary campaign as a "pathological liar," a "narcissist," a "serial philanderer" and "utterly amoral."
Trump met separately with House and Senate Republicans this morning. The Hill reported that he was accompanied by his daughter Ivanka and campaign manager Paul Manafort, and his meeting with House Republicans drew about 200, some of whom came away impressed and some less so. The meeting with Senate Republicans was tense and combative, the Washington Post reported.
Labrador said, “I’m not a huge fan.” But he also said, “I think he has a good gut instinct on what the American people are feeling and suffering right now.” Said Labrador, “He told us again today, once again, that he will make sure his judicial nominations go through the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation. If he does everything else differently than what I would do, but just does that one thing … that will have an impact for a generation. … Because if not, we’re going to lose the America that we know today, if we have Hillary Clinton.”
Most of the recent speculation on Trump’s likely pick of a running mate has Chris Christie and Newt Gingrich as the leading contenders.
Cruz will not be federal dog-catcher in a Trump administration.
(I wish I could find the graphic I am thinking about.)
Yup, and 2ndDivisionVet hasn’t figured this out yet.
Questionable character?! Trump broke all the winning election results records and Cruz swore an OATH to support the Republican candidate. He has not done this. To this day, Cruz is still lying, and people like
2ndDivisionVet continue to support this liar. It’s mind boggling. He may as well vote for Crooked Hillary.
Well said. You forgot the pieces where the creep worked with Kasich and The Face to sandbag Trump. Cruz is the epitome of a sleaze ball.
Ted Cruz... Mr. TPP.
Trump might let Cruz mop the floor under the urinals in the Senate men's room.
That’s the One! Thanks!
Lap dog is my congressman. He does not return emails and votes party line. I wish someone who actually represents their constituents would run against him. Lap dog represents himself under the disguise of a “representative” of the people of Northern Idaho. As he gets older, he will become our Juan Mc insane.
>> put these great conservative thinkers/philosophers/politicians/economists in order of importance <<
It’s a decent list. But Adam Smith, Tom Sowell and Fritz Hayek clearly outrank relatively lightweight thinkers like Levine, Limbaugh and Goldwater.
Moreover, Trump is by no means a conservative — even though he’s infinitely preferable to Hilary as POTUS.
Golden or black?
i see
i am a big fan of free markets and trade...
BUT international trading arrangements have to be set up intelligently (and without their being used as a secret means of undermining basic national sovereignty as with, say, EU)
I remain unsold on TPP if only because it appears to be being rushed forward without any meaningful explanation for the American people of its terms
trade, YES
deals that undermine us, NO
these things have to be done carefully and considered out in the open so that the American people can weigh them and direct our government how to proceed
otherwise we wind up with disasters like Obama/GOP-E’s “deal” giving/enabling Obama’s Iranian IslamoNazi terrorist murder gang nuclear bombs WITH the ICBM’s to hit USA major cities with them!
we need a time out on TPP until its explained clearly to the American public and we are given a chance to inform our government how we wish to proceed, or not
thanks
There are a lot of conservative thinkers left off of the list. The post was mostly for teasing Trump fanatics that go on and on and on and on about who the REAL conservatives are.
I’ll give Limbaugh, Levine, and Goldwater credit because they have stood against the storm. I truly hope and pray that I’m wrong and Trump turns out to be a great president. I just fear that he will be just like Bill Clinton. His beliefs and principles will be dictated by wetting his finger and sticking it in the air to see which way the poll-driven political winds are blowing. His history shows this over and over.
And yes, I would vote for a dead skunk, spit in two, rotting, on the side of the road before I would vote for Hillary.
No way, José.
Hell no to the no.
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