Report: Ted Cruz Getting Ready To Run For President In 2016

[big_dog]

Source: National Journal/This Week Magazine



First-term Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is preparing to run for president in 2016, with an announcement from the Tea Party star possibly coming at the end of this year. "At this point it's 90/10 he's in," a Cruz adviser told National Journal. "And honestly, 90 is lowballing it."

The focus for a presidential campaign could end up being foreign policy, with Cruz positioning himself against his potential rival, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who is known for advocating a more non-interventionist approach.

"Is it true that the American people are war-weary? Absolutely," Cruz told the magazine. "We are tired of sending our sons and daughters to distant lands year after year after year, to give their lives trying to transform foreign nations. But I think it's a serious misreading of the American people to conclude that we are unwilling to defend ourselves, that we are unwilling to be strong and vigorous defending U.S. national security."


Read more: http://theweek.com/speedreads/index/268965/speedreads-report-ted-cruz-getting-ready-to-run-for-president-in-2016

[George II]

1. Good! The more the merrier on that side.

[muntrv]

2. Let the derp fest begin!

[big_dog]

5. Stephen Colbert said he will start a PAC to raise money for Bachmann/Cruz/Santorum/Gingrich/Palin

or any other certified wingnut who wants to run in the 2016 primary!

[Hubert Flottz]

18. Ain't that the truth.

Don't count out Stupid, the Bushs and Reagan made it to the White House.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. Ted Cruz no comprende "natural-born citizen" in the Constitution.

Toronto doesn't cut it, even if he renounces his Canadian citizenship.

These guys are SO FUCKING STUPID.

[djean111]

9. Actually, it is not clear-cut at all.

Cruz had American citizenship at birth because his mother is an American citizen.

from Politifact:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/aug/20/ted-cruz-born-canada-eligible-run-president/

But the Supreme Court -- the ultimate arbiter of constitutional questions -- has never ruled on the matter. And that means a note of uncertainty remains.

Sarah H. Duggin, a professor of law at Catholic University, has written about and studied the issue extensively. She told us in 2008 that the question of natural born citizenship is "one of the most deceptively simple, complex issues."

We reached her again this week to ask about Cruz’s eligibility. "It would be reasonable to interpret the Constitution’s natural born citizenship provision to include children born abroad to U.S. citizens, including Senator Cruz, for a number of reasons," she said.

But is it 100 percent sure?

"Unfortunately, we cannot say for sure without either a definitive Supreme Court ruling, or an amendment to clarify the Constitution."

I would not bet on our current SCOTUS to rule against anyone for the GOP.

[cosmicone]

15. John McCain was born in Panama

of US Citizen parents.

US grants citizenship by both jus soli and jus sanguinis and both are considered "natural born."

[colorado_ufo]

26. I responded recently to a "birther"

still going on and on about Obama supposedly being born outside of Hawaii. I asked about why it was, then, all right for McCain to run against him, having been born in Panama, or Ted Cruz wanting to run for president, having been born in Canada? The situations all involved a mother who was a U.S. citizen and were exactly the same (except, of course, for Obama actually being born in the U.S.A.) I put the question out on Facebook for quite a while and finally got ONE response. The respondent said, "Well, I'm not sure, but I think it was something about how young his mother was when she left the country and how long she was gone."

To quote Ron White, "There's no cure for stupid."

[cosmicone]

28. He wanted to say because Obama is black

but didn't have the guts to say it.

Every criticism of Obama boils down to his race which the wingnuts and teabaggers cannot put their head around.

I argued with wingnuts that even if Obama was born in Kenya or the moon, as long as his mother was a US Citizen, he is a natural born US citizen - to no avail.

[madamesilverspurs]

4. Yeah, and they already have the T-shirt...

[LoisB]

6. "...tired of sending our sons and daughters..." Which son or daughter did you send,

Mr. Cruz? When did you go?

[redstatebluegirl]

7. Pass the popcorn!

Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Santorum, Perry, Bachman, Palin Lord knows who else. This will be better than TV .

[big_dog]

10. the Winguts are so far to the right now that Rand Paul is considered a 'moderate'

the only reason Jebbie Bush is thinking about running is because the wingnuts will get swept away in the general election

[immoderate]

8. R U Reddy 4 Teddy?

Let it be!

--imm

[jmowreader]

11. No comprende, Senator Calgary Stampede...

Anyone want to tell me how exactly invading a country on the other side of the globe to fix what we broke the last time we invaded that country is "defending ourselves"?

[leftofcool]

12. The clown car is gonna be full. N/T

[cosmicone]

13. It will have to be a clown train n/t

[Journeyman]

14. I'm sure a Short Bus can be found to carry them all . . .

[kelliekat44]

16. Wow! A foreign President. nt

[Hubert Flottz]

17. This POS, is not even an American...

"I heard he was a Muslim." ~ the grape vine

[global1]

19. Looks Like The 2016 Clown Car Is Beginning To Take Shape.....

who are the occupants thus far and who might follow?

[Jack Rabbit]

20. Don't let the clowns in the car take over the Sennet

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[NV Whino]

21. The only thing about 2016 that I'm looking forward to is the Republicam primary.

[Beaverhausen]

22. wasn't he born in Canada?

how can he run?

[asjr]

23. Ted Cruz is just too damned ugly to run for anything.

[Ecumenist]

24. HOW? He WAS born in CANADA...FOREIGN BORN, No presidenting for you....

IDIOT!!

[yewberry]

25. Dual citizenship.

His mother was a US citizen.

[thecrow]

27. So was Obama's.

What a coincidence. They have been birthering on about Obama, but when one of their own is running...
will they "overlook" the foreign birth or foreign father? At least the President WAS BORN IN AMERICA.
Where's the birth certificate, Mr. Cruz? No, that looks like a fake copy. ETC.

[7962]

31. I've been waiting to hear from the birther segment on this.

[Ecumenist]

33. Wow, didn't know that BUT luckily, he's too much of a cowardly idiot for any real

chance of that happening. BUT need to make sure that we GOTV....cuz that crazy fucker is my WORST nightmare. On par with palin.

[TNNurse]

29. Can someone go all birther on him and hound him endlessly????

[7962]

30. This has to be a Sat Night Live skit or something.......

[YOHABLO]

32. Ted Cruz and a Ben Carson ticket .... yeah!

[davidpdx]

35. Yeah, but who would be on top?

[davidpdx]

34. WHOOOOOOOOOOO FIRE UP THE CLOWN CAR!!!

Because crazyville is just down the road

[Javaman]

36. well, I guess he's going to start his campaign to change the constitution first to allow him to run

right?