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Who will save America from Ted Cruz?
The Week ^ | December 16, 2015 | Damon Linker

Posted on 12/16/2015 10:08:44 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

I love a good horse race story as much as the next political junkie. And with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz taking the lead in Iowa and putting in a solid performance in Tuesday night's big GOP presidential debate, we're bound to see plenty more horse race stories focused on what might end up being, at least in Iowa, a photo finish between Cruz and Donald Trump.

Smart liberal pundits like Jonathan Chait and Matthew Yglesias have already begun to game it out. Cruz has positioned himself as The Man Who Could Slay Trump. He's just conservative enough to become a grassroots (and especially evangelical Christian) favorite while also pilfering a decent chunk of Trump's voters. And he's just (barely) enough of a Washington establishment insider not to inspire an outright revolt by party bigwigs. Plus, he's rolling in money, with both his own campaign war chest and various super PACs, which are funded by a handful of rich right-wing donors, overflowing with cash....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; debates; elections; evangelical; grassroots; taxes; tedcruz; trump
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To: ScottinVA

LOL!

HIDE MEEEEEEEEE!


41 posted on 12/16/2015 10:44:55 AM PST by CatherineofAragon (("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

42 posted on 12/16/2015 10:45:15 AM PST by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: CatherineofAragon

GIVE ME A SAAAAAAAFFFFFFFE SSSSPAAAAAAACE!!


43 posted on 12/16/2015 10:46:16 AM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
Formally, it is a 16% tax on business, but since it is passed on to consumers, it amounts to a VAT.

That is.. to replace the onerous 39.6% that's in effect now.

44 posted on 12/16/2015 10:48:19 AM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: MUDDOG
I've never understood why the elimination of the non-functional, unconstitutional, 35 year overdue DOE is bad.
45 posted on 12/16/2015 10:49:52 AM PST by darkangel82
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To: MUDDOG

Since government is the god of liberals, Cruz, in their religion, is a blasphemer and idolator. He would reduce the worship of the state-god, the size of the state-god, the power of the state-god and substitute the worship of Jesus Christ, like at the founding. It turns out that Jesus saves repentant sinners, but not countries. The priests of big government tyranny will wail and gnash their teeth if their god is reduced to an institution of the real God.


46 posted on 12/16/2015 10:50:24 AM PST by DaveyB (Live free or die!)
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To: traderrob6
Trump and Cruz are the most hated. They must be the only two that are a threat to the Uniparty.

The Ruling class should be unsettled by Trump and Cruz, two formidable all American candidates who will expose these insiders to the American people; stop the insider bleeding of our liberties and tax dollars....should we be lucky enough to elect either.

Trump gets things done, Cruz also smart and very popular...time for a V.P. who can also govern when needed....Rubio is beholden to the establishment/insiders. Rubio would not be able/allowed to change the establishments dream of a Socialized government....the establishment of course would remain in "comfort befitting them".


47 posted on 12/16/2015 10:51:24 AM PST by yoe
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To: ScottinVA
GIVE ME A SAAAAAAAFFFFFFFE SSSSPAAAAAAACE!!

We all need a safe space from Liberals. I found mine, right behind my loaded AR-15.

48 posted on 12/16/2015 10:54:12 AM PST by Ez2BRepub
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To: ScottinVA

THAT MEAN MAN FROM TEXAS MICROAGGRESSES MEEEEEE!

*caps key dies*


49 posted on 12/16/2015 10:55:37 AM PST by CatherineofAragon (("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In other words there is panic because all the free stuff is going to get taken away.


50 posted on 12/16/2015 11:03:27 AM PST by Organic Panic
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To: DaveyB

You nailed it.

That is fundamentally what we’re up against: the religion of big gov’t.


51 posted on 12/16/2015 11:03:37 AM PST by MUDDOG
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To: darkangel82

Department of Education is the Department of Liberal Indoctrination.


52 posted on 12/16/2015 11:12:38 AM PST by MUDDOG
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The “Cruz Surge” is the story repeated everywhere in the electronic and print media. They are trying to push Cruz so he will take out who they really fear: Trump. They figure they can take out Ted pretty easily later on. This is all RAT strategy. EVERY SINGLE OUTLET is saying the same damn thing. A President Cruz would be able to get exactly NOTHING done. They would filibuster, grandstand, lie, bash, and cause riots in the streets. A President Trump would bulldoze them into DEALS that they don’t want. 60% of what President wants would save the Republic. That’s what they REALLY fear. Don’t EVER take what the liberal media says at face value—especially when it is a coordinated, obvious RAT Party initiative.


53 posted on 12/16/2015 11:29:05 AM PST by SC_Pete
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

SAVE America from Cruz? Whatever this author is smoking, I want some too!


54 posted on 12/16/2015 11:29:46 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Organic Panic
...all the free stuff is going to get taken away.

From your keyboard to Congress' eyes! Ain't gonna happen, though.

55 posted on 12/16/2015 11:33:10 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: SC_Pete

Agreed


56 posted on 12/16/2015 11:35:03 AM PST by LucienCA13 (sorry if you are microaggrieved)
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To: yoe
The Ruling class should be unsettled by Trump and Cruz, two formidable all American candidates who will expose these insiders to the American people; stop the insider bleeding of our liberties and tax dollars....should we be lucky enough to elect either.

There should not BE a ruling class. Trump, Cruz and all the others should be pressured to promise to fight for term limits, no exemptions for congress from laws they pass (Hello, Obamacare!) and anonymous political donations (you can't sell influence if you don't know who is buying).

The first one who pledges to try to eliminate the ruling class WINS!

57 posted on 12/16/2015 11:41:02 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: JimRed

According to Jeff Spicoli, Damon Linker is a f@g.


58 posted on 12/16/2015 11:47:20 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi! My vote is going to Cruz.)
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To: JimRed
Ain't gonna happen, though.

What makes you so sure that President Cruz would not veto a budget / continuing resolution / or omnibus spending bill to rid it of some democrat pork and pocket money for losers.

Senator Cruz "shut down the government" or so the hysterical press reported, why would President Cruz be any less committed to reduce the graft.

59 posted on 12/16/2015 11:47:50 AM PST by DaveyB (Live free or die!)
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To: Abby4116
no deductions for salaries

From his website:
replaced with a simple 16% tax on net business sales (gross sales minus expenses and capital expenditures)

In my world of accounting, wages are a major business expense. Either I've misread this or you have a different understanding of net sales than I do.

60 posted on 12/16/2015 11:51:24 AM PST by Bearshouse
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