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Ted Cruz flees with his family to Mexico in middle of Texas energy crisis - AND tries to get an upgrade: Outrage as 'shameless' senator deserts millions of desperate Texans freezing in their powerless homes for a FIFTH day
Daily Mail ^ | 2-18-21 | Lauren Fruen

Posted on 02/18/2021 8:58:59 AM PST by Brookhaven

Ted Cruz has been pictured jetting off to Cancun while millions in Texas remain without power, heat or water amid a devastating winter storm.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cancun; cruz; tedcruz; voteyourconscience
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To: proust

“ TX energy is not his job as a TX representative, got it. Glad he stays in his lane during a state emergency.”

It’s outside his powers as one of the State’s Senators to do so, so he’d better stay in his lane. Removal from office for not doing so is a possibility.

Unless you just want him to squawk pointlessly about it.

Here’s the folks who have that job: https://www.puc.texas.gov/


221 posted on 02/18/2021 1:05:16 PM PST by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
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To: Shark24

Ok, so they don’t have phone service in Cancun?

Plus why would Cruz know what to request from FEMA? Those are all state level back and forth calls. He would just be getting in the way.


222 posted on 02/18/2021 1:14:02 PM PST by BiglyCommentary
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To: Brookhaven

I would bet they couldn’t find ONE SINGLE RAT that went to Mexico during this. NOT ONE!


223 posted on 02/18/2021 1:22:58 PM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: rollo tomasi

Wow. Good to know. Really.

It wouls also be a REALLY Good thing the media, politicians, and other hateful people doesn’t use this and other disasters to try to undermine efforts to ACTUALLY HELP.

Makes me very Glad he flew back to help since he has so much power and responsibility to get this fixed. And so few are taking responsibility. Maybe he can really be a huge help. He strikes me as someone who would do his best on this.


224 posted on 02/18/2021 1:24:38 PM PST by TianaHighrider (God bless President Trump. Prayers for PDJT and his loyal supporters.)
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To: Brookhaven

Why is this non-story in Breaking News?

Cold weather is an excellent time to take a family vacation somewhere south and warmer.

Also - right now there is some down time while the dems prepare their legislative onslaught. Thus a perfect time for Cruz to do this.


225 posted on 02/18/2021 1:26:05 PM PST by plain talk
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To: plain talk

“let them freeze”


226 posted on 02/18/2021 1:26:50 PM PST by Shadylake
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To: Brookhaven

We can land a rover the size of a VW on mars but

we can’t keep Texans warm.

A sad sad day indeed.

7


227 posted on 02/18/2021 1:27:05 PM PST by infool7 (When you have the Lord, nothing else is important and everything is fascinating! )
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To: Shadylake

Let who freeze? So Cruz is supposed to do what exactly? Screw that.

The dems make up these non-stories and unfortunately some people fall for it.


228 posted on 02/18/2021 1:28:57 PM PST by plain talk
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To: plain talk

Yeah, better to go on vacation during a disaster and then come right back after he’s already destroyed himself. Great move!

And biden isn’t doing much better at all. This is a complete failure all around. I haven’t heard a peep from Cornyn either.


229 posted on 02/18/2021 1:30:48 PM PST by Shadylake
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To: plain talk

One has to ask, how many trips does Pelosi make, per month, to SF and back on her government plane to get her hair done and stock up on ice cream. Afterall, homeless people are sleeping in the streets, schools and businesses are closed, people are starving.


230 posted on 02/18/2021 1:31:15 PM PST by Toespi
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To: Shadylake

Yep. I’m fine with it. Much ado about nothing.


231 posted on 02/18/2021 1:42:09 PM PST by plain talk
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To: plain talk

Would you be fine with it if a dem took off for vacation?


232 posted on 02/18/2021 1:43:03 PM PST by Shadylake
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To: TianaHighrider
Cruz was excellent in responding to Hurricane Harvey; I think the current situation involved the significant other and was probably conflicted
233 posted on 02/18/2021 1:47:28 PM PST by rollo tomasi
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To: AnxiouslyWaiting
Trump stabbed people in the back. It’s politics.

Who were the good guys Trump stabbed in back?

This is the 3rd time I've asked you this question. Why so evasive? You made the statement, back it up!

234 posted on 02/18/2021 2:06:48 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Brookhaven

Fredo strikes again. 😃


235 posted on 02/18/2021 2:45:10 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: HollyB

He’s the only Texas politician that got caught doing it.

Two strikes:
1. Flying during a pandemic to a foreign country - baaaaad optics.
2. Fleeing his state while his state is in a major humanitarian crisis. Maaaaaaajor optics problem - shades of Marie Antoinette.

He *barely* won re-election. This will not be forgotten by the masses of voters who *couldn’t* leave and were stuck huddled together for warmth, slowly freezing to death in the dark.

It does not matter that “other people have gone to Mexico.” He is a leader who is now seen as abandoning his post instead of staying with his men.


236 posted on 02/18/2021 2:55:12 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

So, you have no problem with a staff officer bailing out from his unit in the middle of a battle? Because that’s basically what he did.


237 posted on 02/18/2021 2:56:10 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Shadylake

There’s a lot of people who haven’t been heard of, possibly because they don’t currently have power. :P None of them seem to have been caught flying to Mexico.


238 posted on 02/18/2021 2:57:15 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Brookhaven

Ted fled.

239 posted on 02/18/2021 3:06:24 PM PST by Songcraft
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To: cgbg

“Looks like Ted figured out that we “low IQ types” were correct:”

The morons who shut down all of the power plants were not supported by Ted so why in the hell should he stick around when their shortsightedness freezes their asses.

He is all warm and toasty and he was damn right about the lefty stupidity of shutting down those power plants.

Now that they know he was right they want to blame him for being right.

Typical lefty logic. You were right but now you have to stay here and suffer for our stupidity.


240 posted on 02/18/2021 3:07:16 PM PST by oldenuff35
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