Posted on 03/27/2015 6:15:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
WITH 596 days to go before America’s next presidential election, the first serious candidate has announced that he will run (see article). Ted Cruz is an intelligent man with an inspiring life story. His father fled from Cuba with a few dollars sewn into his underwear and settled in the United States. The young Ted made a name for himself in Texas while still a teenager, giving lectures to Rotary clubs about the constitution. By his early 30s he was arguing cases before the Supreme Court—and winning. At 41, he was elected to the Senate, overcoming long odds in a Republican primary to beat a tycoon backed by party bigwigs. Now, at 44, he thinks he is ready to be president. You cannot accuse Mr Cruz of lacking self-confidence.
Republicans who do not like Mr Cruz—and that includes many of his colleagues in the Senate—liken him to Barack Obama before he became president. This is meant both as an insult and a backhanded compliment. They mean that Mr Cruz’s career so far has consisted entirely of talking and that, with no executive experience, he is hopelessly unprepared for the White House. But they also acknowledge that he is a brilliant speaker and a candidate who should not be underestimated. They are right on all points.
Mr Cruz is an outstanding campaigner. He is sharp and often witty on the stump. He jokes to audiences nervous of NSA snooping that they should leave their mobile phones on, because “I want to make sure that President Obama hears everything I have to say this morning.” He is passionate, arguing that “God isn’t done with America yet.” And he is adept at channelling the rage of those who most dislike the man in the Oval Office. But he would make a terrible president...
(Excerpt) Read more at economist.com ...
I want a mean president.....
Mean as a democrat robbing america thru the federal reserve..
Mean as a race parasite robbing their own people..
Mean as a lobbyist performing treason and sedition.. for MONEY..
Mean as a feminazi rolling their John’s and Jane’s laughing all the while..
Mean as a Journalist hiding the truth and spouting lies..
Mean as Military General that is a Socialist...
I want a mean President that knows where the bodies are buried cause he ordered it..
One that investigated and LEAKED all the misdeeds of all proven RINOs...
AND jailed some of them..
Probably Newt Gingrich IF we allowed him to steal enough to make it worth it..
Raise your hands if you were just waiting for them to call Ted “uppity”.
It’s always amusing to listen to a bunch of 50 IQ European apes at the E-communist.
But, but, but I thought if I subscribed to the Economist, I would be very intellectual. Instead, I find I’m just arrogant.
Oldplayer
Predictable snooty posturing from the Economist.
I’d like to cram Cruz down their elitist throats, personally.
Yes, Cruz has similarities with Obama. . but they differ in one, most essential area. Cruz, like Reagan, understands the core principles upon which the nation was founded that has led, and can still lead, the nation toward prosperity. Obama knows nothing about those ideals. . .in fact, all that Obama knows is that which “just isn’t so.”
Don’t worry folks, this is the same type of nonsense they threw at Reagan. He won the nomination the second time around and went on to be one of the greatest presidents in our country’s history. Senator Cruz will do just fine.
Of course, to Liberals anyone to the right of Stalin is dangerous...
We already had a black and white choice. :-)
Some years ago “The Economist” did a cover story on the issue of abortion and made the astounding claim that those who oppose the practice should have no say in the discussion. Seriously. This ought give you some idea of what kind of rag it truly is.
I got so concerned I sent him a C-note to “bribe him off”.....
“liken him to Barack Obama before he became president”
Now suddenly being like Obama is a bad thing? At least we all agree Obama SUCKS!
Otherwise, Cruz is a bad boy? :)
The Economist has drifted from a once right-of-center publication to one dominated by globalist fascists and homos (i.e. UK’s version of the COC)
“Mr Cruz will not win the presidency, since he repels the swing voters who decide things.”
I am even more certain I-bama won’t win the presidency in 2016. YEAH!
Anyone fool can make a statement like that and they often do.:)
I knew that one was coming. LOL!
:-) !!
NYT, check
Wapo, check.
WSJ, check.
Economist, check.
So far, so good.
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