"Behold, A Savage Glory!"

The time for polls, tweets, political maneuvering ,and speculation was done.Now, the real game was on, and the first actual votes for the Republican Presidential nomination had been cast, in Iowa.The result?Despite all polls, despite all stadium rallies, despite all angry tweets,despite all guarantees by Donald Trump, that he would win Iowa, easily,with no need for debates,or grassroots ground game,..he lost. In the first stop of the Republican Primary season, the real, nuts and bolts actual start of the State by State,process to determine the best man to defeat Hillary Clinton,the man who once said "second place is for losers",had, in fact ,achieved that second place status in the Iowa Caucus,virtually in a tie for second, with Marco Rubio,. and by his own standards,with which he measures success,was now, in fact,a loser , pure and simple.
You see, in Donald Trump's world,defeat is simply not an option , so therefore there is no need to even contemplate it. "No one remembers the guy who came in second place",Trump once tweeted,and now, in the wake of his latest childish, raging temper tantrum,his claims of deception and malfeasance,on the part of Senator Ted Cruz, his gamesmanship in the face of defeat, Trump's claim may be proven right. As Presidential Candidate Al Gore proved, the sore loser is usually relegated to history's trash heap , because he lacks the one quality that all great men must possess,if they are truly worthy of their status;..Grace under Pressure,..the ability to face adversity ,..to face defeat,..accept it,..rise to the challenge it presents,..and , in the end, overcome and conquer.
Grace under Pressure.All American Presidents who are regarded by history as great , all had this quality ,..the ability to 'keep their heads,.when all about them,..are losing theirs,"..to quote Rudyard Kipling.Donald Trump clearly, does not have this quality , and this does not bode well, for the future success of his bid for the Presidency.
At first though, there was surprising modesty and humility in the immediate aftermath of the Iowa caucus ,as Trump congratulated Cruz on his victory, Rubio, on his third place showing,and thanked the people of Iowa, for their hospitality. But,..this mood could not last more than a few hours,for a man who, despite his almost seventy years on this planet, often displays massive instabilities to the faculties of his rage,almost like a weak King,or an overtired infant, who needs his diaper changed. Losing, is for losers, simple as that, and, as far as Trump was concerned, all his opponents in this Presidential race were losers , to one varying degree or another. Cruz is a nasty guy, that no one likes,and he's also a foreigner, trying to steal the Presidency, for Canada. Rubio is an inexperienced kid who supports Amnesty,misses votes, and refuses to show up for work.But, the main thing is, Trump has better hair than him.And Carson, who Trump now paints as the victim of Cruz's deceptions and tricks,was, not too long ago,..labeled by Trump, a "pathological maniac",and" Mediocre Doctor" who fantasizes about stabbing his childhood friends,and attacking his mother with a hammer.All the other candidates , at one time or another,suffered similar personal attacks at the hands of this would be "Bully in Chief",while they all chose a higher road, keeping their attacks on Trump about policy,rather than personal insults. In other words, they all have displayed that one, indispensible quality that a President must have,Grace and dignity ,..under pressure..a quality that is simply not part of the psychological makeup of the real estate mogul Donald J.Trump, the "enfant terrible" who, rather than accept defeat, insists that the entire game be replayed, because his opponents cheated. In the case of the Iowa Caucus, it was specifically the Canadian invader and trickster  Cruz,who robbed Trump of his rightful victory.
Trump's team, in the space of 24 hours, went from congratulating Cruz,to calling him a liar,who used Carson's sudden exodus from Iowa as an opportunity to steal the surgeon's votes.Trump claims that both CNN and Cruz , conspired to paint the Doctor's return home for a wardrobe reboot,as an opportunity to spread a rumor amid Iowa Caucus voters that Ben Carson had, in fact, dropped out of the race,and those who supported him should now consider shifting their votes to Cruz.
