He is not an executive of any kind. No discernible managerial skills.
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He was a Director during his time at the FTC.
As Texas Solicitor General, he oversaw the activities of over 4000 lawyers and personally argued many cases before SCOTUS.
As Texas Solicitor General, he oversaw the activities of over 4000 lawyers and personally argued many cases before SCOTUS.
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Reading the job descriptions are helpful. His resume screams “lawyer, govt. appointee, insider. He worked in private practice for two years.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cruzted
“Oversee 4000 attorneys”. No, I don’t think so,. This job is a subset of the Attorney General’s office. “The Solicitor General of Texas is supported by two deputies, over a dozen assistant solicitors general and a highly dedicated support staff”. https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/agency/office-of-solicitor-general
Lawyer job, handful of govt. people on staff.
Political appointment by Bush, government job. Director, Office of Policy Planning
July 2001-January 2003 (1 year 7 months)
Responsible for leading policy development and legal strategy as part of the senior executive team for the FTC. In that capacity Ted chaired the FTC Internet Task Force, the State Action Task Force, and the Noerr-Pennington Task Force; testified before Congress and state legislatures and agencies across the country; and convened public hearings
See Org Chart below.
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/attachments/office-policy-planning/opp-org-chart-june2015.pdf
Again, Lawyer job, handful of govt. people on staff
“And an insider”
“His party credentials are unassailable,” says veteran GOP strategist Ralph Reed. “He clerked for Rehnquist, worked on the 2000 Bush campaign, and served as solicitor general of Texas in the state attorney’s office. He’s not some bomb thrower who came out of left field.” As for his political bona fides, Cruz’s labors during Bush-Cheney 2000 including legal work on the Florida recount—won him Bush-administration postings first at the Federal Trade Commission (head of Policy Planning)”
Right-wing activists love the Texas senator’s anti-establishment persona. Which is strange, because until recently he was the consummate insider
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/12/the-reinvention-of-ted-cruz.html
In the end, we should just embrace the fact that Ted Cruz is an insider, Washington style lawyer. It is, what it is.