Ted Cruz’s “New York Values” quip may have been ill-advised politically (we’ll see), but what New Yorkers generally and Trump supporters specifically need to understand is that Cruz was referring to a Meet the Press interview in which Donald Trump referenced how living in New York helped frame his (then) very liberal “values.”   In interviewing Donald Trump, the late Tim Russert prodded him on his views on gay marriage, gays serving in the military, and abortion/partial-birth abortion.  Donald Trump espoused his views on gays serving in the military and referenced how “living in New York, Manhattan all my life” framed his views and that his views would be “a little bit different” if he “lived in Iowa.” Russert: Partial-birth abortion. The eliminating of birth in the third trimester. Would President Trump ban partial-birth abortion? Trump: Look, I’m very pro-choice. I hate the concept of...(Read Full Post)