For the good of America, Marco Rubio and John Kasich must drop out now

Time is running out. Ben Carson saw the writing on the wall. Marco Rubio and John Kasich need to follow suit, sooner rather than later.

Because the GOP must unite behind one candidate, and that candidate must be someone who not only can beat Hillary Clinton, but someone who is the antithesis of Hillary Clinton.

That candidate is Ted Cruz.

Ted Cruz is the only candidate who is fully committed to Constitutional conservative principles.

Ted Cruz is the only candidate who will deliberately and effectively shrink the size and scope of the federal government.

Ted Cruz is the only candidate who has pledged to fully repeal Obamacare, and the only candidate who has not suggested that some form of "single payer" is a viable replacement.

Ted Cruz is the only candidate with the guts to call out the Ethanol mandate for what it is, an anti-consumer and ineffective boondoggle.

Ted Cruz is a true defender of our Second Amendment rights.

Ted Cruz understands how to get Americans back to work again by taking away the roadblocks to success imposed by an over-arching regulatory state.

Ted Cruz is firmly behind enforcement of all of our immigration laws.

And most importantly, Ted Cruz will appoint judges in the mold of Antonin Scalia. Judges who will uphold the Constitution. Judges who will interpret the law instead of rewriting the law.

I know. I know what some of you are going to say. I know that Donald Trump is the flavor of the month. I know that you guys are determined to stick it the GOP establisment. I know that Trump pushes all of your buttons. I know you believe Trump stands for Truth, Justice, and The American Way.

And I also know that he's playing you.

Donald Trump is a Republican, and a conservative, of convenience. His conversion, such as it is, from New York liberal Democrat to ostensibly conservative Republican, is hardly heartfelt. He praises Planned Parenthood. He extolls the virtues of Eminent Domain. He suggested replacing Obamacare with Medicare for Everyone. He's a New York crony capitalist, more interested in making deals than in growing the economy and promoting entrepreneurship. And he really doesn't think very highly of his supporters' motivations.

Then there's this latest poll, in which even after his supposedly resounding Super Tuesday victories, Trump still falls short against Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head matchup. Whereas Real Clear Politics puts Ted Cruz on top come November.

Why? Because Trump's allure is bolstered by Democrats crossing over to vote in open GOP primaries. If you think those Democrats are going to cross over again in November, well, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn you can have, cheap.

But if you won't listen to me, at least listen to Thomas Sowell on Trump being "the point of no return."

Appealing as Trump and the comeuppance of the GOP establishment would be, we have bigger fish to fry. Unless you want to conduct the 2020 election in Russian. Or, God forbid, Arabic.

The Republican party must unite. And if Lindsay Graham of all people can see that, so can you.

Water under the bridge. Bygones must be bygones now.

So instead of fighting him, Marco Rubio should team up with Ted Cruz. For his part, Cruz should endorse Rubio as his VP. As a team they'd be unstoppable, and Rubio will have 8 years to prepare for his next White House run.

Cruz is the GOP's best shot at extending an olive branch to Trump supporters, channelling their anger about issues like immigration into a credible shot at the White House. Although Cruz has few friends among the Washington establishment, putting Rubio on the ticket could satisfy party leaders who fear Cruz can't win a general election or govern once he reaches the Oval Office. If Rubio gets out now and Cruz names him as VP, the two could likely combine forces to Make Donald Drumpf Again.

Read the whole thing. Then try telling me that a "Cruzio" ticket isn't just the thing to truly make America great again.

Cruz - Rubio 2016!

Posted at 09:52 by Chris Wysocki   [/election]   Comments | Perm Link |
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