Went to the NRA convention leadership summit

[GOPUGA]

With most of the 2016 GOP candidates. The candidate who stood out the most was Marco Rubio. He's admitted the gang of 8 immigration plan was wrong. He's got the look for the women and speaks presidential. Cruz has the best ideas, but the dumb American voters wont go for his squeky voice. The best 2 at throwing out red meat for the crowd were Trump and Rick Perry

This post was edited on 4/11 2:13 AM by GOPUGA

 

[RoyDawgMercer]

Cruz is a complete diot. Not even the GOP cares about him. Better come

up with someone who at least has half a brain, unafraid to lead from the canter and isn't a whore to the gun / insurance lobby or I'm afraid it'll be 16 YEARS -- at least -- before a pub occupies the Oval Office again. As for Rubio, didn't he support / endorse The Gang of Eight immigration recommendations / reform in '12-'13? So now he's trying to distance himself cause he's just another whore pandering to the crowd he's speaking to.

Most voters are indeed smart enough to see right through the bullshit these guys are selling. Go find someone who's a moderate on social issues, strong on defense without jumping into every conflict, willing to bring corporate income tax rates into line with other western industrialized nations, bring income tax rates for the super rich into line with western industrialized nations, is fiscal conservative overall but able to balance the needs of those who can't help themselves v outright greed and selfish motivations rooted in total misinformation, selfish greedy interests, or outright lies. That candidate CAN win in '16. Surely to God that person is out there or Hilary is gonn be the next Prez. That's a very scary thought.

 

[Riotch]

well stated Roy. I agree with you.

Nm

 

[MinnesotaDawg]

Well said?? Short on specifics and long on rhetoric.....


Specifically what do you disagree with Cruz about?

 

[MinnesotaDawg]

About what? He said nothing specific**


nm

 

[wayx]

A REAL conservative drives you RINOs crazy...........


Wimpy, dishwater weak, "moderate" center republicans have been killed on election day for years now and
you want more of the same?

 

[southland]

just to be clear, Cruz is actually the intellectual heavyweight & the other

Don't hold a candle. The factbthatbyou don't realize that or know that this is generally acknowledged even by GOPers and Dems who hate him says a lot about the worth of your opinion. No offense meant...but it's like when some commentator talks about some Georgia player who is not even playing as being an integral part of the dawgs plan. Lets you know that their opinion might be lacking.

Also, the moderate you describe is a loser. Plenty of examples...starting with the last two. Let's see if someone who can articulate the conservative points past the media can do something. That could be rand Paul or it could be Cruz. The others don't have th intellectual horses to out match the news numbskulls (which says a lot).

 

[Dirty Hairy Dawg]

You mean someone like Mitt Romney? Pubs have tried and tried moderates and

they don't win. The Pubs can win with a social moderate/ fiscal conservative but they have to stop apologizing when folks that became millionaires off the public's treasure criticizing them for becoming successful by marketing products that people VOLUNTARILY buy.

Cruz won't win because both entrenched groups of political whores will torpedo him but he has the right recipe.

 

[Riotch]

Re: Well said?? Short on specifics and long on rhetoric.....

http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Ted_Cruz.htm

Above is a link for his positions on many things. He seems not much different than the Gingrich neocons that had a day in the sun and then disappeared. The hard line republican right is dead nationally. This group of new neocons called tea partiers will finish the destruction of the Republican Party on a national level, fragmenting it further. The democrats will continue to win the national elections because of this along with the expansion of minority voting. Jerry mandering of the districts have allowed some republican success in the south and mid west but with further urbanization this too will be harder and harder for the pubs to stay viable. His views on the environment, abortion, social security, subsidized medicine among others on average do not appeal to many under 50. I also don't want the guy who shut down the government in a political stunt being the face of the nation to meet with world leaders. His never ending support of all thing Israel would lead us to another Middle East war I'm afraid. Have you ever thought why we keep going after isresli neighbors for various reasons (this time for possible nukes-Iran) but never go after Pakistan? A county of only Muslims WITH nuclear weapons???

http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Ted_Cruz.htm