"Et Tu Barabbas?"

And, it is written, that two thousand years ago, Pontius Pilate, Governor and Procurator of First Century Judea,by order of the Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar,was confronted with a dilemma most profound, most vexing.
The days of unleavened bread were upon the land,it was the time of Passover,and Jews throughout the known world, migrated to to the City of Jerusalem, and to the Temple itself, which was the very heart of Judea. There they would celebrate this time each year,and Pontius Pilate was given the task of maintaining order during these holy days. Not an easy task, to be sure. The Emperor was already displeased with Pilate and his performance thus far, as Governor in this faraway land. For Pilate had been excessively brutal in his dealings with the Jews, especially the group called "Zealots",who were determined to end Rome's occupation of the Holy Land,by any means necessary. The Zealots methods were extreme indeed,with often fatal consequences, for their Roman conquerors. The Zealots struck from the shadows ,often using hit and run tactics,striking at Rome's Legions quickly and decisively,and then retreating to the endless caves and catacombs of the desert mountains. Now, with the coming of Passover, Pilate was under strict orders from Tiberius, to maintain the peace at all costs,or else.Being in disfavor with the Emperor already, Pilate knew that one more violent incident with the occupied Jews could cost him not only his position as Governor, but his head as well.
Pilate's Legions were given their instructions,the peace in Jerusalem must be maintained, at all costs during the Passover Celebration. Yet, there were already problems in this, the first day of the celebration. A young rabbi from Galilee had, for many months now,with his followers called Apostles, wandered Judea and the ajoining lands,healing the sick, curing the crippled, giving sight to the blind, and yes, even raising the dead ,according to some reports.And all the while,this Jesus preached his message as well, a revolutionary message,a message of peace, love,and the brotherhood of man.The legend of Jesus grew, and spread throughout the lands, during the three years of his ministry. But not all embraced his message.The Temple Priests and Pharisees, for example, were angered by his words and deeds, questioning the nature of his mission, and the claims made by his followers that this man Jesus was the Anointed One, the Messiah, that had been foretold in Holy Scripture,the Man who was destined to be Crowned, King of the Jews.
The Temple High Priest, Caiphus, began plotting against this man,accusing him of blasphemy for daring to perform absolution, and seeming to declare himself the Son of God, personified.
But, bringing accusations and charges against this Jesus was one thing, arresting him and bringing him to trial , was another matter entirely.
By the time Jesus had reached the Gates of Jerusalem , his entourage of followers was massive indeed. It had become clear , if this false Messiah was to be stopped,it must be done at a time when the crowds had thinned, and his followers scattered.
Jesus of Nazareth must be taken when he is completely alone, simple as that. But this, the first day of Passover,was not that day.Jesus rode into the City, following Jewish Prophet tradition,riding on a donkey,his Apostles about him,while the adoring masses littered his path, with palm leaves.
His arrival was peaceful.
What happened next, was not.Jesus,as he entered the Temple to pray, suddenly exploded in rage,attacking the Temple Merchants ,who boldly sold their wares within the Holy Walls.Jesus turned their tables over, scattered their merchandise,and money, and drove the profiteers from the Temple,using a leathern cord as a whip. Jesus declared to the startled merchants that his Father's House, had been turned, into a Den of Thieves. Jesus rage then abated, as quickly as it had come, but the damage had been done. The merchant's wares and coins had been scattered across the Temple floor,and Jesus , now surrounded by his protective followers, left as quickly as he had come.
But in his wake,the underground rebel movement known as the Zealots decided that this was the moment to strike , using the chaos created by Jesus and his followers , as the perfect distraction , drawing the attention of the Roman Guards, and giving the Zealots their chance to strike at Rome, from within the walls of Jerusalem itself. But, it was to no avail, with the Roman Legions quickly ending the Zealots terror strike, as quickly as it had begun, and arresting those that remained alive after the skirmish.
