Ted Cruz put love of country before himself at the the RNC

Ted Cruz is taking a lot of heat, as he knew he would, given his no win situation. If he refused to speak at the convention, he would be viewed as a sore loser who betrayed his party. If he spoke, he would be pressured to cave to his convictions, like so many weak RINOs (Recall Trump's history of supporting Democrats and progressive liberal causes, so many view him as Chief RINO) in the party seem to do on a daily basis. If he did not endorse Trump, he knew he would face boos and backlash and possibly the end of his political career.

Ted Cruz

Those who actually listened to his speech instead of just waiting for the endorsement, heard one of the best speeches of his career, unifying his party around their common principles, emphasizing the need to preserve the Constitution and the freedoms it protects. Many of his words carried several layers of meaning for those listening well enough to receive their richness. He showed true sorrow over the brokenness, hatred, injustice, and senseless loss of lives in our nation. He congratulated Trump on his nomination. He re-iterated much of Trump's message, and he called the party together. While he did not directly endorse Trump in the end, he came as close to an endorsement as he could without violating his personal convictions and avoiding the long term implications public endorsements tend to have on people. His speech emphasized the freedoms we have as Americans to speak and live according to our own beliefs and convictions. He could not have honestly made that statement while being bullied into violating his own convictions. To betray Trump and his party would be to endorse their opponents or to say don't vote for him or don't vote period. He did none of these things. His message was loud and clear that those destructive ideologies of the left must be defeated up and down the ballot. No more Obama style madness was his plea though stated far more eloquently.

It is poor judgment to accuse him of being a sore loser who only loves himself. He spoke as a true patriot who loves his country, American liberty, and the US Constitution more than himself. If he had been motivated by self interest, he would have kissed up like all the others do. We need someone like him on the Supreme Court or as Attorney General some day, so I truly hope his political career is not ruined, but he took that risk to say what our country most needed to hear and to walk out with integrity as one of the few to ever enter Washington DC with one set of principles and leave having never wavered on those principles. He is not just a strong leader; he has conviction. Too bad Comey wasn't more like him when he had his chance to indict Hillary on one of the many felonies she has committed.

I guess I could also bring up all the cruel things Trump said and did to malign Cruz's wife and father, but he explains that point far better than I could in this video.  Family always comes before politics. He also explains why he did not keep his promise to support the Republican nominee in this video, and he certainly has a case.

To those blaming Cruz if Trump doesn't win, first, you should be blaming crooked Hillary who bought her election to the Senate with taxpayer money and Bill's power, and will surely win this election as well through corruption and deceit. Secondly, if anyone hurt Trump's image at the convention last night, it was those who showed their lack of character or respect for others by booing Cruz off the stage and making threats on Heidi's life to the point that she had to be escorted out by security officers to protect her.

And to those who are angry at him for not keeping his pledge to support the Republican nominee, have you forgotten that Trump took back his pledge back in March? Trump's went back on his word, not as a matter of principle or at the risk of political ruin, but because he isn't in the election to represent Republicans ideals anyway, and he certainly is no conservative. Cruz took back his pledge because Trump publicly maligned his wife and his father and because Trump does not represent his values at all.  Had Trump done that to him before the pledge, he would have never made such a promise. Family is more important than politics.

Despite Trump's extremely low blows on Cruz's family, Cruz responded in the most respectful manner possible without dishonoring his family or his conscience. I'm appalled at the way his party is treating him, and I am utterly ashamed of what our country has become. There should be no question in anyone's mind that Trump is the lesser of evils when compared to Hillary, but do we really have to attack the one man who held onto America's core values and Constitutional convictions in the face of so much pressure to compromise?

Based on what I've seen in our nation lately, I fear Cruz may have misspoken when he said, "Vote your conscience", however, not so much because it was taken as a stab at Trump, but because it may be inaccurate to assume Americans even have a conscience anymore. When truth, justice, integrity, morality, honor, loyalty, and respect are no longer qualities voters consider when casting their votes, personal moral convictions and the national conscience are dead.

Pray for America!