The article alternates between accusing him of "extremism" and having integrity and principles without addressing what they are. Leftists, who don't dare acknowledge their sympathy with various brands of socialism, pretend they are "practical" with no political ideology -- they are Pragmatists whose only principle is to denounce all principles, while pretending that their collectivism and statism is not a political ideology.

Read or re-read Ayn Rand's "'Extremism', Or the Art of Smearing" in CUI.

Exactly, when ever the Left is after someone I start paying attention to them. Almost always like whoever it is.

Harmon, he may well be a great debate person, but he lacks the credentials to get sufficient votes to win. The problem any non-democrat candidate will face is getting enough non republicans to vote for him. After last election, when a couple I know said they voted for Obama because Romney was a Mormon, I saw why the Dems keep in power. Divide and conquer.

I like that!

And Hillary's.

Which points out the real flaw in the system, there are democrats who are "conservative" and republicans who are "liberal", both seem a contradiction in terms. It decays into poolside politics where each party is broken into several smaller parties, and the only ones who benefit are? Thats what I have yet to figure out, it seems there is a missing piece of the puzzle.

To be expected that the lefties will be on Cruz
like white on rice.

The vast majority of Americans couldn't care a hoot about who is President or any other office. They have become used to "Government". As long as there is "Government" everything will be ok. They don't vote on principle or logic, they vote on "values" "morals" "religion". That emotional voting allows manipulation and games, which cover up all the real manipulation. That is why only the "right" candidate will win, and the battle will be over which party can spen the most money to impress the masses with THEIR "rightness". Dems did it with "Change" the last 2 rounds, and the only thing that really changed is the incompetency level, prejudice, and total disregard for law that now has increased above the usual level. If Hillary wins it will escalate into a bigger, badder Empire than it is now. But if a Republican wins, I think it will just skew at the same level but to the opposit side. We can never win in this situation. I think that was why the Founders had all their secret ways to limit who could vote. Then they voted their own self interests which just happened to coincide with the country's.

Good observation, and it also goes hand in hand with the whole opposite side cheer-leading for him. They should wait and see who all declares before skewering or cheering. I thought it was interesting that no sooner did Cruz declare, there are those labeling him dead. Power politics, the reason we have such sh@tty government.

I'd agree. Unfortunately, I agree with many of his general stances on freedom and liberty, but his delivery could use some significant improvement. As soon as he moves outside of the southern evangelical zone, he would be crushed.

Yes, it's definitely important to see which way the liberal media is blowing about someone like Cruz. There wholehearted bashing of him does have the ring of an endorsement in many ways!