So, who do you believe?
Amanda Carpenter is Ted Cruz’s communications director. Tom Buis is a Democratic CEO (and lobbyist) of an energy company that could simply not exist without federal subsidies. Strictly speaking, they’re both partisan. On the other hand: it’s pretty clear from both Twitter accounts that Ted Cruz has precisely zero compulsions against giving his opinion, however unpopular it might be. The difference is that Buis – who used to work for Tom Daschle, a Senator who turned out to be all too corruptible by the Beltway – is perhaps a bit bitter about that. Such a pity.
Be interesting to see how the other candidates handle the issue of ag subsidies.
Moe Lane
*reads through Constitution again*
You know, I still can’t find where the power to prop up some businesses over others is granted in this fine document.
“The Congress shall have power…[t]o regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes”
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It’s a magic clause, it’s emanations and penumbras cover everything. Now where’s my free stuff?
Most interested in Walker, Perry, and Jindal’s answers…
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Mew
You just hit my top 3. I will take any combo of them for POTUS and VEEP. I think Jindal would make an excellent veep. He’s more of a firebrand and in your face of the 3. At least lately. Perry has been very quiet. Which is very unPerry like.
Perry is, I think, saving money and watching for opportunity.
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Walker is in a very dangerous spot, and is taking heavy fire from both the Dems (via the media) and the Establishment {genitals} ..
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I am cautiously optimistic that he’ll survive.
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Mew
Walker is peaking very early and yeah, that is dangerous. It will be very difficult to keep the momentum for close to two years.
Especially when one is also running a State….
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It *can* be done .. but it’s a tricky needle to thread.
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Reagan, for example, was essentially running from 1975 thru 1980.
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Mew
W did it from his reelection in 1998 through his win over Algore.
@acat, Reagan wasn’t Governor of CA when he ran in 76 let alone 80′, he could devote his full time to running for POTUS.
@Darin_H
Dubya was Governor sure, but most of the work of governing in Texas is done by The Lt. Gov, who at the time was Rick Perry.
Walker peaking early is dangerous, but he seems to be holding steady, should he implode he still remains a very good, near invulnerable Gov in Wisconsin, his efforts there I think makes it likely that we’ll hold the Senate seat and maybe even add WI to the R column in 2016.
I don’t think we *need* Walker in order to win in 2016.
If Walker falls we can turn to Jindal, Perry, and if we’re really desperate Haley, Pence. ( In that order)
From what I’ve read from hotair.com, it seems that Ted Cruz hit this out of the proverbial park. The fact he was honest about the fact he doesn’t support the subsidies, that the easy thing to do would be to lie, but this is why people are so fed up with Washington caused him to earn people’s respect.
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He’s going the route of trying to get people’s respect, instead of catering to them on issues. Integrity is a pretty big thing for people in the midwest, and that could make it so he stands out.
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I’m not sure if he’ll win Iowa, but I wouldn’t count him out of winning in Iowa. Being the most trustworthy candidate could end up being the factor that could get him the nomination.