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I truly went into this ‘open letter’ with an open mind. I am far more interested in truth than bias.
IMHO, this reads like some troll in its mother’s basement who lives in Googleland, on YouTube, and in comment sections. It has gathered together every bit of gossip available with just enough ‘facts’ to make it sound convincing to some. The writer ‘sounds’ MUCH younger than it is portraying itself to be with the initial bio.
The further I got into this the more I became convinced this is a nonsense.
As I said, just my humble opinion.

We can hope that Ted keeps a lid on that kind of thing. I read that the Schweich suicide in MO (though it wasn’t Roe’s fault) really affected Roe. Also, that Cruz made him apologize and patch things up with Huelscamp(KS) for Roe’s tactics there before Cruz hired him.
Cruz will need this tough s.o.b., though, to deal with the dirty tactics from the other campaigns. They all put on a nice face but they ALL have filthy, dirty tactics (some extremely)- Especially in a presidential race. That’s why they say politics “ain’t beanbag”.

No. That was not Roe’s doing. There were other entities (mainly, chairman of the MO Republican Party had spread false rumors) plus Schweich’s own instability.
I’m in MO and there was a lot of reporting about this at the time. I thought Schweich might have made a good auditor. He was a penny-pinching by-the-book type, tiny, but very withdrawn and paranoid (taking meds for it). I just don’t think he was up to the crap that comes with a campaign.

Ted Cruz is a Southern Baptist.

In a video of a Cruz pre-Christmas rally in Tennessee, the pastor who baptized both Ted and his father spoke of the experiences. Also, as the bible says, “You shall know them by their fruits”. Ted Cruz obviously lives his Christian faith. Where is the EVIDENCE for either Huckabee, Santorum, Rubio, Trump, or anyone else who professes to be Christian? In addition to Cruz’s life works, Cruz never lies about, personally smears, or stabs his competitors in the back.
EXAMPLE:
In Iowa, Whispers of an Anti-Cruz (and Pro-Rubio) Alliance
 http://natl.re/GYOgo9 via @NRO

Thank you.
Merry Christmas!

I see one discrepancy right away. Ted Cruz’s birthday is Dec.22. Sagittarius runs from Nov.23 - Dec.21. Just saying...

re: “This is the first I’ve heard that Cruz wants to tie the dollar to gold. The first thought that comes to my mind is special interest influence.”

It is part of his tax plan. Cruz has long been a supporter of the gold standard and sound money. Was a student of Milton Friedman in high school.

But not an abrupt about face for Andy McCarthy. He is from the Reagan Administration and a very good friend of Mark Levin.

Indeed.
Frightening.

Well put. ;-)

type: s/b ‘now for VP’, not ‘not for VP’

Trump is goading Cruz, IMHO.

‘..now agrees with every thing I say.”

How many possibilities has Trump trotted out, not, for VP?
Oprah. Palin. Chick on SNL. et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

Cruz won’t bite.

H1-Bs(6:25), and Amnesty (8:00/9:40) â–º Ted Cruz tells Vince Coakley “If I am elected President, there will be NO Amnesty!” Working on H1-B reform legislation to protect/promote American workers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb4T_6-LrI4&sns=tw … 5Nov2015
Patrick Svitek ‏@PatrickSvitek 11Nov2015 Austin, TX In New Hampshire, @tedcruz reiterates that he’s working on legislation with Jeff Sessions to combat abuse in the H-1B visa program.

It is just astounding.
They seem to be the ones expecting a ‘perfect’ candidate.
Especially interesting how Trump supporters criticize Cruz for his stance on expanding the cap for H1-B visas, all while ignoring Trumps stated ‘love’ for H1-B visas (not to mention Kelo eminent domain).

Thanks

Indeed. Besides,increasing the limit for H1-B visas or TPA is what Congress does, not POTUS.
Heidi Cruz?
FACT: Heidi Cruz is a wealth manager in the Houston office helping families and foundations and is not connected with the company’s Washington operations. She has always been located in Houston while employed at Goldman Sachs. And, the division Heidi worked in was not connected to the portion of the bank that received bailout money. Her division would not have been affected even if Goldman had not received the bailout!
re: CFR:
There have also been some rumblings regarding Heidi supposedly working for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Heidi never worked for the CFR, but she was a term member of the CFR (one of 4,500 members, I might add). She is NO LONGER involved with CFR but she did participate in a Task Force on the topic of free trade under the Bush administration. However, as a member of this task force, she vigorously defended and called for free-market principles.
“Economic prosperity and a world safe from terrorism and other security threats are no doubt inextricably linked. While governments play an invaluable role in both regards, we must emphasize the imperative that economic investment be led and perpetuated by the private sector. There is no force proven like the market for aligning incentives, sourcing capital, and producing results like financial markets and profit-making businesses.” (Emphasis added).
Lest anyone question where Sen Cruz stands on CFR, his record has been UNEQUIVOCAL that he believes CFR has been a pernicious force trying to undermine U.S. sovereignty – something Sen. Cruz has spent years fighting to defend. Indeed, Sen. Cruz has a proven record of fighting to defend U.S. sovereignty.”
Meet Heidi Cruz …http://redsonja-conservativesinaction.blogspot.com/2015/08/meet-heidi-cruz.html …

