Only silly if you ignore his actual history and blot out the parts that you don’t want to see.
I know of no Cruzers saying he was perfect. But I will note that many people blasting us for ‘purity’ sure seem to want it.
In a presidential campaign, one listens to a candidate’s stance on the issues as presented during the campaign. And then one decides who to believe, and what to believe.
I simply do not trust Cruz on immigration or trade issues. He’s just like Rubio, always giving emotional talks about his family’s personal immigration story. People that wrapped up in the emotions of the immigrant story are unlikely to be the ones to implement sensible policies where the US must say no far more often than it says yes to the millions who want to come here. Otherwise, we are headed for open borders and no one will be able to turn it back unless current policies are changed soon.
Cruz is just one more globalist, open borders sort on immigration and trade. I don’t believe his occasional mentions of border security and enforcing the law. We also got that from W and Juan McCain during their campaigns.