First of all, no, we do not want compassionate conservatism anymore. Tried that with GWB, and Jeb Bush has been trying it this whole election cycle. It does not sell. The American people do not want it anymore.
As for the rule of law. Cruz told both Bloomberg and then Time Magazine that legalization for illegal aliens is still on the table, despite him "opposing" it. IOW, he wants it both ways, more of the usual double talking BS despite even calling Rubio basically a liar for pointing this out.
RE: As for the rule of law. Cruz told both Bloomberg and then Time Magazine that legalization for illegal aliens is still on the table, despite him “opposing” it
Here’s what he means by what he said...
He was interviewed by the conservative talk show host — Mark Levin and they BOTH agreed on Cruz’s view.
NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGALS PERIOD.
How about children born in the United States of Illegal parents?
Here, BOTH Cruz and Levin do not say what they’re going to do in the LONG RUN.
In the short term, They both agreed that the first thing to do is SECURE THE BORDER. Only when we are satisfied that the border is secure will we talk about the children born of illegals.
So, is this for some sort of legalization? He and Levin are both SILENT on this.
RE: First of all, no, we do not want compassionate conservatism anymore.
The problem with the above term is the premise — CONSERVATISM IS BY DEFINITION NOT COMPASSIONATE.
That’s baloney of course.
By its very nature, conservatism IS compassionate.
Liberalism, on the other hand, is absolutely NOT compassionate. In fact, it is quite insidious and evil.