Posted on 05/05/2015 3:31:26 AM PDT by Josh Painter
There is still a long way to go until the 2016 election. On radio, we talked about the real possibility that twelve (and maybe as many as fifteen) different candidates could wind up running for the Republican nomination.
We’re going to learn a lot about each of them through the process, but in the meantime, we can continue to endlessly speculate about how each one will handle certain hypothetical situations. Who is the best communicator? Who is the best on policy? Who can raise the money? What are the particular candidates strong points, and what are their weak points?
If you listen or watch my radio and tv shows, you know I’ve been known to shower praise on Ted Cruz to the point that it almost makes him uncomfortable. The man has taken every opportunity possible to stand for principle and has shown his character won’t be destroyed by entering Washington DC. That’s rare.
As we were discussing the challenges for Cruz and others, I mentioned that Cruz might have a tough time putting together a coalition because of all the work the media and politicians on left and right have done vilifying him. The way I tried to poorly summarize that was to say that “I’m not sure he could govern.”
Of course, the media has jumped all over that as if Vladimir Putin just came out as anti-Russia. But, context is key here. The specific example we used to discuss what we meant by “coalitions” and to “govern” was George W. Bush’s infamous decision in the midst of bailout mania as he “abandoned free market principles to save the free market system.” Bush quite clearly built a broad coalition to govern in that instance, but I don’t consider that something to aspire to.
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Glenn Beck knew exactly what he was doing ... what he was implying ... he’s not going daft on us ... rather he’s deliberately trying to sabotage ted cruz ...
Yes, Ted Cruz is not the type that Beck likes..
Hes too solid, too CONSERVATIVE...
Squishy Willard Mitt Romney is Beck’s type...
the polar opposite to Cruz on the issues...
and much less of a man...
I heard it the same way you did.
Beck is still waiting for the “white horse” Mormon to enter the race and fulfill prophecy.
Agree, he knew what he was doing and Beck does not want Cruz , but instead he wants Paul and the liberaltarian nuts to get more power.
He has it, he is called Rand Paul, though not Mormon he is socially liberal.
He used the TeaParty to get his 9/12 event off the ground. A lot of people couldn't go to both. So half picked Beck's and half picked the Tea Party event the next week in Washington. This is when I first realized, Glen Beck was out for himself. He could have easily joined forces, but he wanted to divide the growing movement and set himself up as some sort of spiritual leader.
I don't listen to Beck anymore, but could easily believe he would sabotage Cruz. He's that kind of guy. I think his pick would be Jon Huntsman, the son of his friend, but even Beck knows he doesn't have a chance. Huntsman would have a better chance if he joined the Democratic Party. He seems to like Obama a lot.
“He has it, he is called Rand Paul, though not Mormon he is socially liberal.”
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I can see that. Rand Paul tries to be all things to all people (based on focus groups?).
Yesterday he was yammering on and on about how Geller should have never had her event because it offended the poor Mooselimbs.
Pray America is waking
Randy the panderer
Ralphy is an opportunist. Like all good Mormons, its about MONEY.
Beck should ask his “church” elders why they support a man that is a murderer, a thief and habitual liar. Yet the elders wont kick the old bastard out because 10% of what he has stolen means a lot to the church.
Come on Beck, Ask them why they allow Harry Reid to remain in the church.
Beck KNOWS what the media do. He should be responsible enough to frame his statements in such a way that they they wouldn’t so easily be taken out of context to suit the official meme.
You are so right about Glenn Beck. He is a tool of his phony church.
Glenn who?
Who is the best communicator?
Cruz
Who is the best on policy?
Cruz
Who can raise the money?
Bush
What are the particular candidates strong points, and what are their weak points?
Bush is by far the strongest democrat in the race, and the media will love him until the general election when they will decide he is a right-wing extremist (a claim that only informed voters will know is false). He may buy the nomination with his unlimited budget.
Cruz is the strongest of the republican candidates, and the media will also portray him as a right-wing extremist. The difference is that Cruz will be able to articulate his positions and explain why they are good for America and Americans. If elected, he has a chance to preserve America as a free country.
I listened to his show. What he said was basically he can’t government because we are so divided culturally. Then he went on to say UNLESS... certainly things happen. Kind of like it’s hard to have a conservative president in a liberal culture.
govern (sorry)
Yep, he saw our posts here.
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