“That’s a contention by some which has little factual evidence to back it up. Cruz hasn’t been a Senator long enough to have established a clear and unambiguous track record of consistent conservative votes - which is the only way to measure a legislator’s ideological purity.”
If I may ask, what the hell are you doing on a (this) conservative site, when you can’t even acknowledge one of the most conservative members of congress ever?
Something smells rotten in Denmark.
Did I push a button by pointing out the obvious?
Politicians, their teams, and their supporters, are well known for spilling words by the train load to paint a rosy picture of their guy, but the truth of who any man is, is measured by what he's done.
Now, when Ted was Solicitor General here in Texas, he did a fine job on some signature cases. He argued nine times before the Supreme Court, and won. He established a record in that capacity that gave him just enough credibility to win conservatives over when he ran for the Senate.
It also helped that he was running against a little liked Lt Governor (David Dewhurst) and that he got an 11th hour endorsement from Sarah Palin. He also got my vote in that primary, the run-off, and the general election.
Since going to Washington, he's made some missteps that have put a question mark over his vaunted conservative bona fides - TPA and Corker being the two most egregious examples.