Nation
GOP establishment leaning toward Trump over Cruz: Chris Stirewalt
Senate okays Obama judge over conservative objections: Susan Ferrechio
Refugees, Terrorists, Illegals and Cop Killers: Lloyd Billingsley
10 New Jersey Schools Receive Bomb, Mass Shooting Threats: NBC New York
Sanders soars to commanding lead over Clinton in New Hampshire: WMUR
ISIS And Gun Confiscation: Herschel Smith
The Managerial State of America: The Z Man
The Republican establishment really, really doesn’t like Ted Cruz: Chris Cillizza
As Speculated, Sarah Palin Confirms She Is Endorsing Donald Trump: Ace
Ted Cruz Responds to Sarah Palin Attack: Sooper
How Donald Trump defeats Hillary Clinton: Ben Schreckinger
Ted Cruz is the new Bill Clinton: Robert George
Mark Levin Blows Up Over Trump’s ‘Mindless’ Attacks on Cruz: Oliver Darcy
New York Values: Trump Called de Blasio a ‘Smart Guy’ Who Will Be ‘a Good Mayor’: JWF
Economy
Ready for a 26th right-to-work state?: Jason HartAmericans Giving Up on Jobs: Ali Meyer
Only 53 percent of Detroit working-age adults had a job in 2014: Marathon
Scandal Central
Hillary's Emails Contain Documents Classified Even More Highly Than Top Secret: AceHillary Goes to Bat for Sexual Predators (No, Not Bill!): Ashley Pratte
Judge rejects Obama's executive privilege claim over Fast and Furious records: Josh Gerstein
Report: U.S. Rescue Team Was on Its Way to Benghazi, But Was Turned Back: Debra Heine
SCOTUS to Rule on Constitutionality of Obama's Executive Immigration Orders: Ace
SCOTUS bombshell: Does Obama immigration guidance violate 'Take Care' Clause?: David Bernstein
Climate & Energy
Crony Iowa Governor Hates Ted Cruz Because His Family Makes Big Money Off Ethanol: Erick EricksonMichigan officials poisoned Flint’s drinking water and the EPA covered it up: Ron Fournier
Media
An open letter to Fareed Zakaria from The People's Cube: CubeSnooty People In Funny Hats: The Z Man
Reality TV Star Endorses Reality TV Star: Jon Gabriel
Donald Trump and the Cult of Personality: Ben Shapiro
Mayor de Blasio: Hypocrite Hooked on Hollywood Cash: Michelle Malkin
More People Watched 'Madam Secretary' than Democratic Debate: Shoshana Weissmann
How an obscure adviser to Pat Buchanan predicted the wild Trump campaign in 1996: Michael Brendan Dougherty
New York Post: Bernie Sanders a ‘diehard Communist’: Joe Newby
Blacks and the Confederacy: Walter Williams
World
Understanding the Caliphate Curve: Sultan KnishIt's Still the Demography, Stupid: Mark Steyn
The Islamization of France in 2015: Soeren Kern
Iran’s Hostage Victory: Michael J. Totten
Pretending That Iran Is a Normal Nation: Stuart Schneiderman
French President Approaches Cliff, Steps on Accelerator: Dan Mitchell
Former Defense Secretary Blasts 'Micromanager' Obama: Hannity
Navy SEAL Turns Over Picture of Bin Laden’s Body, Faces Investigation of Business Ties: Intercept
The 1960s called: They want their idealistic worldview back: Patriot Retort
Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)
Gartner: IT Spending Will Top $3.5 Trillion In 2016: Nathan EddyTwitter’s Latest Event Integration Highlights New Approach to Fan Interaction: Andrew Hutchinson
HP Announces Sprout Pro for Blended Reality and 3D Printing: Michael Molitch-Hou
Cornucopia
The Alienork Way: Matt BrackenGranny Clinton Heads New Hillbillies Spin-Off: Earl of Taint
Lunchtime Goosebumps: Feral Irishman
Image: Flashback August 2015: Palin endorsed Trump after promising a Cabinet-level position
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: #ConstitutionMan: Ted Cruz for President
QOTD: "I would prefer Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio to Donald Trump. I want a conservative President and, should Trump genuinely be converted to the principles of Hayek, Friedman, Kirk, etc., I think he needs time in the trenches of the movement to show his conversion sticks.
But I would gladly vote for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton or any other Democrat. He has bested the consultant class at its own game for now and the only one giving him a run for his money is Ted Cruz who, like Trump, has refused to use the D.C. political class to advance in the field.
Whether Trump makes it out of Iowa the winner or not, Republicans will owe Trump thanks for exposing their fault lines and flaws and showing just how inept, corrupt, and out to lunch the Washington Republican consultant class has become." --Erick Erickson
May I point out one thing?
ReplyDeleteTrump has millions of dollars in real estate investments in NYC. Do you really expect him to get in front of a microphone and say that De Blasio's a commie?
Really?
I can't say that I understand exactly what it is that Cruz supporters expect...it's one thing to say that polls don't matter this early, it's another to try to force a narrower constituent view into the mainstream by degrading the leader in the aforementioned polls.
ReplyDeleteAsk yourselves: Can Cruz win a general election, with some percentage of Trump supporters (assuming he blows up, as many seem to be praying) and with so many bloody bone stupid people willing to vote either for the most corrupt woman in American political history, or worse, an avowed Socialist? Can Ted really do that? Or are you hoping against hope? Has not Cruz already suffered the Palin-destroyed-by-the-media syndrome, while Trump beats them like a red-headed stepchild?
Does Trump have the support among minorities that articles linked RIGHT HERE ON THIS BLOG point to, as a 35-year anomaly? Does Cruz have, or can he acquire, that?
Can he get blue-collar Democrats, left-leaning independents, and single parent millenials who don't want to loose their government baby-daddy check?
If Cruz HAS those attributes, is he saving them for later?
I like Cruz. As VP, he'd make McConnell's job in the Senate not so easy. Oh, the irony of that. As AG, he'd clean up the DOJ like nobody's business. But is he ready, is there the groundswell NOW for the Big Chair? Nope. We'd all love to see the government see-saw swing the other way, and in dramatic fashion.
But the general public doesn't trust - and THAT'S a tall order.
good news I'm always waiting for the latest blog posts. I created the blog because I was inspired by this blog.
ReplyDeleteDonald Trump jumped the shark when he went after Palin's endorsement.
ReplyDeleteHis strategy has taken a subtle political shift toward interest groups, and away from the strengths that have a broader appeal. Buh bye, Donald. You needed to be nice to people on the way up, because you meet them on the way down, say "hi" to Jeb.
Wednesday Night Winter Storm Jonas Update
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