Kim Strassel and Dan Henninger of The Wall Street Journal editorial page consistently write some of the best and most insightful conservative editorials in the country. Ms. Strassel's May 2 installment, however, took Senator Ted Cruz to task, calling his methods "absolutist." She also managed to insult many of us who attempt to roll back bloated and even unconstitutional government, calling us "dishonest." Yes, we who continuously need to fight in the trenches of our own party take it that way, Kim. Strassel writes, "The real divisions in today's Republican Party are not so much over ideology as they are over strategy. The GOP is split between those who insist on making a point, and those who want to make some progress." This is so far off the mark from Ms. Strassel's usually exacting observations that perhaps she deserves a mulligan. But, she deserves to be called out for it by those in the trenches who see on a daily basis Republicans at the federal, state and local levels who...(Read Full Post)