tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post6709045930503952535..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: KEEP IT SIMPLE (AND STUPID), TEDSteve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-17455185701620886402015-12-02T10:03:59.917-05:002015-12-02T10:03:59.917-05:00This is a safe move for Cruz. Polls show that the ...This is a safe move for Cruz. Polls show that the public is massively against a new war in the Middle East. That probably includes a large chunk of the GOP base, even though they love to scream about Radical-Islam-comin'-to-getcha 24/7/365. It won't hurt him with them, and it leaves open a non-crazy position for the general election if he wins the nomination.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192168958364910423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-57545779961008360692015-12-01T18:24:34.995-05:002015-12-01T18:24:34.995-05:00@ Unknown,
Like you, I think Cruz is a smart and t...@ Unknown,<br />Like you, I think Cruz is a smart and truly evil pol.<br />But, unlike you, I don't think he thinks as far ahead as you think he does.<br /><br />Before I spend more time on this, I'll have to take more time to think. ;-)<br /> <br />I just got back from the doctor's office, and took a couple of Perc's, so I don't want to pull a Rick Perry while I'm to explain my position.<br />Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-46163006271316162122015-12-01T17:40:51.357-05:002015-12-01T17:40:51.357-05:00"if he wants to have a shot at defeating Trum..."if he wants to have a shot at defeating Trump"<br /><br />What if he does NOT? Want that, I mean. <br /><br />Of course he 'wants' wants to win 'the game'; and of course that means Trump does NOT win - in the sense of gaining the nomination THEN the White House.<br /><br />If Cruz is such a smarty-pants - I think we agree he is - what would possibly delude him into thinking HE could 'beat' TRUMP? Cruz NEVER wants to be seen as 'beating' Trump. He wants Trump's supporters more anyone's.<br /><br />Trump may leave, or Trump may lose in this contest for the nomination, or Trump may win the nomination and lose the general, and in each of those senses, Trump 'will have lost'. But Cruz can't make, or be perceiving as making, any of those happen. And I think Cruz is fully aware of that.<br /><br />Under various game theories, I've at least been consistent in asserting we will NEVER see Cruz attack Trump, or indeed do or say ANYTHING that could be construed as an attack on Trump. If Trump leaves in this cycle, for whatever reason, then Cruz, IMO, would expecting that when that happens the only remaining serious contestants will be Cruz and Rubio. <br /><br />If Trump DOES NOT leave, but fails to win the GOP nomination, the BLAME for that can be turned on to the GOP establishment. Cruz loves doing that sort of thing. We know he WILL do it, especially if and when Rubio (or, quite a bit less likely Bush or Kasich) 'defeats' Trump with GOP establishment support (so easy to allege even if not really true; but here, it will have the added safety margin of being true), then goes on to lose the general.<br /><br />If Rubio wins the general, fine: Cruz will have 'lost'. THAT is Cruz' real risk scenario in all this.<br /><br />But if Rubio loses, then all this puts Cruz in the 'my turn' seat for the 2020 cycle - with the full support of Trump, and indeed quite possibly that of Rubio, for whom Cruz will have 'worked so hard to elect' during the general election campaign.<br /><br />Cruz, IMO, knows his Nixon.Feud Turgidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379322096770703017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-3431321829610588122015-12-01T17:26:12.216-05:002015-12-01T17:26:12.216-05:00I wish every time they bring up Libya, the media w...I wish every time they bring up Libya, the media would ask what their solution to Libya would have been. Should we have stood by and watch Qaddafi slaughter his people? Maybe a full scale invasion/occupation? As I recall there was no consensus on the right vis a vis Libya -- nor on Syria. (I do remember their monolithic support of the Iraq adventure that started us down this road, though.) Just lots of bad choices and Obama left holding the bag. What a booby prize the presidency has turned out to be for him personally. I'd like to live to see him get the credit he deserves for riding herd over the mess he was left. But I think Carter will be rehabilitated before Obama is. mlbxxxxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931351723996391533noreply@blogger.com