An article in today’s National Review proposes that a Marco Rubio/Ted Cruz united ticket could defeat Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. “Maybe there’s another way,” the author posits, “but I haven’t heard it. And in a race where Trump has changed everything with his boldness, it’s long past time for his opponent to try some of their own.”

Agreed, at least on the latter sentiment. But try this for a bigger, bolder idea.

Marco Rubio, John Kasich, and Ted Cruz on one ticket. How? Rubio for President, John Kasich for Vice-President (the office he is clearly running for anyway) and …wait for it…Ted Cruz for Supreme Court!

Cruz is clearly not ready to end his campaign yet, and VP might not do it for him. But being appointed to the conveniently vacant Supreme Court seat? He is clearly qualified. The Senate would welcome him as the next Antonin Scalia. And what better way to send well-deserved payback to Obama for his unprecedented disrespect of not showing up at Justice Scalia’s funeral.

And it might appeal to Cruz. He would have more influence on American life sitting on the Supreme Court for the next, say, 40 years, than Rubio would have in four, or hopefully eight, as President.  And Cruz must know in his heart that he is more temperamentally suited to the bench than elective office.

Kasich, meanwhile, could carry the swing-state of Ohio into the red camp and help in other northern states as well.

Who thinks  that Supreme Court justices are apolitical anymore? Isn’t politics the entire reason that Obama will be nominating a justice while he is a lame duck President? Rubio could counter Obama’s move with his own announcement that he would nominate Cruz, and let the people decide. In a way then, Rubio would be riding Cruz’s coattails into the Oval office, soothing Cruz’s battered ego.

Unprecedented? Bold? Controversial? Sure!

But as Donald Trump has taught us, controversy and boldness sells.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/431778/marco-rubio-ted-cruz-stop-donald-trump