Posted on 04/16/2016 7:10:52 AM PDT by bray
Matthew 22:16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
Conservatism seems to been driven off the tracks by the Punditocracy. In the old days of the movement character and transparency was every bit as important as policy matters. How can you be a free country when your leaders are hiding everything from you and shading the truth? If they will hide the truth about little issues who says they will not hide it from big ones?
We have two choices now and in reality the election is over and Trump has won it is just by how much and is it enough to overcome the establishment, but it is still two men. In July when we had seventeen candidates and Jeb was the overwhelming favorite with Walker right behind, I predicted Trump and Cruz due to Trump’s wall and Cruz’s ground game. At that time I suggested they should be a team with Trump President and Cruz VP for four years while he was trained in executive skills. I was wrong.
My hesitation at the time with Ted was his question of being a Natural Born Canadian and Heidi Cruz working for Goldman Sachs and making $800K/yr. Both of those are still a problem if not much larger and there has been so much more piled on top without being in the least bit transparent. His campaign makes the old Clinton war room seem open and airy. If you dare ax the most basic question you get hit with a hammer and demeaned in the vilest attacks, but enough about his supporters.
I have no idea what the framers of this Country had in mind when they decided to have Presidents born in America or by military families stationed overseas, but it seems a good idea you be born here. That said, the troubling part of the birther issue is his refusal to be transparent. Why does he seal all of his birth records and immigration documents to keep his citizenship hidden? Lay everything on the table and get it behind you rather than covering it up like Benghazi, this makes no sense.
Goldman Sachs is the bigger issue of the two and lends itself to his lack of character which has revealed itself over and over. If you have a company supporting your family which is the author of ever bad economic policy in America, how can you claim to be a defender of Conservatism? Nobody is asking you to take a vow of poverty and quite the opposite, but this is profiting on all of those years in the Bush Administration writing all of those free trade agreements. Free for the other Countries while putting chains on America. Goldman Sachs is the very last bank any Conservative would work for if they were who they say they are. How would he balance her making over a million a year if he were President or VP if he had to rule against them and for America?
Then there is the campaign, from Iowa to Colorado there is a pattern of behavior that is very troubling for a Christian Conservative. Whether we like it or not, Christians are held to a higher standard which none of us can attain, but at least make an attempt. He has a habit of taking the shortcut and then blaming someone else for his decision. The buck never stops at his desk and that is a problem.
Whenever he has an issue where he is obviously lying like claiming Carson was dropping out in Iowa, he claims ignorance while saying he is the smartest man in the room. The one he really cannot deny or explain is the half a million his Pac gave to the Carley Pac. Now he will claim he cannot communicate with his PAC and if you believe that there is a bridge in Brooklyn you may want to jump off. How was his campaign manager able to buy the partially nude picture of Trump’s wife and turn that over the PAC if there is not communication?
Why would any campaign which is continually short on cash give a rival campaign running for the same office and roughly the same polling position be given such a large sum of money? If there is any explanation give it, since the appearance is this was hush money to cover-up an affair with Carley’s campaign manager.
In the old days of Conservatism, the appearance of corruption was corruption however today it is until proven beyond a shadow of a doubt so you stall. The same old Carvile tactic. Why did the PAC give a half million and what did Carley get for that? Both PACs should tell the truth if either one of them is honest.
Then we move to Whisky Creek and Colorado with his cozy relationship with the establishment. I remember when Conservatives would vomit if they were supported by Linseed Graham, John InSain, Jeb, Georgie Will, Kraut, National Review, WaPo, Reid and the entire GOP establishment but they ignore that to promote their version of conservatism. These people are the problem and will only make our issues worse, yet they claim it will be different this time.
After Colorado when there was not a single vote cast with Cruz taking all of the delegates we heard rules, regulations and the need to educate yourselves. Having been in one of those GOP selection caucuses here is how they work. Everyone knows exactly who they are voting for before they arrive since they have been given slates of names who to vote for of which delegates will vote for Cruz.
The ones who arrive with an open mind or intend on voting for someone else are outvoted by the slate. You vote down the slate so every chosen delegate gets the same overwhelming votes, it is pure corruption. It is all carefully choreographed and has absolutely nothing to do with the people they supposedly represent, only the kingmakers who demand their voices heard.
The one I was at was ambushed by the Paulbots who got around half the delegates even though he received 4% of the Primary vote. These charades are more like the Soviet Union than America. You can bet none of those slate delegates are under seventy or been with the Party less than forty years.
Cruz of course comes out of the Colorado fiasco blaming someone else as it is never his fault. In reality his team organized all of those slates and made sure of the outcome days before they met. You can claim they had the better ground game, but that way of selecting bound delegates has nothing to do with the voice of the people and more to do with the dictates of the Party.