Among the Zealot prisoners,was one of the leaders of the movement, who also bore the name Jesus,but was better known to his fellow zealots, and Roman enemies, as Barabbas.
And Jesus, having left the Temple,celebrated the Passover meal with his disciples, at a gathering that would become known by future Christians, as the Last Supper. Later, as Jesus prayed with the Twelve, in the nearby Garden of Gethsemane,,the Roman Guards came and arrested him,having been led to this secluded spot, by the deceptive disciple known as Judas Iscariot, a Zealot himself, who sought to test the power of the Messiah by forcing his hand against the Roman Legions.
It was a miscalculation on Judas part,however,for Jesus had predicted his own arrest and trial, and believed that he had been sent by his Father in Heaven,to endure these final hours to redeem all mankind. ,from the scourge of original sin.
Now, with the Apostles in hiding,fearing for their lives, and Jesus, finally arrested,Pontius Pilate had a grim decision to make. Should he bring this Jesus to trial for starting an uprising in Jerusalem during the Holy Days , or turn him over to the Temple Priests and Herod Antipas , the Roman appointed, puppet King of the Jews?Only Rome had the power to impose a death sentence on Jesus,and only Pilate , the very hand of Rome in Judea,could make this sentence a reality.
Pilate had no qualms about imposing this sentence.He cared nothing about the charge of blasphemy,but causing a disturbance in the Temple itself, during the Holy Days,was intolerable, and indeed worthy of the sentence of crucifixion, if for no other reason than to serve as a warning to any other malcontents and rebels, that may be contemplating such actions. But, there was the warning from Tiberius about Pilate's heavy hand in dealing with the Jews. How can he now condemn this man to death ,a man with thousands of fanatical followers,who would, no doubt retaliate in response to his execution, with even more terror attacks?After all, the crucifixion of a man who, for three years did nothing more than preach a message of peace and love,while healing the sick, the lame, and the blind, was bound to create even more unrest and conflict between the forces of Rome and occupied Judea.
How to solve this problem ?Maintain the peace, goodwill,and tax payments of the Jews,while still meting out the appropriate justice ?
Then, came a spark of inspiration that would solve both problems quite effectively. During the Holy Days, there existed a Jewish tradition that called for the release of one condemned prisoner , free and clear. The solution then ,was simple. Governor Pilate would offer the gathering mob,a choice, between two prisoners. One, Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah of Peace who sought to overthrow Rome ,by promoting the Brotherhood of all men. Or, Jesus Barabbas,. the Messiah of War, Violence,and Death, the Messiah who believed there could be no peace in Judea, unless it was won by the sword.
There was the solution that Pilate sought. Roman justice would be served, and Judean law properly observed, for surely when given the choice between between Jesus the Messiah of Peace, and Barabbas, the Messiah of War,..the mob would surely choose Jesus, overwhelmingly. Democracy and Roman Justice, would both be served. Jesus, a man wrongly condemned, would be free, and Barabbas, the true leader of the Temple insurrection, the Disciple of death, the Messiah of Misery,would be imprisoned scourged, and crucified for his crimes, thereby giving Rome the victim it needed to maintain authority and order amongst the Jewish populace, while showing proper respect for their laws and traditions as well.
"Who then, do you choose, Jesus or Barabbas?"Pilate shouted,as he overlooked the gathering throng.
It was no contest. There could be no doubt, the shouts were loud and clear, and overwhelmingly in favor, of the man called Barabbas.
"Give us Barabbas" , came the refrain, over and over , reducing Pilate to mute incredulity.
'But, what of your King?" cried Pilate,.."What of Jesus?"
"Crucify him!,And let his blood , be upon our heads!",They shouted in response,to the now stunned and silent Governor of Judea.
"You would crucify your King?"Pilate asked ,seemingly in disbelief.
"We have no King,..but Caesar!",..came the crowds final reply.