Dirty , Washington style, elitist politics at its worst, claimed the Trump camp,and it cost not only the good Doctor a third place showing , but had also cost Trump the overall victory .Combine this dirty trick with the fact that Cruz grassroots team had sent mailers out to Iowan voters , accusing them of "Voter Violations",for their failure to caucus in past years,and thereby "shaming "them into voting for Cruz,..and you have ,..in Trump's mind,..the dirtiest political campaign since the Watergate tainted re-election campaign of Richard Nixon.
These are the infantile assertions of the raging man-child who would be King,..Donald J.Trump.
Here is the political reality,..Dr. Ben Carson, left the Iowa Caucus in mid campaign,went home, left no indication he was going to either of the next campaign stops New Hampshire or South Carolina, made no grassroots effort to explain, or clarify the status of his campaign to the Iowan voters,and announced instead, a trip to Washington .Donald J.Trump , upon arrival in Iowa, refused to attend their debate, citing "Fox News unfairness",..refused to campaign on a grassroots level,..gave his standard, rambling stadium speech , held a rally to raise money for Veterans,..to compensate for missing the debate,..and then, like Carson, left town,..if not physically,..them at least , metaphorically.Trump simply had no interest in doing the work required , to win elections.
And, what of Cruz?What did he do?Cruz did, what any smart ,experienced ,determined, skillful politician would do, in this situation,..he used the lack of focus and effort shown by his front runner opponents,..as a key weapon to assure their defeat , and his victory. Yes, Team Cruz rammed home the idea that Trump was afraid to face him, in the debate, and afraid to face Fox News debate moderator Megan Kelly as well, who,..in the first debate,..exposed Trump's intolerance for professional women who dared challenge him. Yes, Team Cruz reminded the voters of Trump's former support for Democrat politicians, and their destructive agenda, including Obamacare.
Yes, Team Cruz suggested that Ben Carson may be retiring from the campaign after CNN reported it, because Carson left town, in the middle of a campaign, left no specifics on his next stop, and failed to refute CNN's claims,..and also failed to keep his ground team working for him, aggressively,..during his absence. And yes, Tean Cruz saw this sudden exodus , as an opportunity to gain more votes. Politics is a bloodsport. You play it to win, or you don't play at all,..because you believe that your plan, your vision, your agenda,..is the one that will save America,and the world,..from permanent destruction.
And, if, deep down,..you really don't believe in your own vision enough , to fight hard for it,..then,..,leave town,..like Carson,..or just don't show up,..like Trump.
Yes, Ted Cruz won, and won handily,..achieving the greatest number of recorded votes in Primary history. And, he has the potential to win the eventual nomination,..and the Presidency as well.
Not by cheating,..
Not by dirty tricks,..
Not by deceptions,..
Not by compromising your core values,by pretending to support taxpayer funded ethanol subsidies,..just to win a handful of votes,..
But by simply using the basic principles that will always assure , complete and overwhelming victory,..
The Principles,..of Conservatism.
The principles that promote the low taxes, and regulations, that are the key to economic prosperity.
The principles that promote the limited government, which allows We the People to live , work and worship, as we please, under the greatest system of self government ,yet devised by man.
The principles that promote a strong military, that will protect our nation from all enemies, fight an aggressive war on terror, and support our allies in freedom.
The principles that promote the 2nd Amendment that guarantees all Americans the right to keep and bear arms, ..the right that makes all other rights,..possible.
The principles that promote Judeo-Christian values,..upon which our Constitution and Nation,..were built.
The principles that promote, truth,..
The principles that promote freedom,..
The principles that promote,..humanity,..
That,..is Conservatism,..and ,..when enthusiastically embraced,..effectively articulated,...and aggressively promoted,..
It will always lead,..to victory.
There was one Republican Candidate, running in the Iowa Caucus,..who lives his life by these principles,..and is savagely relentless, and uncompromising,..in promoting them,..
Ted Cruz.
Against such a man,..
What mere mortal,..could long endure?
For,..Conservatism is the Natural State of Mankind,..
And,..Conservatism,..in the End,..
Will Always Triumph,...