Anatomy of a Smear: HeidiCruz and the “North American Union” http://blogcritics.org/anatomy-of-a-smear-heidi-cruz/

My view? Cruz (and Heidi) stack up as best equipped to steer us back to a Constitutional Republic as set forth by our founders and return us to Liberty and Growth/Prosperity/Solvency than any others running or even not running.
And what is proven about Cruz:
1. His touchstone is our Constitution/Bill of Rights, Rule of Law (not man), Liberty, and the Bible. He is unrelenting on that.
2. He has the knowledge, ability and desire to understand the depth of damage Barry and company have done and rip it out root and branch (constitutionally and legally).
I would go on, but those are more than enough reasons.

- Links for people who still want to know the facts.-
Corker Bill:
• Sen. Cruz: Congress Must Approve Any Iran Deal
Cruz, Toomey file amendment to give Congress more power over Obama’s Iran deal
• Ted Cruz: Why I voted YES for Corker Iran bill
He made lemonade out of a lemon bill.
Ted Cruz’s Record of defending U.S. Sovereignty:
• Fought and won a landmark ruling for U.S. sovereignty in Medellin v. Texas. at the U.S. Supreme Court against 90 foreign nations and the President to ensure the supremacy of U.S. legal system against encroachment by international treaties and rulings of the “World Court.”
• Cosponsored a resolution urging the president not to sign the UN Arms Treaty, which would have subordinated the Second Amendments rights of American citizens to global interests.
TPA:
• Exclusive - Ted Cruz: Obamatrade Enmeshed in Corrupt, Backroom Dealings
• BREAKING: CRUZ CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO CONSERVATIVES UPSET OVER TRADE VOTE
Please watch this video. Ted Cruz described the situation around the votes for TPA and Corker’s bills. https://www.youtube.com/embed/eE6HLbaAL0A
H1B Visa: Do you know the story behind the H1B visa stuff?
It was in the middle of a battle which Ted Cruz and a few senators fought against the ‘Gang of 8’ amnesty bill. He offered an amendment to counteract pro-illegal immigration provisions of the amnesty bill.
I, and many people, are grateful that Ted Cruz led this fight. Otherwise, they would have approved amnesty already.
Remember this fight in 2013?
Ted Cruz Crushes Amnesty Proponents: Compares ‘Gang of 8’ Bill to ‘Obamacare’ (Video)
Ted Cruz Exposes the Amnesty Bill... $5000 Penalty for Hiring Citizens Over Legalized Aliens (Video)
Sen. Cruz Presents Measure to Strengthen, Improve Legal Immigration
Offers amendment to increase H-1B visas to help improve, retain high-skilled labor force
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/v/GHlGlNwsQb0?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0

That is why his tax plan is so great.
This is from just one expert on Cruz’s tax plan:
“Ted Cruz rocked in the presidential race during the CNBC debate. His biggest breakthrough, even more important than his crowd-pleasing holding the media to account, was his credible prescription to get job creation, and equitable prosperity, roaring the way they roared in the Reagan days.

Cruz thereby seized, like nobody else yet has, the Reagan jobs-creation and income mobility mantle.

Reaganomics had two main legs. Both were widely ridiculed at the time. Both were vindicated by history.

The more famous of these was Reagan’s dramatic cutting of income tax rates, across the board, to stimulate economic growth, a policy drawn from Jack Kemp. The less publicly recognized, yet arguably even more important, leg of Reaganomics was the promise to restore high integrity monetary policy.

Forbes’s own editor-in-chief Steve Forbes is the most celebrated supply-side thought leader since the departure of Jack Kemp. And Steve Forbes has maintained his very own “dual mandate” — holding high the torch for a flat tax and for the gold standard, both in the service of job creation and a climate of fairly distributed prosperity.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2015/11/01/ted-cruz-rockets-up-with-gold-and-a-flat-tax/

ICYMI:
Cruz on H1-b visas for Economic Growth & Jobs to raise the CAP (not requirement) from 65K to 325K instead of 110K.
Here is Cruz discussing it at length in detail on the floor of the senate. His father was a STEM graduate (in mathematics).
Sen. Cruz Amendment to Immigration Legislation to Increase H-1B Visas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHlGlNwsQb0

Also, since he doesn’t trash his competitors, there’s a fair chance they will release their delegates to him. It may come down to delegates and Cruz is planning for that.

Cruz’s tax plan will do more to bring back and create jobs than anything I have seen or heard.