The verdict was cast,and Pilate , turning from the bloodthirsty crowd,with a contemptuous sneer, then motioned to a nearby servant ,who brought him a small gold basin, over which, the stunned Governor of Judea,now ceremoniously,washed his hands of all responsibility for the fate of the young rabbi from Galilee.
Pilate now, washed his hands , of the innocent blood about to be shed.
A man of peace , who preached a message of love.A man who was asked by Pilate,"What is Truth?"To which came the reply, "There is only one truth, be true to God."
A man who healed the sick,the crippled, the blind,a man whose message of truth, freedom,and love,would change the world forever.
And yet,the people rejected him,and chose the criminal Barabbas instead.
Perplexing, inconceivable, inexplicable.
And now, two thousand years later,after this man's three year campaign to bring this message of truth to the people was defeated, by a man named Barabbas, now there comes another man,with a similar message , a message of truth, of freedom, of liberty,a message inspired by the words of that man, from First Century Judea.
The Message of Truth,
The Message of Conservatism,
The Message that is the Foundation of the United States Constitution,
The Message that Senator Ted Cruz , Republican Presidential Candidate, in the 21st Century, has lived his life by ,and aggressively and relentlessly promotes , in his bid to win the title, Commander in Chief, of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Indeed, Cruz would seem to be almost the perfect conservative,who came to Washington promising to fight against the Democrat Agenda that has damaged our nation, and a man who kept that promise , and never varied, never waivered, in his relentless attack on the evil of liberalism. Cruz's conservative voting record in the Senate is nearly perfect. He is, in fact, the one man in Washington, who promised to take on the broken system and fight hard, even against impossible odds , to repeal every single word of Obamacare. He kept that promise,too. In fact, everything Cruz had promised to do, during his Senate campaign , Cruz did.His record truly does match his rhetoric .He is unique among his fellow candidates, in that respect.
What Cruz says he will do,he does.
He is the only candidate to consistently oppose Amnesty.He is the only candidate willing to shut down the government , in order to stop Obamacare.
He is, what Rush Limbaugh called him,"The closest thing to Ronald Reagan , that we have today. "
He is the Ultimate Conservative Fighting Machine,
He is the chosen one,whose coming was foretold by the Tea Party,who demanded more conservatives in Washington,and through a powerful grassroots movement,..enabled the Republican Party to take back control of the House , in the 2010 Midterm Elections.
Ted Cruz,is the President  who would do what the Tea Party's conservative base, had always demanded.,



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Ted Cruz record says he is the consistent ,hard core conservative , that will rebuild our military,
Destroy ISIS,
Repeal every word of Obamacare ,
Will impose a simple flat tax,for all Americans, and eliminate the I.R.S., completely.
Will protect and fight for our Second Amendment Rights, and Judeo-Christian Values.
He is, by all evidence,the perfect conservative, a disciple of Reagan, the one the Tea Party dreamed of , way back in 2010.
He would seem to be the logical choice, for the logical conservative.
But now, like Pontius Pilate, the Republican National Committee, has given the people a choice of candidates,to choose from. All solid conservative Republicans ,all quite capable of being our next President.
But then, there was another.Donald Trump, Real Estate Mogul, political outsider,
Not Conservative,
Not Moderate,
Not even really Republican.
Trump is ever changing, from day to day,
Is inappropriate and rude,
Blamed Bush for 911, and called for his impeachment.
Wanted Obamacare repealed, and replaced, with a government controlled, single payer healthcare system.
Wants to let Putin fight ISIS and Syria,
Called for increased taxes, on the rich.
In other words , Trump is nothing more than a Democrat in disguise,
In fact,. Trump has been a Democrat most of his life,and only became a Republican, in his late sixties,just so he could run for President.
Trump could destroy the Republican Party with his 60% National disapproval ratings,and complete lack of Republican credentials.
Even if he beats Hillary,and is elected President, he is almost guaranteed to lose the Senate to the Democrats and to appoint a liberal Supreme court judge to replace Antonin Scalia.
