Actually, no, the mainstream Republican party groups are resoundingly endorsing Cruz. Usually without a vote from the membership.

So... God Created the Earth around 4500 BC according to the Biblical record, and the dinosaurs were... what? Dragons from medieval England?

I agree, while I think it's an aspect of character to be considered, it's not something you beat each other up over. I was raised lutheran, converted to Catholicism to marry my wife. It's an interesting perspective, given that the universal church until only relatively recently (a blink of an eye in its history) considered evangelicals, baptists, mormons, etc.. to all be a 'cult' and not recognized as an organized Christian religion. I honestly think that is where a lot of the angst comes from, kind of an 'in your face' reaction to where evangelicals wear it on their sleeve so much. I've been accused of not being a Christian (not here - but in life), and well, ok, if regularly attending the church established by St. Peter at Christ's verbal request and listening to mass whether it be in English, Spanish, or Latin on my knees for an hour (with one really bad knee that I have to kind of prop myself away from) is not "Christian Enough" because we don't raise our hands and sway about like Woodstock, then.. whatever. I just shrug it off. People, leaders, evangelical ministers that founded their own 'ministry' a few years ago, taboos, societal values, and celebrities come and go. When you get to a certain age, you realize that, and you start realizing that we're not talking about upending the apple cart of American culture with any one of these options. We're asking ourselves which one is the right person for the time.

The contents of the book has been interpreted many times over the centuries as well... I've often wondered how much of it is consistent with the original scriptures.

Here Here - I'm tired of being 'shamed' into submissiveness for speaking my mind... happens in public, happens at Republican party gatherings because I keep pointing out the flaws in the phony 'endorsement' process. Heck, I'm a VP at the county level and I never was asked to 'vote' on who we ended up endorsing... I'm in California, so we are going to look pretty stupid when our endorsed candidate drops out 2 months before our primary.

I'm personally hoping that he just fires and disbands about half of the federal agencies & work force.

"Mr. Trump... we really can't meet your deadline for this". Why Not? "Well, you see we have our alternate work schedules where people only work Mondays-Thursdays, and are supposed to work from home on Fridays, but none of them have laptops or access to email." Who came up with that idea? "Well, it was really popular with the unions so we gave it a test implementation 4 years ago.". If it didn't work, why didn't you give everyone the tools they need or have them come in on Fridays? "Well, IT didn't want to spend the money on laptops, its easier on their budget if we just have people spending 20% of their salaries not doing anything, and its in their union memoranda now, so we really can't change it."

You're fired. LOL

Why not? If someone embarrassed me or my company, I'd fire their ass in a heartbeat.

So, when the VA is letting vets die on the waiting list to be seen in primary care... not being part of that decision process is just ok as well?

That's the problem with government, no one is ever FIRED. No one is accountable for being incompetent, in fact, if you do nothing - you will probably have more job security than someone that tries to stand out. The unions don't like 'standing out', they are there to protect mediocrity, so the best way to do that is to have everyone working at ¼ impulse speed.

People are not remembering the last couple of seasons of the 'celebrity apprentice', they are thinking about when it was a hit show, and they remember seeing the Donald looking at the one that lost and saying "you're fired". He doesn't care how hard you tried, or that your mom is really sick and you are distracted, or whatever sad story I've heard a govie say too many times in my life to not be depressed over. If it were me, I'd honestly start with the 3 million federal employees, and figure that at least 1 out of 2 of those doesn't do a damn thing, and start with firing half in every labor category and career point, and see what we have to work with after that.

Very true, his campaign manager from Missouri (Jeff Roe) has a long history of not having much of compassion for fellow conservatives, he's only interested in winning and it usually damages the party after the primary season.

Trump's attacks on them have been landing punches because they don't necessarily attack his opponent's politics. He attacks Cruz for being a [Canadian] anchor baby, that's a very factual statement. I seriously doubt he can be president and many others do as well. That left a mark, so then the Roe tricks come out, and now Trump is hitting back very effectively with the "liar" stuff, and whether it's Cruz making those ads, or its Roe, it doesn't matter, Cruz is responsible. He [should] be in charge of his campaign. If he's not in control, it makes him very unfit to be Commander in Chief. He doesn't have any executive experience, so it could easily flip either way.

Trump's early attacks on Rubio were very accurate, he had a small handful of people keeping him in the race and those people would be looking for their payback later. That's not a stretch at all, the first year of his campaign efforts were funded entirely by a car dealership owner in Florida.

I actually kind of liked how Donald went after a couple of people specifically to just get them out of the way, Rand Paul never really had more than 1% or so of the vote, so why was he there. I completely agreed. The same thing with Jeb Bush, he didn't really look or act like he wanted to be there, Trump just helped him get out of the way. Rubio kind of owes Trump a favor practically for that one.

