I hope Ted can stand through all this. I, for one, keep mixing Cruz with Rubio, and admit my sin. Rubio is the devil. Cruz is the Saint.
I first heard of Cruz on Mark Levin’s radio program last year and I had to pull over and listen to every word Cruz said, as he was spot on. I even went home and made a donation to his campaign.
I hear you.
Rubio lost me with his immigration discourse while he was still an FL legislator (as usual, a Freeper with local knowledge pointed out his policy issue). Rubio carried that perspective forward - but he bifurcated his PR rhetoric - "amnesty" while speaking in Spanish and "secure the border" in English.
On the other hand, I've observed Cruz over many hours of CSPAN broadcasted hearings. I gain a deeper respect for Cruiz with every public interaction (he's highly intelligent, articulate, and consistently principled in literally fighting for our constitution.)
Let's face it - if Juan McLame calls someone a "wacko bird", I'm probably going to be singing from the same hymnal with the accused.