{"id":1038,"date":"2016-05-04T15:58:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T21:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2016-05-04T15:58:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T21:58:44","slug":"trump-and-cruz-not-done-with-each-other-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/?p=1038","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Cruz: Not done with each other yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"trump-and-cruz<\/a>I have said elsewhere that between the Kasich “deal” and picking Fiorina as his VP, Ted Cruz has done the two things in a week that will guarantee a Trump nomination. \u00a0Well, it looks like Ted\u00a0reached conclusions similar to mine. \u00a0I’m not surprised that he withdrew, per se. \u00a0I did expect – as I noted long ago – that it would be closer to the convention if it happened. \u00a0I’m taking it to mean that Cruz is confident that Trump has a clear path and that there is no chance of the RNC from dropping in a patsy of their own. \u00a0Remember, Cruz – as only suspended – still retains he delegates and has that sword to hold over the establishment’s necks.<\/p>\n

As far a VP? \u00a0I’m seeing the self-proclaimed “experts” talking about who Trump needs for a running mate. \u00a0They all seem to be part of the political class that he and Cruz ran against. \u00a0The truth is, though, Trump doesn’t need<\/i>\u00a0any of these recommendations. \u00a0He already has the votes for the states where these suggestions mean anything. \u00a0What Trump needs is someone who can deliver Senate votes when it matters or someone who can get him the states where he was a bit weaker.<\/p>\n

I still think Trump\/Cruz is a magic ticket as far as the election is concerned. \u00a0And I have no concern that they couldn’t have a nice “kiss and make up” event. \u00a0However, there is that little deal of the VP being Senate President. \u00a0If that’s a deciding factor, then I’d have to consider Jeff Sessions for the VP unless McConnell can be removed as Majority leader and replaced by Sessions. \u00a0I think <\/i>the VP pick may be a bit more important than usual because the office may be more active in the Senate that current tradition. \u00a0Perhaps not as active as Adams 200 years ago, but certainly more than at present.<\/p>\n

By the way, did anybody notice that Trump is talking about Cruz’s courage and how he’s destined for great things at the same time Cruz is talking about how he will continue forward serving the Constitution? \u00a0Can you say “SCOTUS?”<\/p>\n

This would also be a good reason for Sessions to be VP. \u00a0Remember that he was the one behind the “Nuclear Option” for court appointments that Republicans considered at one time. \u00a0Now that the Democrats have set the precedent, it will probably take that to get Cruz, or any Constitutionalist, onto SCOTUS. \u00a0Democrats will be playing for keeps on this one. \u00a0They rely on the courts for their agenda since it will be a few more generations of controlling the education system before they can hope for people to surrender their liberty willingly.<\/p>\n

Of course, this all depends on what Trump’s motivations are. \u00a0If he is the evil double agent that Glenn Beck & Co. claim, then this is all moot. \u00a0If Trump is the old school Reagan supporter that he claimed in the past or simply motivated by greed and ego<\/span> enlightened self interest, it would be in the interest of both to establish that Constitutionalist court. \u00a0Anyone who sets a 6-3 or 7-2 court is going to have a permanent place in history and will be the one credited for ending either Progressive or Conservative political influence in the US for generations.<\/p>\n

Any way it works out, the real fun is only beginning…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have said elsewhere that between the Kasich “deal” and picking Fiorina as his VP, Ted Cruz has done the two things in a week that will guarantee a Trump nomination. \u00a0Well, it looks like Ted\u00a0reached conclusions similar to mine. … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Trump and Cruz: Not done with each other yet. Some thoughts on their endgames.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[46,153,50,51,53,56,57,68,77,99,100,106,203,248,115,202],"class_list":["post-1038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-news","category-politics","tag-constitution","tag-cruz","tag-culture-war","tag-current-events","tag-democrats","tag-election","tag-election-2016","tag-government","tag-illegal-immigrants","tag-political-correctness","tag-politics-2","tag-progressives","tag-republicans","tag-rnc","tag-tea-party","tag-trump"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yCHs-gK","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1038"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1039,"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038\/revisions\/1039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}