I honestly think that the only one remaining on that stage that wouldn't find a home in a Trump administration is Cruz. He chose to make it very personal in a very insulting and inaccurate way, so I don't think it matters who wins, if its not Cruz himself, he's probably going to be a senator for another term or two, and out of politics after that. The political parties tend to remember which ones created more problems.

The Cruz/Rubio theory that the 'establishment' would coalesce around him, just isn't panning out. Trump benefited almost entirely from Bush leaving, with very few votes going to Rubio or Cruz. With that not being the case, I expect funding problems to become real issues from both. The heavy lifting of a campaign is through 'commitments', not necessarily cash in the bank. When they stop performing, the recurring monthly commitments will dry up just like it did for Bush.

Why do all the Cruz people on here struggle to form complete sentences?

Your armchair quarterback of a guess doesn't square with reality.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epol...

Cruz is actually dropping back with Carson & Kaisich in many polls. Trump is up by 20 points on average in pretty much every Super Tuesday state.

Trump now defeats Clinton or Sanders handily.

I recommend you don't just look at the summary number, but click on the link itself, read the questions that were asked, why the respondents say what, etc... These are usually 30 minute interviews, there is a lot of information in them. The numbers are shifting because Cruz & Rubio followers are no longer "sticky" - maybe 30% say they wouldn't consider another candidate, where 70% or so of Trump supporters say they wouldn't support anyone else in the field.

The latest polls were post-Texas debate, the vast majority of Americans just saw it as a couple of little kids trying to pick on someone.

So, the new Cruz line is 'neo nazi'? I thought he was a RINO or a liberal before? It's really just more immaturity and lack of business sense, in business development, we call it "throwing spaghetti on the wall" - just throwing out a bunch of ideas and see if anything sticks. If there was a mature and winning concept there, it would be like a war drum beating consistently, but Cruz & Rubio at this point are shifting every 48 hours practically in desperation. Their donors are no doubt threatening to pull out by now.

When it comes to gradual changes in animals, we see it all the time when blood lines are mixed and genes mutate. We have speeded up that process in domesticated animals to get all sorts of canine and feline breeds. Genes do not appear to be fixed, but accept change routinely

As to federal reserve, you are right that it's private. But it moves in lockstep with our government for 100 years now to destroy our money. It should be abolished

Thanks ycandrea . It seams that evidence or facts are not important when the narrative is important to the controllers. I like the example of the pyramids in Egypt are tombs for the Pharos when
All the Pharos had been found buried in the valley of the kings not one was ever found in a pyramid.
Survival of the fittest causes a fear and greed
Dichotomy.Thats not what my interpretation of Galts gulch was in AS! Peace to all Gulches

Come to north Las Vegas and compare the physical structure of some black people with apes. Evolution is a matter of continuous improvement and mixing of genes. We do faster evolution all the time with animals

Right on! I get so tired of people claiming theories as fact. Just like the "consensus" on man-made global warming. It is like Hitler said, “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” There are no "facts" to prove evolution.

There is no proof of evolution. that is more mind control from your leftist eliteist professors.You think we evolved from monkeys? Not one bone in a human is the same as an apes.Also why did we evolve to the point of needing clothes or an animal pelt to survive in the out doors. Given the time and history crocodiles should have evolved and be masters of the universe

Well said, Herb! This dirty tricks ploy just shows how scared the GOP really is of him. They can't control him. Rubio can be controlled, and they think that they will be able to influence The Trumpster. So who's really up to dirty tricks!

You are spot on! The mainstream Republicans hate Cruz. To me, that's a resume enhancement. He'll get my vote.

What I like about Trump is he speaks his mind and is right out there without political correctness or sneakiness. He has no notes when he gives a speech, as opposed to all the others, which means a lot to me actually. Hillary is the opposite, and everything she does is scripted and controlled by the political weathervane of her "handlers". In addition, he will get along with foreign powers and make deals that are good for us- for a change. Thirdly, I suspect he will populate his administration with smart people that will allow the economy to work much better.

LOL!
We need a reality TV show called POTUS Trump Says You're Fired!

he made promises to them, just like hillary did

Check out Cruz's Goldman Sachs & Citibank money... he didn't even have to speak to them for it.

He's calling it a "loan", but there really isn't a lot of people that get $500,000 & $650,000 loans out of Citibank or Goldman Sachs without some real estate backing it or something. I find it suspicious that his wife happens to work at Goldman Sachs and he is a sitting senator.

I agree, it would be fun to watch Trump vs Sanders. I have to say that I dont mind watching Sanders, as he is kind of OUT THERE also. He is just a wacko. I do want to know what Hillary said to the Goldman people for their $675k speaking fee. They must expect something for their money.