Despite his current Republican rhetoric and talking points, Trump has, for most of his life, pushed a liberal Democrat agenda .What man suddenly turns conservative in his late sixties?
Trump cannot be trusted.
Trump must be stopped.
To accomplish this task, the GOP has created a virtual conservative army, the greatest collection of conservative Republicans ever assembled for one single primary season.
Ted Cruz, in particular, seems tailor made to defeat the boisterous, blustering ,deceptive,liberal Trump,by simply putting forth his solid , unchanging , conservative values.
And then, asking the people to choose.
And they did.
So far, We the People, have chosen the deceptive boorish Trump, over all the other conservative candidates, in three out of four Primary States,by a 35%margin and even higher,even in Evangelical Christian South Carolina,that worships Presidents Bush and Reagan,and supported the Iraq War as well.
Trump denounced the war, said Bush lied about WMD's,blamed Bush for the war,and called for his impeachment.Yet, the people of South Carolina, voted overwhelmingly, for Trump.
So too, for Nevada,by Trump's highest vote percentage yet, of 45%.
Yes, after eight long hard years of destructive Democrat rule,after eight long years of the Tea Party demanding more conservative candidates, more conservative government, a more conservative America,
We the People chose a Liberal Democrat, named Donald Trump, over all the other very conservative, very Republican candidates, after nearly eight years of Obama and Democrat Party rule.
The American people, have so far, inexplicably,rejected a virtual army of hard core conservative Republican candidates, and  chosen a Liberal Democrat named Trump,to be their next President.
Now, Super Tuesday looms ever nearer, and Senator Cruz's home state of Texas. How can this ultimate conservative , possibly lose , in his home state, the Red State of Texas?How can Cruz lose, to a Liberal Dem named Trump?
How could the perfect conservative, two thousand years ago, campaign for three years on a message of peace, love,and the brotherhood of man,and yet , lose the people's vote, to a criminal and killer like Barabbas?
Both losses, seem,..inexplicable.
And, if this Barabbas syndrome continues to Super Tuesday, it does not bode well for the campaigns of Cruz , or Rubio, for that matter.
But there is a difference however.
Jesus went willingly and passively to the slaughter, accepting the will of his Father in Heaven,that he must suffer the rejection of the people,in order to one day, rise again, in victory.
Cruz however, is not Jesus Christ.
He does not seek a heavenly victory, not yet anyway.
This is a Presidential campaign.
He seeks victory here, now,and will not go meekly to the slaughter by the will of misguided people,because he knows this will result in nothing less than eight more years of Democrat destruction.
Cruz seeks to win now, and will fight against the votes of Liberal Democrats who vote in Open Republican Primaries.
Cruz will keep fighting, he will not turn the other cheek,
He and Rubio will take the fight to this New Barabbas named Trump,and will not repeat the passive defeat,of the first,and only truly perfect conservative,at the hands of misguided Barabbas supporters.
Unlike Christ, Cruz has challenged his Barabbas to a one on one debate, winner take all, Trump refused,wisely so, for it is a battle he knows he could not win.
Cruz and Rubio will not go quietly,for,even against the new Barabbas named Trump,
The conservative message ,
The message of truth,
Of freedom,
Of faith,
When aggressively articulated and promoted,
Always wins,
We the People must learn the lesson of the Man from Galilee, and promote his message of conservatism,..
Of truth.
Louder , and more aggressively,than those who promote the message of corruption of dark and dismal despair, the message of a man named Barabbas.
Give us Barabbas?
Give us Trump?
Not this time.
This time, we will not wash our hands of the responsibility for our Primary candidates.
Remember, in the 1980 Republican Primaries, Reagan lost six states, before winning the nomination .
Nothing is impossible.
No matter the odds, We the People cannot allow the fate of this new conservative messiah, to be decided by an ill informed Democrat mob.
Give us, Conservatism!
Give us, Cruz!