Do not underestimate Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz's U.S. Senate win in 2012 was a welcome repudiation of the "establishment" GOP. His victory was yet another indication that the conservative electorate fully understands that the establishment Republicans are at least as much of the problem as the Democrat party and its more overtly collectivist fellow travelers.

Conservatism could be seen as the reform wing of the Republican party, but I think many conservatives prefer being seen as separate from the parties. This is a wise move in my book, at least until conservatism has effectively subsumed the Republican party.


It is not inaccurate or pejorative to suggest that the establishment Republicans are the Hoover Wing of the Republican party, intellectual heirs of the Republican progressives, notably Herbert Hoover, a progressive who prized efficiency.

For such politicians the prime directive was to effectively manage a big government, which is where they miss the essential point.

This is why the success in electing reliable conservatives such as Cruz is so important, for conservatism is the only real counterbalance to a media and a political class that is devoted to the continued engorgement of government, either because they believe in it or hope to enrich themselves from its continued growth.

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