” Cruz turned out to be such a phoney and an establishment stooge. It is no wonder that his fellow senators detest him. He is a two-faced lying scheming cheating shyster who will pursue personal ambition at all cost.”..........
With that last lines description, he certainly meets all the criteria to be a lawyer and a politician.
Cruz is the male side of Hillary Clinton come to life. By virtue of their sleaze and nastiness, they could be brother and sister fraternal twins.