“...if you look back all the way to his time as Texas Solicitor General from 2003 to 2008, you’ll find that he has consistently pursued direct and indirect involvement in legal issues from a constitutional perspective.”
That may indeed be the case. I freely admit that I never studied Ted’s record as Texas Solicitor General, and am only aware of the things Freepers have posted about his time in that position.
That said, he failed to bolster his reputation as a ‘consistent conservative’ during his short tenure in the U.S. Senate. That is where he should have made his mark, and lived up to the hype.
While I may doubt his explanations for two of his votes since he joined the Senate, I beg to differ with you on that point as well. Among ALL Republican senators, only Senator Mike Lee has a better and more conservative voting record than Ted Cruz. Sen. Mike Lee gets 100% (An “A” rating), while Sen. Cruz gets a 97% (also “A” rating). Even Jeff Sessions only scores an 80% from Conservative Review.