Ted Cruz gracefully suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for president last night.  Good for him.

John Kasich has also ended his hapless campaign as the only Republican in the field that supported and voted for the 1994 federal scary gun ban.

Donald Trump acknowledged Mr. Cruz’s departure from the race with kind words and praise, calling Cruz “one hell of a competitor”.  That’s high praise from Donald Trump.

Today, we’re greeted with more punditry, both good and bad.

Here are some things to keep in mind:

1.  The same, so-called “conservatives” who today so vigorously predict a landslide win for Hillary are the same bunch of yahoos who told us six months ago that Trump was a joke candidate and would never win a single primary, much less the nomination.  They then jumped from candidate to candidate after Jeb Bush bowed out in an effort to thwart Donald Trump, who they see as an agent of real change in the status quo – and change is the last thing today’s GOP establishment wants. These pundits have been so very wrong time and time again in the past, and they’ll be wrong again come November.

2.  Trump hasn’t killed the Republican party.  Far from it.  The GOP establishment has wounded the Republican party.  The Republicans have been withering away since Ronald Reagan left office.  Why?  The “blue bloods” hate conservatism.  They are more interested in power, money and self-aggrandizement.  They scored a landslide in 1994 and did little to show for it, except smoke cigars and sip cognac, and then watched as their electoral gains evaporated in follow-on elections.

The Republicans regained control of Congress and the White House under Bush.  What did they do to take advantage of their electoral mandate?  Little of nothing.  We, as the voters, got excuses, not results.   The Establishment Republicans lost big in 2006 and again in 2008 with the arrival of Barack Obama.

Obama’s fundamental transformation of America soon alienated voters.

America gave Republicans landslide elections in 2010 and 2014.  Republicans regained control to both the House and Senate.  What have Establishment Republicans given us these past few years?  Have they worked to defund Obamacare or roll back spending or Obama’s executive orders?  Have they given us pro-gun legislation at the national level?  Have they stopped Obama’s fringe nominees to the US Supreme Court?  Far from it.  They’ve instead giving Obama a blank check without a budget to spend, spend, spend.  The so-called “Republicans” rolled over to Obama’s demands and nominations at every turn.

3.  Today, the establishment Republicans and many so-called “conservatives” haughtily make fun of the voters who pulled the lever for Donald Trump.  They think are smarter than their fellow Republicans.  What they don’t realize is that they are the ones who are out of touch with what America likes and wants.  They also fail to see how this childish behavior just cements support for Trump and alienates everyday conservatives from these f0lks.  Look at Glenn Beck.  He’s come off looking like a complete wingnut and it’s cost him dearly as droves of his “subscribers” cancelled their subscriptions.  His media empire is imploding.  He’s laid off 40 of his staff and more layoffs may be right around the corner.

5.  Ted Cruz is indeed a pretty solid conservative in today’s world.  The GOPe rushed to help his campaign in the past few weeks because as much as they hate conservatives, he was vastly superior in their minds to Donald J. Trump – a man they had no control over or leverage under.  He’s not perfect, but nobody is.  However, by bowing out now, he’s assured himself potential consideration as a VP choice or a Supreme Court nominee.

6.  No candidate will be “perfect” for any of us as individuals.  Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good enough.  Don’t create artificial requirements for Donald Trump.  Yes, he’s an “unknown” quantity.  He does have a proven track record in business at getting people together and making things happen.  He’s a tough negotiator.  He’s a very intelligent man.

Trump & Hillary on GUNS

Guns Save Life is about guns and self-defense.  Let’s look at Donald Trump on our issue:

In the October 2015 MSNBC debate:

Skip to 13:38.

In short:

He has a carry license.
He might feel more comfortable if his employees carried.
He carries, somewhat regularly – but unpredictably – it seems.
Gun-free zones are “target practice” for the sickos.  They are a catastrophe.
He cites the folly of “gun free zones” on military bases – and in schools.
Pledges to change eliminate “gun free zones” from his properties.

In another debate, he was asked what gun control laws he would support.  He said, “None“.  That was a refreshing answer.

I’m not sure even Ronald Reagan would have made that pledge in a debate.  Mr. Establishment Republican George Bush admitted publicly that he would have signed a scary gun ban if it landed on his desk.

And while Donald Trump has been utterly unwavering in his support for our Second Amendment rights, it’s another world in the Democrat field.  Hillary touts her acrimony towards our gun rights at every turn.

Hillary hates your guns and she hates my guns.  She campaigns against civil rights and nobody bats an eye.

The next president will get to name probably four, if not five Supreme Court seats, and their imprint will last for a generation or more.

TRUMP HILLARY.

Once again:  Donald or Hillary.  It’s your choice.

So, you’ve got four choices come November.

1.  You can vote for Donald Trump – a guy who has a carry license, who carries, who supports your gun rights and whose family enjoys guns, hunting and shooting.

2.  You can vote for Hillary Clinton – a woman who will work tirelessly against gun rights because it’s one campaign topic that her voters apparently support and will affect precious few of them.

3.  You can throw a temper tantrum and refuse to participate, staying home on election day.  That’s not the responsible or mature thing to do, nor is it something that would make our Founding Fathers proud.  In fact, they might turn in their graves at the great personal sacrifices they made to give us this great nation only to have people sit out elections over a snit.

4.  You can throw away your vote on a third party candidate.  Throw away.  That’s right.  Third parties don’t send messages.  They are the irrelevant fringe that nobody cares about.  While third parties are struggling to get on ballots, major party candidates are struggling to win elections.  You get the idea.

So, it’s time to get registered and get out there and make a difference.

Meanwhile, check out this video.