He was the national debate champion in 1992 as an undergrad.
He was the primary editor of the Harvard Law Review in law school.
He clerked for William Rehnquist when he was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
He was on the staff that represented Bush before the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore in 2000.
He was a long serving Solicitor General in Texas and has argued 9 times before the U.S. Supreme Court,
He drafted the amicus brief in District of Columbia v. Heller.
Yes, with a resume like that, he would make a fine AG or SCOTUS Justice. But what has he lead? What tough decisions has he made? Has he negotiated deals of significant consequence? Has he worked the room and got people to do what he wants them to do? He is an excellent orator, waxes eloquently in terms of legal jurisprudence; law, administrative genius...is that Presidential material? Will he be able to force Congress to pass legislation they may not want to? Will he be able to stand up to the onslaught from a veto decision and stick to his convictions (think TPP).
TPP stands for Trans-Pacific Partnership. TPP is a specific trade agreement currently being negotiated by the United States and 11 other countries, including Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. China is not a negotiating partner. There is no final language on TPP because negotiations are still ongoing and have been since late 2009. Neither the Senate nor the House has voted yet on the TPP. There will be no vote on TPP until the negotiations are over and the final agreement is sent to Congress.
By the way, when Ted Cruz was Texas Solicitor General, he led 700 lawyers and thousands of employees.
No, we don’t need a Frank Underwood if your talking about someone who has experience passing legislation, being a leader in Congress and so forth.
I do believe Ted Cruz will do fine as a president and leader.
He has the right ideology, instincts, and vision.