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Cruz’s Latest Line of Attack

1/25/2016

 
​Cruz’s latest line of attack on Trump is a purely debating point to demean “deal-making” … one of Trump’s most important qualifications.  Cruz emphasizes that the most important qualification is to be true to conservative principles.  The inference is that Trump would make “non-conservative” deals with the DC Cartel Establishment.  But such a tactic is completely inconsistent with Trump’s stated GOAL of “To make America GREAT again.”  That goal is the strongest statement in Trump’s campaign.  It recognizes that Obama has used Alinsky tactics to completely demolish the core tenants of Conservatism.  The sad fact, not appreciated by Conservative purists, is that Trump’s campaign is really the necessary PRECURSOR  for revitalizing conservative principles in government.  He clearly recognizes the top priority job is to stop and then reverse the Alinsky aspects of Obama’s narcissistic agenda.  That effort requires a new coalition (which is already forming) led by a really tough, experienced “doer” like Trump!.  Cruz distorts Trump’s motives by refusing to recognize that Trump’s vision is the best way to kill the effects of existing policies and stop any new Obama/Alinsky-type policies that are destroying the American dream and damaging our prestige abroad.  The secondary step is to pursue Trump’s dream of restoring the American Dream and, in the process. enhancing conservative principles!

Cruz doesn’t appreciate Obama’s true motivation.  It is based on intensifying  the conflict  between the “HAVES” and “HAVE-NOTS”.  This is pure Alinsky doctrine … the goal is to empower the  “HAVE-NOTS” to diminish the exploitation power of the “HAVES”.  Obama has used this tactic to make our society the most divisive ever.  But this result should be  really self-destructive since it is based on “biting the hand that feeds you.”  But for some reason, which I do not fully understand, it hasn’t been … the lack of understanding may be because I have a hard time believing that any American would prefer to be on the dole rather than working for a living.

The other ramification of the Obama-Alinsky strategy is that it acknowledges that there are significant economic costs associated with implementing the agenda, especially OBAMACARE.  Employing Alinsky’s tactic of deception,  Obama pushed these costs far enough into the future so that the adverse political impact of the true costs would not disrupt their political agenda (i.e., winning future elections).  The process to sell OBAMACARE is the poster child of this cynical tactic.  The financial planning horizon for considering OBAMACARE was legally limited to 10 years (the horizon for the Congressional Budget Office’s economic analyses).  So the game was to reduce 10-year costs to less than $900B, with all analyses constrained by Obama’s guidance.  There were several iterations of these CBO analyses to reduce the 10-year cost to approximated $900B.  However, the deceptive analysis used 10 years of income (OBAMACARE funding paid for by taxpayers) to pay for 6 years of benefits. But, what would happen in the next 10 years when OBAMACARE would have to pay for 10 years of benefits?  CBO could not analyze that issue since it was beyond its lawful planning horizon.  Recall that Obama won “2013 Lie of the Year” award for the deceptions related to OBAMACARE!  What a disgraceful commentary on his legacy program … and there has been no political consequence YET.  But that honeymoon may be coming to an end.  Annual Obamacare tax increases continue kicking in.  As the public takes increasing hits in its pocketbook, more attention will be paid to what the real costs are … and that should generate a big backlash.    But Obama, the narcissist, still enjoys his self-proclaimed 8 years of glory.  But the true hallmark of his fiscal stewardship will be doubling the national debt to over $20 trillion.  The perfidy of this result is greatly magnified by his Alinskyite tactic of deceiving the electorate by touting the brilliance of his policies to reduce the annual deficit … an overt lie since any deficit just aggravates our fiscal viability by increasing the already intolerable national debt.  But that policy sounded good to an uninformed electorate since it helped finance an expanding welfare state.  In truth, the fundamental  precursor of the destruction of our economy is the burgeoning national debt, a metric that Obama never mentions.  In this context Trump really is the best candidate to fend off a financial collapse.  The critical focus now cannot be on preserving the purity of conservatism … we need a leader like Trump who has the technical skill set and aggressive  leadership experience to get our economy moving back toward the right track.   

