Maggie's Farm

Cruz was my choice because he was the most likely to adhere to constitutional principles*. Perhaps it is naïve of me to think he could win in the general, but I do believe that he could even with his unlikability. Regardless, the powers that be determined that Cruz was a greater threat, or at least no less of a threat, to their hegemony than Trump and refused to vociferously back him. Now we are here and they know that Hillary is less of a threat to their hegemony than Trump, if only because Trump is unprincipled and unpredictable. Cruz has always known that the enemy of his principles was not Democrats or liberals or communists or anyone on the left. They could be vanquished. It has always been the Vichy Replicans in DC; in Congress, on K street and in the consultancy class. I do not believe the Trump understands that or cares, but he does go it on his own whether that is wise or not. That is Trump's final appeal, though I doubt he understands it. To win or lose without the unaccountable DC cabal is a thumb in their eye after decades of them trampling on conservatives, constitutionalists, libertarian (little l) and anyone else who rightly fears the behemoth that is the federal government.

Trump makes my skin crawl. I know I will be lucky if he even champions one in one hundred of conservative or constitutionalist causes. He is the form of the destructor that the DC cabal have foolishly chosen and who am I to save them from themselves?

(And note that all of this applies to the Democrats. They are part of the cabal and gleefully cheered Trump's destructive effect. They should have backed Jeb and had someone who would probably lose to their side or at least would be more sympathetic to their causes. They just as stupid as the rest of the DC cabal.)

* Of course Cruz is not the perfect conservative, but who is? He was the best available in my estimation. YMMV.

Prove it.

I'll prove that primary voters were "stupid" as you define it. Cruz was the last non-Trump candidate who actually had a chance to unseat him until May 3rd. Kasich held on a day longer even the math was against him since mid-March.

Don't take my distaste for a strong man president personally. I dislike Trump, I dislike Hillary more for the same reasons and more. Trump's saving grace is that he might occasionally favor my positions, where Hillary damn well won't, and the DC cabal will fight him tooth and nail. That's a good thing. It would have been a good thing had they fought Obama and Bush with even half the ferocity they have and will with Trump. I could be wrong though. They could decide to ride the tiger and kiss up to Trump. In which case, we're all in trouble, though still less than if Hillary wins.

Quick, down to the recruiting office! You can still sign up to fight Tojo and Hitler! It's never too late to join a war you already won.

And that is pretty much what Codevilla says.