People like them rarely get past the innate common sense, inertia and conservatism (with a small “c”) of American politics, but they can assemble a powerful and disaffected minority, a constituency of hatred, fear and ignorance, and they know how to organize and inspire it. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t have a chance to make it all the way to the Presidency; for one thing, he has alienated and double-crossed too many of his own potential allies. But in the event of a national crisis or emergency, where his natural enemies are weakened or divided, he could easily exploit a political vacuum and leverage himself into power. In fact, I believe that is exactly what he’s counting on: he seeks to precipitate a moment of national instability or paralysis which will justify radical and unprecedented action. It is perfectly consistent with his political behavior up to now.

Dare we speculate on an Anschluss with his native Canada? The historical parallels may be purely coincidental, but still highly disturbing.

Who are these people, anyway? Once I brought up their website, my system locked up tight. I tried everything, I couldn’t get any further than the splash page.

You can’t trust these damn Miami Cubans. Besides, I’m a cafe solo Democrat.

“Ted Cruz was not born in a U.S. state or territory, so clearly he is not a birthright citizen under the 14th amendment. However, under the McCarran-Walter Act, he was still born a citizen, which makes Ted Cruz a natural born citizen.”