This is exactly what his convictions lead him to do and he is taking one for the cause of his convictions. What's good for the gander is good for the goose and he is going to have a great story to tell.
I don't think you understand the words you chose. It takes no courage to buy normal health insurance, while it causes a fine if you go without.
Really, where are you pulling this tripe out of?
OK - I’ve read this multiple times and I still don’t understand your point. To reiterate, my point is as follows:
1) Ted Cruz has said, again and again, that he thinks Obamacare is unconstitutional
2) Ted Cruz, through his $179K/year salary and from money saved from his wife’s previous salary (not sure what that was, but I believe it was significantly greater than his), can afford to buy medical insurance on the open market.
3) The Obamacare mandate is merely that you have to have health insurance, or pay a penalty. It doesn’t require you to use the Obamacare marketplace.
4) The only reason for Ted Cruz to use the Obamacare available through the Senate is to save money by utilizing the $$$ provided by the Senate for their employees
So, it appears that, even though Ted hates Obamacare and thinks it should be destroyed, he has no problem using it to save some money. This does not appear to me to be the action of a principled person. I believe that the consistent position would be to either spend some of his own money to buy his own health insurance and not to take advantage of what he believes to be an uncontitutional program.
Where is my logic wrong?