Cruz promised his voters he would go to DC and behave a certain way. He did that when nearly everyone, including most on his side wanted Cruz hung by the neck using piano pitch wire while on tiptoes so his death would be slow and torturous. He told the United States that our leaders in DC were selling us out whenever they could.
My guess is he did it when his own family could happily avoid the notoriety.
He did it when well meaning advice was contrary.
I'm an old buzzard, but in my upbringing, what Cruz did took courage.
A few times in my life I have taken a run at something I wanted and failed to get it. Once I spent myself to exhaustion for several years only to lose in the end.
I'll always harken back to that courage thing. This will likely never happen, but if Cruz ever gets close enough to me, I will proudly shake his hand.
To call him a low life these days is lame, lame, lame.
You don’t get it. Cruz’s “courage” that I voted for in 2012 was actually nothing but a show. It was a really clever ruse. It was his cover to paint himself as a “true conservative” who would be a shoe-in for the 2016 nomination on the unlikely chance that Jeb didn’t make it. It would have worked, too, if not for his bad luck of trying it the same year as some guy named Trump.
The filibuster. The calling out of Chief RINO McConnell on the Senate floor. The “face of God” man who didn’t put any money in God’s donation plate.
All for show. I just hope enough Texans see it before his next Senate run.
So Ted Cruz voting with the 98 against the 1 for the Corker Bill took courage?
Standing in a group of traitors as a traitor took courage?
I don't believe I've used that term in referring to Cruz, but there's no doubt that I'm not the only member of this community to have lost some respect for Senator Cruz.
I take little no joy in criticizing Ted Cruz, but I'm afraid that his bad behavior (as judged by so many of his former supporters such as myself) is not merely a mass hallucination.
Are you honestly saying that you think Cruz should have no regrets? Because most of us who switched our support to Donald Trump were appalled at some of the things Cruz said.
While Donald Trump is non-PC, crass, and vulgar on some occasions, his overall character, IMHO, outshone Ted Cruz's, and that's ultimately the reason Trump's our nominee, IMHO.
Whether Cruz was playing the race card by piling on during a hateful Media/GOPe smear on Donald Trump (the David Duke endorsement hoax), or giving only a lip service rebuke to the criminal thugs that forced the cancellation of the Chicago rally, (followed by a diatribe against Trump), or simply blatantly lying about "mischaracterizing" Donald Trump's policy positions, many FReepers were expecting much more from Ted Cruz.
I'm not going to rehash the entire last 6 months of campaigning, but suffice it to say that Ted Cruz made several mistakes during his campaign, in addition to exposing some significant character flaws, such as exposing himself as a naked opportunist.
Ted Cruz lost fair and square. He made a pledge to support the eventual nominee, no matter who it might be. He needs to honor that pledge, instead of acting like Jeb Bush.
I hope Ted Cruz tries to rehabilitate himself with the GOP electorate, because if he doesn't, it'll finish off his political career in addition to helping Hillary.
I think Cruz needs to do some honest reflection on his behavior...
Vote Trump!