The longer we postpone taking the medicine that will halt, and then reverse Obama’s economic perversity, the more radical the cure will have to be.  Being blinded by “conservative principles” mimics the favorite liberal problem-solving orthodoxy … relying on “faculty lounge theories” while ignoring empirical evidence that define the nature of the problem and its cure (prime example: Global Warming).  When your health is in extremis, you must kill the cancer or whatever is causing the problem, and then follow-up with rehabilitative procedures under a skilled doctor’s care.  

We  need a proven problem solver and “doctor” like Trump!

Wes May
Pinehurst
 
Matt Horsley
1/25/2016 03:14:01 pm

Wes, I have great respect for you in multiple ways, but I believe this piece reveals that you're allowing wishful thinking and projection to overwhelm your critical thinking. Waxing "Socratic" on you, I have some questions aimed at the specifics of what you've written...

1. What, exactly, is a "conservative purist"? I support Cruz because he is a principled, demonstrated conservative. I'm not a Christian; I'm a Conservatarian; I want a tiny government, strong military, controlled borders, etc., but I don't care who you sleep with, don't think I have a right to dictate what you may do with your body [drugs, alcohol, tobacco, fatty food, prostitution, suicide (if of sound mind), etc.]. Am I a "purist"?

2. "Cruz (is)...refusing to recognize that Trump’s vision is the best way..." Restated, what you're saying is that he refusing to AGREE with you and Trump, because the "best way" to do fight the battle is solely a matter of opinion.

3. A) What, exactly, is "Trump's way"? B) How, specifically, is it superior to Cruz's?

4. For you to assert that Cruz doesn't understand Obama's motivation seems absurd to me. You and I and lots of regular people do. Talk radio guys and politicians have verbalized the same understand you did, above. Can you provide reasonable evidence that Cruz doesn't get him?

5. Over half your blog is about Obama and Obamacare. Cruz has been against it from the beginning. Cruz is one of the VERY few in Congress that has fought it since he got elected, earning the hatred of such despicable people as McConnell (who just got elected promising to fight it when he's already worked a deal with the WH to fund everything), Reid, et al. We don't need to rehash Obama or any of his policies. There is a reason we identify with the Tea Party. The question before us is to the USA from all that. The GOP isn't the answer as it is UNQUESTIONABLY, part of the enemy that IS the giant, statist-infested government arrayed against us. You claim Trump is the best choice for president but your blog doesn't support it. It is long on claims of Cruz's ignorance, your wishful thinking and projection of your own interpretations and definitions onto Trump, but short on evidence of your claims.

Finally, here is a montage of Trump. The youngest he was in any single clip was 52. Changing a position on something can indicate you're intellectually honest, but flip-flopping on almost everything as a 50+, already-successful man should be a warning flare to us about political expediency and lack of fundamental principles. This clip is only 2:27.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcUCLwWCihE

Wesley May
2/26/2016 11:20:06 am

Matt:
Great seeing you at the Forum last night ... and I was successful in finding the Blog this time. I normally don't respond to blog replys, but I will respond to our conversation last night. The most important sentence in my post is "The critical focus now cannot be on preserving the purity of conservatism … we need a leader like Trump who has the technical skill set and aggressive leadership experience to get our economy moving back toward the right track." Then the last paragraph puts priority on "killing the cancer" and then rehab with a good "doctor". What I'm saying is that emphasizing conservative purism doesn't give me confidence that will produce the strong result we need. Great debating point but not the best way to force change. A strategy based on Reagan's incremental approach is far superior ... take what you can get now and come back next year for more. That, clearly, is not the Cruz way. In spite of his almost inflammatory words, Trump's "deal making" must also be incremental ... he'll keep at it as long as he's making progress toward his goal. But if there is "bad faith" like the type exhibited by Iran in negations for the nuclear "agreement" ... Trump will walk away like Reagan did in Iceland (which ended up dropping USSR out of "superpower" status"). If an opponent in a negotiation believes his last position will kill the negotiation, he'll be more likely to continue the negation to preserve what gains he had already gotten. So skill to make "good deals" is a superb one which Trump manifestly has ... but not shared by Rubio and Cruz. And I think that is why Trump is doing so well.
Bless, Wes

