When "the first openly gay op-ed writer" at the New York Times loathes you with that special, special loathing, you know you're doing something right.
Reprise: Just look at the resume of Cruz. He’s a genius compared to Obama. Probably the smartest man in the federal government. The only ones above him in the entire country are Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell (Blacks to the future).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz