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Slow day for other news as the nation celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King. Aside from the president seeking to further tax the few at the top who currently pay all the nation’s bills, and articles about the Seahawks and Pat’s going to the Super Bowl, there’s not very much else at all. 

 

Bill Barrow of the Associated Press, did however post an article about Senator Ted Cruz’s views about Republican chances in the 2016 presidential election.

 

According to Mr. Barrow, “Sen. Ted Cruz urged archconservatives on Sunday to help nominate a Republican from their own ranks in 2016 or risk losing a third consecutive national election. The unspoken message: someone like him.

 

“Cruz called GOP nominees like Mitt Romney in 2012, John McCain in 2008 and Bob Dole in 1996 "good, honorable and decent men" but not conservative enough. All lost their bids for the presidency.”

 

What’s most interesting about the senator’s perspective is that he seems to have completely missed the point that aside from political philosophy, what the past six years have demonstrated crystal clearly is that managerial and administrative experience and success in government are far more important than practically anything else regarding the presidency.

 

Therefore, whether the senator chooses to accept the premise of job qualification as a factor or not, individuals such as Jeb Bush and even Chris Christie are hugely more prepared for the presidential role than he is. In fact, considering the horrendously poor job performed by a novice at present, the idea of a Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and a complete neophyte, Ben Carson, is beyond ridiculous whereas the position of POTUS is light years beyond their current vocational knowledge.   

 

Furthermore, Senator Cruz used Ronald Reagan as an example of a “bedrock conservative who battled the establishment of his day.” Yet, what the senator didn’t mention or perhaps, isn’t aware of, as pointed out by Mr. Barrow, is that Reagan, while "animating conservatives, also attracted Democrats from the middle, fashioning a series of compromises with Democrats and moderate Republicans on taxes, budgets, immigration and Social Security, among other issues."

 

So, what we have here is another pure politician, Senator Cruz, who may indeed be very well intentioned, perhaps believing that he himself is prepared to take on the most difficult administerial position in the world. However, as we’ve all now seen far more clearly than any of us would prefer, the job calls for considerably more than daily deliveries of hot air.

 

That’s it for today folks.

 

Adios