SEN. CRUZ TAKES ANOTHER HIT FROM A CONSERVATIVE

Jennifer Rubin is not alone! In the WSJ, Kimberly Strassel extends Bobby Jindal's "stupid party" remarks to Cruz and other conservative extremists.

Strassel: About Those Conservative 'Squishes'
The GOP is split between those who insist on making a point, and those who want to make some progress.
By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL
Updated May 2, 2013, 7:00 p.m. ET
WALL STREET JOURNAL

...Mr. Cruz went on to divide the Republican caucus between those who have "principles" and those who are "a bunch of squishes."

This is one way to divvy up the GOP caucus, though it is a largely false (and self-serving) construction. 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.

These groups are sincere in their belief that only by standing on principle can the party draw a sharp distinction with Mr. Obama. Yet it is, after all, possible to be both principled and . . . smart!