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Thank You, Ted!

    So Ted Cruz got booed at the RNC because his speech stopped short of offering a public endorsement of the Trump/Pence (more on Pence later) ticket.  What does that say about the Republican party?  Nothing new, really.  It tells us that politics is, as it has always been, an insiders' game.  So here's my message to Ted Cruz.

    Ted, thank you.  Thank you for being one principled man amongst a sea of spineless politicians. Thank you for going against your initial promise to endorse the Republican candidate.  You had every reason (both political and personal) in the world to do so.  Thank you for committing political suicide by refusing to do what the establishment wanted you to do.  Thank you for putting your family before your chances of becoming the president in eight years.  Thank you for refusing to grovel at the feet of Donald Trump in hopes of garnering an appointment to a cabinet position.  Thank you for refusing to lose your voice by joining the chorus of the status quo.  Thank you, Ted, for being better than that. Thank you for being better than the Christies and the Bushs of the world.  Thank you for being a better candidate than America and the Republican party deserve.  

    Now, as for Mike Pence, I'm not sure what to think yet.  He's clearly a strategic attempt to balance out the ticket (which has unfortunately fooled conservatives again).  I must say, however, that I'm wary of anyone who would willingly associate themselves with Trump.  I'm even warier of anyone who would praise Trump the way that Pence did in his speech last night.  That doesn't necessarily mean Pence is a bad guy.  I don't know him from Adam, as he acknowledged in his speech would probably be the case for most Americans, but I've heard many good things about and from him.  I hope that he is a voice of reason in this campaign and that he has an edifying effect on Trump.  I really hope that he is aware of Trump's defects and that he accepted the nomination out of a desire to do what good he can and not simply because he is selling his soul for political gain.  Only he knows his heart.

    Republicans, you looked pretty sad last night.  You're losing conservatives quickly.  Moderates are long gone.  You still don't get the message.  Trying to find a candidate that is enough like the Democrats to win only alienates traditional conservatives.  How long will it take for you to see that? Ted Cruz is far from perfect, but at least is an honorable man with a proven record of conservative views and action.  

    So, Ted, thanks.  Thanks for showing us who the Republicans really are.  

    
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