Yes, Ted Cruz did the Trump campaign AND himself no favors when he didn't endorse DJT at the Republican Convention. And yes, he has tried/is trying to "mend his ways" and support the current administration whenever, wherever, and however he can.
Do we really need to continue this harassment and hatred on Free Republic? There's plenty of wrong and mistrust and disagreement on issues/candidates to last forever. If we continue to disparage our own and each other (other Republicans in primaries whom we don't personally support), and if we continue to get mad and hold grudges at other Republicans who don't believe/vote exactly how we think they should - then why can we be surprised when Republicans hold "circular firing squads" after primaries, and then lose to Democrats?!
We're just being "the stupid party" the Democrats call us. All they have to do is sit back and watch us destroy each other, and then come in with the claim to "fix it." (You and I know their definition of "fix it" is diametrically opposed to yours, mine, Cruz's, Trump's, and other - NOT ALL!- Republicans.)
Let's work together, instead of against each other, so we can elect people who have the best interest of the USA (not themselves personally) at heart. And since the 2016 election season is over, let's give each other the benefit of the doubt.
End of rant.
Oops, meant the second reply to go to DoughtyOne.
Agreed. I wish Cruz had supported Trump. He didn’t.
That said I understand he’s been an excellent Senator for the people of TX and votes “our way” virtually all of the time. No doubt he leads the charge from time to time.
To have him “primaried” successfully would have made our enemies ecstatic and was not really what he deserves. He failed to support Trump, was even negative about him (I mean he was running for the nomination himself). That’s not the unforgiveable sin at this point.
What you said!
Anti-Cruz activists will always be anti-Cruz activists. They love being jerks, every time Cruz comes up on FR. JR allows them to continue their antics, sadly.
If Donald Trump was not personally proof that a person can emerge (and fairly rapidly at that) from a checkered background and turn in a very decent performance, I don’t know what modern example is.
If Ted Cruz is catching the new tune, we need to be praising the Lord — same as what we needed and need to be doing when Donald Trump did and has been. Donald acted tangibly as though he had gotten a vision. It may have been initially filtered through what he had been, but again, visions transform a person too. And visions can transform Ted Cruz. Cruz struck me as wooden in the past, but it can change. Also if we want America to change, putting examples before it of people who are changing is hardly the worst example of the power of the Spirit of God that could occur.
That was a great rant. All freepers should try to work together for the good of the country.