If anything, this whole mess makes me like Cruz more, not less. And here’s why:
I might not like this agreement, but the fact that Cruz voted for something he believed in instead of a party line vote means that he’s not pandering to us, and that when he says something, he believes it. I want someone who will lead, not someone who will only do something if the polls say so.
Second, from the little I saw of this bill, I really don’t see anything unconstitutional about it. Perhaps I’ll need to sing a Mea Culpa afterwards if someone points things out to me, but bad legislation doesn’t equal tyranny.
It’s also amazing how many names I’m seeing posting lately that I haven’t seen since... 2012. Hmmmm. Makes me wonder.
Most of Cruz’s detractors hate him for that reason. They arent mad at him for the bill. They are mad because his ‘purist’ idea of sticking to his guns is the polar opposite of their asinine “Lesser evil” meme. If he sticks to his guns and retains support, their job convincing the world that capitulation is the path to success gets that much harder.
Remember: These are people that voted Romney and over 2 years later, still make excuses about it, oblivious to the fact that the RINOs they demanded are the very people LITERALLY getting thumbs up from Barry on this fiasco.