There is a pattern with Ted Cruz which is very disturbing. He continually will take the shortcut on the truth and openness and then blame someone else after he gets caught. It seems we have had enough politicians who fit that mold and we really do not need more of them and especially as President. If we are going to turn America around we need to begin with honor and transparency which is lacking with Ted. This is not an indictment on Cruz as much as the conservative establishment, but some questions need open answers and apparently never will. It is time for a new direction for Conservatism, it is time to Trump the entire District of Corruption.
Pray America wakes
My suspicion is that is when he first became a US citizen officially and that is why he won’t release the records. Up until then he was solely a Canadian citizen.
The real point of the natural born citizen clause was to make sure there was no divided loyalty. They wanted someone who could ONLY be a US citizen and nothing else.
It is an exclusionary term.
Born here of citizen parents.
Naturally a US citizen because there is no alternative.
If one is born with foreign citizenship(s) from foreign birth or parent(s) one is NOT a natural born citizen.
Obviously you don’t know the Trumpy rule 101.....Cruz has to show his tax returns but Trump is a businessman and does not!!!
Please, no one believes that particular meme out of the little Ted Cruz BS Notebook so at least move on to the stuff about how a fine Chishan man like Ted doesn't contradict Beck saying he's the fulfillment of Mormon Prophecy since a "good Chrishan man" doesn't believe the Book of Mormon is anything but a scam written by a scam artist.
The stammerings and stumblings pretending that doesn't contradict Ted's Mr Chrishan BS are at least funny enough to be entertaining.
Could be because a lot of it goes up their nose ..... or maybe they're socialist idiots.
Sure.
Cruz has released partial returns only. Have you looked at them? Why are they important?
Damn nice of you to make my point for me.
Now, how does Ted claim to be Christian but accept his role in Mormon Prophecy?
Whoever this Saturbray (never heard of ‘em) guy is they’re wrong.
Never said Trump was stupid....he’s just not a self made man like he and his supporters claim!!! He start out with 30 million dollars!!
Cruz filed an incomplete statement to the FEC failing to disclose the loans from Goldman Sachs and Citibank. He had to amend those filings when it was discovered.
If there is anything improper in the Trump statement, please let us all know. I assume you have gone thru the 92 page report. What is questionable in it?
His financial statement is written by him and his employees!!! I assume he knows how to present his finances in a positive light!!!
LOL. I have no idea what you are talking about. I have filed financial disclosure forms. There are specific instructions on how the form must be filled out and what must be included. Obviously, you have no understanding of what is required.
>>On the issues of great importance this election cycle (immigration, trade, jobs and security) Trump is the most conservative candidate running. “Me too” Ted has tried to steal Trump issues, but “me too” Ted is not credible since “me too” Ted had to flip flop on immigration and trade to get to where Trump is. Everyone else is a GOPe uniparty pimp.<<
Well put...
Trump is not an ideological conservative. He’s been in business his whole life. He’s a hard worker who’s raised a hard-working family, none of whom drink, smoke or go clubbing — Trump is organically conservative, he lives his life as a conservative.
His detractors like to view him through a filter of their own definition of conservative, which can be subject to partisan interpretation.
Businessmen bribe politicians and hide assets all the time and cheat on their financial statements.
“Cruz’s attempt to derail the Corker bill with a poison pill is well documented.”
The poison pill has always been total nonsense but it is associated with the Gang of Eight bill. The only time Cruz, at the time, mentioned poison pill was to accuse Obama of doing it.
You're trying to argue that anyone who had family help paying for college or with gas money to get to their community college isn't self-made, IOW, you buy the BS line that having a good family that helps you get a start is an unfair advantage. So, Trump's Dad should have had all that taken away in order to for Donald to not have an unfair advantage.
You don't even want Cruz, you want Bernie, right?
Do conservatives blame others and make excuses for their own failings? Do conservatives whine incessantly?
You really don’t think starting out with thirty million dollars and being the son of a man worth three hundred million and having access to his connections had anything to do with his success. That’s not taking advantage of opportunity...that’s being born on third base and telling everyone you hit a triple!!!
LOL. So do politicians. Cruz got caught lying on his FEC financial disclosure form. The onus is on you to prove that Trump filed and signed a fraudulent disclosure form.
Do you really think Trump prepared this report himself? Do you understand how complex and time-consuming such a report is? I am fairly sure that this is the largest and most complex filing ever for a presidential candidate. Romney's and Kerry's paled by comparison.
Nope. Dad discouraged Junior from going to the Big Town.
A million and he started. The rest came later and the rest of that is history.
Tough, isn’t it? To several mil’ and turn it into several bil’.
Cheer up, it’s all good. Nice to have a citizen prez who has a real job, gets the picture in both business and the meaning of GROWTH.
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