Rob's House Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 I heard him on Adam Carolla. Sounds pretty good. Why not?
Ozymandius Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 He's a solid #2 to Trump, the only possible compromise candidate. Trump should nominate him for SCOTUS
meazza Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 I heard him on Adam Carolla. Sounds pretty good. Why not? He's Canadian
Azalin Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 He's Canadian That's okay, he's still 50% human.
Rob's House Posted December 18, 2015 Author Posted December 18, 2015 He's Canadian Oh. Never mind then. Mods, please delete this thread.
jjamie12 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) I heard him on Adam Carolla. Sounds pretty good. Why not? Sure. Let's hire a lawyer, professor and one term Senator to be the President. What could go wrong? Edit: In my opinion one of the legitimate criticisms of President Obama is the fact that his resume wasn't really up to par. He had never actually had to get something done before. He's great at giving speeches, inspiring people and getting elected, but doesn't appear to have the leadership abilities required to bring people together to get things done -- I, personally, won't ever make that mistake again. Unfortunately, it eliminates almost everyone in the field for me, but, I couldn't, in good conscience, ever cast a vote for Ted Cruz in 2016. His resume doesn't work for me, independent of any personal political agreement or disagreement. Edited December 18, 2015 by jjamie12
GG Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Sure. Let's hire a lawyer, professor and one term Senator to be the President. What could go wrong? Edit: In my opinion one of the legitimate criticisms of President Obama is the fact that his resume wasn't really up to par. He had never actually had to get something done before. He's great at giving speeches, inspiring people and getting elected, but doesn't appear to have the leadership abilities required to bring people together to get things done -- I, personally, won't ever make that mistake again. Unfortunately, it eliminates almost everyone in the field for me, but, I couldn't, in good conscience, ever cast a vote for Ted Cruz in 2016. His resume doesn't work for me, independent of any personal political agreement or disagreement. That's the biggest knock on Cruz & Rubio. People should remember why Senators are rarely elected to the White House, and last seven years should have sealed that question.
meazza Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Oh. Never mind then. Mods, please delete this thread. Ask him if he likes Maple Syrup and see what he says.
truth on hold Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 That's the biggest knock on Cruz & Rubio. People should remember why Senators are rarely elected to the White House, and last seven years should have sealed that question. At least Cruz shows some depth of thought and learning thru observation, unlike rubio who's jut full of hollow sound bites like "so it sounds like you want to lead from behind".
B-Man Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 That's the biggest knock on Cruz & Rubio. People should remember why Senators are rarely elected to the White House, and last seven years should have sealed that question. I agree. But unlike the Community Organizer, Senator Cruz did have a few other positions. Between 1999 and 2003, Cruz was the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an associate deputy attorney general at the United States Department of Justice, He served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008, after being appointed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.
GG Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 I agree. But unlike the Community Organizer, Senator Cruz did have a few other positions. Between 1999 and 2003, Cruz was the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an associate deputy attorney general at the United States Department of Justice, He served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008, after being appointed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. I have a natural bias against lawyers taking up executive positions with no prior history of running organizations and having budget and managerial responsibilities.
Azalin Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 I have a natural bias against lawyers taking up executive positions with no prior history of running organizations and having budget and managerial responsibilities. I tend to agree with you on this. My preference for a presidential candidate is usually someone who is a former Governor, but since none are currently front-runners, Cruz is my favorite at this point. Maybe it's a Texas bias, but I'm with B-man on this for exactly the reasons he listed.
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 I tend to agree with you on this. My preference for a presidential candidate is usually someone who is a former Governor, but since none are currently front-runners, Cruz is my favorite at this point. Maybe it's a Texas bias, but I'm with B-man on this for exactly the reasons he listed. And pretty much everything Cruz railed against Obama for proved to be correct. He isn't afraid to stand up for his principles
Tiberius Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 And pretty much everything Cruz railed against Obama for proved to be correct. He isn't afraid to stand up for his principles Like what? Obama is a good President so I can't imagine that creep's doomsday crap was correct
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Like what? Obama is a good President so I can't imagine that creep's doomsday crap was correct What has Obama done where he is considered a good president?
Tiberius Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 What has Obama done where he is considered a good president? Not f'n things up, for a start. Now, what predictions did Cruz make that came true?
Observer Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) He's creepy As much as it pains me to agree with you, I do. Cruz gives me the heebie jeebies. Just my visceral reaction. On the issues, as the guy who lead the charge to default on the debt, he seems incapable of making necessary compromises that effective leaders make. See Barack Obama. Edited December 18, 2015 by Observer
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