The very REAL Ted Cruz

The Texas Senate race to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison is an election that's turning out to be a microcosm of what in many ways the Republican primary has been about (or was supposed to be about): choosing a conservative candidate over allowing the establishment to 'pick' their next in line. Now unfortunate for us, it would appear that the battle for conservatives is lost (for now) on the Top Office. However, we cannot afford to allow this same disservice to occur in our Senatorial campaigns. Yet, the establishment (yes, even here in Texas), is hard at work to secure its nominees to the Senate, and once again, work to undermine conservatism by deceivingly placing targets on the backs of conservatives. They tried to do it to secure Lugar's position in Indiana, and failed...they also tried it in Nebraska, and again, failed. Now, they hope to defeat the genuine conservative candidate in the Texas primary...and it's time for Texans to say, "NO MORE!" It's time to reject the Dewhurst lies with all the establishment's blessings and elect the very real, very constitutional, very conservative Ted Cruz.

Allow me to further this message with some wise words from a few guys who actually know Cruz personally. This first name should sound familiar to most Texans, for he is one of the original steering committee members (and continues to be) of the Dallas Tea Party. That man is Ken Emanuelson, and his message is this:

Hardly a day goes by that I don't receive some Dewhurst-inspired hit piece trying to tell me about "the REAL Ted Cruz."

Let me tell y'all something: I know the real Ted Cruz. I’ve known him for years. I was pushing back against the leftist progressives alongside Ted long before most of his current critics ever mustered up the ‘give a damn’ to get out of their easy chairs and join the fight. The critics that weren't around to see any of that, who did little, if any, of the hard work that went on for years holding the line and pushing back against the progressive growth of the leviathan state, don’t have a clue who 'the REAL Ted Cruz' is.

After recollecting how the two first met, Emanuelson continues to remind Texans why a man with the credibility of Ted Cruz should be elected to represent US:

Most Texans are now thoroughly-familiar with the high-profile cases Ted has won before the Supreme Court, fighting the U.N., the World Court and even the President of the United States. What you may not be familiar with is the critical work Ted did as a consumer advocate before joining Greg Abbott's team here in Texas. Why should that matter to you? Well, let’s see. Have you ever...

...closed a mortgage or real estate deal without an attorney?
...used online legal services (e.g. LegalZoom) to prepare a will or other document?
...participated in an online auction (e.g., eBay)?
...saved money by buying generic pharmaceuticals?
...purchased books or retail products online (e.g., via Amazon)?
...enjoyed wine or contact lenses purchased via mail order?

If so, you should thank Ted Cruz. We take for granted that we have the freedom today to do all the things listed above, but it could've turned out very differently if not for the free-market evangelism and activism of advocates like Ted. In the early-2000s, there were active and well-funded moves by big pharma, the lawyer cartels, the medical industry and others to restrict and eliminate consumer choice and prevent free market competition. If not for the hard work of Ted Cruz and his fellow consumer advocates, these special interests might well have gotten their way. Big pharma might well have succeeded in squeezing out generic competition, and bar associations may have prevailed in further expanding their existing cartels and suffocating free markets. Thanks in large part to the work of Ted Cruz, that didn't happen--and we're all better off for it.

Ken's remarks conclude with an important message for not only tea party conservatives, but for all Texans who want to send a fighter to represent our state in the U.S. Senate:

Since the rise of the Tea Party, more Republicans than ever are singing from the same free market hymnal. While we conservatives certainly appreciate the words of support for the right principles, we have every right to question the sincerity of those who only recently joined the choir. In 2012, it’s not particularly uncommon to hear a political candidate say something like this:

"Government in America is an interesting inversion, because for most of the history of mankind, government has been the concerted enemy of freedom. Government has been the most consistent limit upon innovation, upon individual expression. And one of the great miracles, one of the great idea revolutions of the American Framing was to move government out of the way and to unchain that freedom."

That's not some consultant-driven campaign message from 2012. Those are Ted Cruz’ words from 2001. That’s his message today, and that’s been his message all along the way. That’s the REAL Ted Cruz.

Given who he is and what he stands for, it's no surprise that the conservatives who have gotten to know him, including Sarah Palin, Sen. Jim DeMint, Sen. Rand Paul, Rep. Ron Paul, David Barton, Kelly Shackelford, Tim Lambert, Mark Levin and many others, have come to the same conclusion I have--the Senate conservatives need another fighter in the ranks, and Ted Cruz is the fighter we need.

The second personal friend of Ted Cruz that I want to mention needs no introduction. He is the Great One...



Folks, conservatives, TEXANS, after Hutchison's lackluster performance as the state's senior Senator, let's not repeat the same mistake of towing the party line again and again. Let's send a man to Washington that will work together with Senatorial conservatives in rolling back the wave of statist policies that both sides play a part in advancing, and vigilantly build an alliance that works towards the return of the Liberty, Prosperity and Providence that this great nation was founded on. Texans, it's a time for choosing...so let's choose to send the very REAL Ted Cruz to the United States Senate!