Because an individual is the sum of his/her parts, and one's overall life record is indicative of his/her performance on related issues that would face him/her actions as a legislator or magistrate.
Cruz's debate point was to suggest that these men failed the test of being principled in actions. Service records and family leadership are indicators of one's principles, and these men had already been selected to be candidates, on which those issues were a part of choosing them for office.
Those men have baked their own cookies. Cruz'z are still in the oven.
As far as I am concerned he is the most articulate of all potential Presidential candidates, Republicans and Democrats.
All con men and blowhards are also extremely articulate. The success of a champion debater is to unexpectedly be assigned either side of an issue, and be effectively convincing of it. I don't think you can say that BHO has not been articulate.
To me, it's how one carries out his boasts in action that count. By my judgment, Cruz is cannot be eligible on the same count I considere Obama to be ineligible--the question of being a natural-born citizen. For me, by the accident of birth to a father who is/was a Cuban and fought for Castro, though turned on him, but born in Canada to Cuban parents is an unchangeable disqualifying factor. Perhaps The God, under Whom our Constitution is to be followed, is the determining factor that would make Cruz most effective as a legislator rather than as our Chief Magistrate.
You can't articulate out of that, nor escape that by manipulation of public opinion, and not be called a liar.
So be it. I'm done on this.
“For me, by the accident of birth to a father who is/was a Cuban and fought for Castro, though turned on him, but born in Canada to Cuban parents is an unchangeable disqualifying factor.”
Man you are taking your pot shots! A lot of Cuban’s were taken in by Castro lies. You didn’t know that Cruz’s father was strongly anti communist and against Castro. Although he left Cuba approximately two years before Castro took over Cuba the exodus of Cubans began after Castro took over. The early Cubans that fled Cuba were businessmen and farm owners whose property was being confiscated by Castro. They came to the US because they wanted to be free from a Socialist dictator and they were immediately welcomed to the US by the Eisenhower administration. Who would know more about a takeover of the US by socialist and their lies than Cruz?
Cruz’s mother is an American Citizen and for that reason he is qualified to be President. Democrats no doubt in the face of Obama’s citizenship shenanigans will make Cruz’s citizenship a major issue, however. And Obama’s articulation more like a incoherent used car salesman chock full of bald face lies.