Wes May
3/16/2016 08:42:12 am

March 16, 2016

Hi Matt: I'm "up to my eyeballs" with Tax Return + trying to figure out why the Rinos have such a DEATH WISH when trying to destroy Trump. You know I value your opinion, because our discussions have always been perceptive. But we've got to disagree on this one. Most anti-Trumpites object primarily to his style and look for minuscule debating points to trip him up. And I see that as the formative undertone to your position. Please try to expand your perspective a little. ”Conservative purist" is my version of "consistent conservative" ... a motto that really turns me off, since it emphasizes dogmatic inflexibility. The same way that Obama is a consistent unconstitutional radical! And the current situation demands a better response. Reagan was NOT inflexible … when negotiating with liberals, he would take what he could get one year, then come back next year for a little more. Cruz’s “consistency” denies him that ability to negotiate effectively!!!! (And I believe most consider Cruz inflexible.) Its just too easy to look down your nose at guys who make deals... especially by effete faculty lounge types who give us great deals like Global Warming, too. The other side of that coin is that the same critics try to marginalize Trump for his ability to make DEALS. But Trump doesn't make just any, old decals. He makes GOOD DEALS. Compare his record with what Obama/Hillary/Kerry have done to our security, economy and International prestige! I have a military background,and I don't feel nearly as safe as I did pre-Obama. Liberals and Rinos are corrupted by their terrible goals so can only make BAD DEALS.

Of course I emphasized OBAMACARE because that is the dominant example of his biggest faults: narcissism and passion to destroy our Founding Documents to elevate the "have nots", Always remember "Lie of the Year"! ... his most enduring legacy. Our fundamental disagreement is really just phasing ... you believe you can resurrect conservative principles on the rotten foundation Obama has created (e.g., a more divisive country and the lousiest economy we have ever had) ... and one that the radical left exploits fully ... witness the shutdown of Trump's rally in Chicago, An act that should be roundly condemned by any TRUE conservative ... rather than looking for "debating points" to justify the "DISRUPTORS" (NOT PROTESTORS). The first task is to shore up the rotten foundation quickly ... something that Trump is capable of doing since our economy is the sickest invalid created by Obama. Of course, there are many other policy blunders that must also be fixed. But until you fix the foundation, you cannot build a better conservative structure on the Alinsky sand that Obama is passing on. Remember the Frederick the Great's axiom that was a Patton favorite: "L'audace, l'audace, toujours l'audace" And when you're dealing with an Alinskyite, audacity is the only measure that will be respected. We don't have Cruz's postcard IRS return yet, so gotta run.

P.S. Not interested in the "debating point" montage which I know is "cherry-picked".

Bless,

Wes

Roy Burch
3/15/2016 09:23:06 am

I agree with most of your input above, however, the judiciary is inferior to the Legislative Branches and the Executive Branch. One way to quickly ascertain this assertion is to read the Constitution. It is called, "The Law Of Proportion." No pun intended. If one reads back several years one can see that the Judiciary was never intended to over throw our first two. Which it most certainly has done so. It has collectively become the hired thug for the party in power. In effect it has become a separate satellite body over seeing what it detects as bumps in their world views and thus has become a quasi but Collective Oligarchical group which therefore has usurped our system for justice and freedom under Heavens watchful presence. Corporately we will suffer as well as individuals. Just look at the lower courts that have, in a way whipped publicly those who do not embrace Homosexualism etc. Dangerous to make this branch of gov. equal to the voice of reason and Republicanism. Despotism is for the naive.

Wesley May
3/16/2016 07:20:12 am

To Roy Burch: Thanks for your thoughtful comment ... I don't think I've ever seen that issue stated so well. On my overly long reading list is Mark Levin's "Men in Black" ... I know I should read it, but haven't gotten to it yet. Hope springs eternal!


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