Ted Cruz just suspended his campaign. I'm surprised, because I thought he would fight until the bitter end out of stubbornness, spite, and pettiness. Perhaps God told him it was okay to give up. But seriously, it's time to get right with Donald, if you haven't already. He can and will beat Hillary Clinton. Please don't say that you disagree with him about many things. You disagree with everyone about many things. This is a special time in American history. Ordinary, everyday, hard-working, God-fearing, patriotic Americans have been screwed for so long by so many people, of both political parties, that they're rising up. The country is being cleansed of free traders, cosmopolitans, the open-borders crowd, neoconservatives, and war-mongers. It's a good thing.
By the way, I look forward to listening to Rush Limbaugh tomorrow during my bike ride. He's been in the bag for Cruz since the race narrowed to three candidates, but has been unwilling to admit it to his listeners. He seems to despise Trump's supporters for some reason.This was a mistake, because he now has to support and defend Trump all the way to November, whether he likes it or not. There's no alternative. He can't support Hillary Clinton, and if he refuses to support the Republican nominee, he'll lose most of his listeners. Maybe he'll retire from radio, which will give him more time to play golf, smoke cigars, write children's books, and play with his Apple toys. The irony is that Limbaugh didn't see the Trump phenomenon, because he claims to be right 99.7% of the time. How smart can he be? I knew months ago that Trump would win. (If you don't believe me, go back and read my blog entries.) I'm not bragging. Anyone not blinded by ideology or driven wild by animosity toward Trump would have known it.
Addendum: I have been saying for years (in this blog) that free trade has been a disaster for this country. A few people benefit from free trade, admittedly (most of them already rich), but the vast majority of Americans suffer from it, some greatly. Donald Trump understands this and has made it the centerpiece of his campaign. In case you're wondering, Bill Clinton was one of the original free traders; he signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Guess whose wife is running for president? I can't wait for the evisceration of Hillary to begin. When Trump gets done with her, she'll be crying.
Addendum 2: Memo to William Kristol, George Will, Charles Krauthammer, Bret Stephens, Stephen Hayes, Jonah Goldberg, Rush Limbaugh, Amanda Carpenter, and John Podhoretz: It's over. You fought and lost. Get right with Donald. Just admit that you were wrong; apologize for the vicious, dishonest, stupid things you said; and get behind your Republican nominee. If you're lucky, you will be forgiven by the Americans you slandered; and if you're really lucky, you will be forgiven by their chosen candidate.
Addendum 3: I'm proud to have been on the side of Sarah Palin, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Jeffrey Lord, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and many others, all of whom saw what was happening and got on board the Trump bandwagon. These are conservative stalwarts. Anyone who thinks that Donald Trump is not a conservative doesn't understand conservatism, which is about language, culture, borders, and tradition. It is only incidentally about small government. Libertarians advocate small government. Libertarians are one-dimensional. Conservatives, who are multi-dimensional, advocate that amount of government that is necessary to achieve conservative aims, among which are seeing to it that every American receives a decent minimum of health care. A nation as affluent as ours must not allow its citizens to suffer or die for lack of medical care. This is not a defense of ObamaCare, which goes about it in precisely the wrong way.
