"Mary Kay Hoffman holds a sign as she waits for Sen. Ted Cruz to arrive back in Houston on Feb. 18, 2021."
-PJ
More importantly what DID John Cornyn do?
Not go to Cancun
The first thing he should have done is get to hell up on top of a pickup bed and scream like hell about how pig face Biden and his ho aint doing a GD thing for the people in that area.
This is why George W. Bush stopped playing golf while he was President. He knew that the media would constantly criticize him for playing golf while U.S. soldiers were dying in Afghanistan. That is also why he bought a ranch in the middle of nowhere (with limited media access) to go whenever he wanted to get away from DC.
Of course it was perfectly alright for Obama to play golf whenever he wanted. It was also perfectly alright for Obama to shut down NYC for date night and to shut down Martha’s Vineyard or Hawaii when he went on vacation every year.
Maybe Karl Rove’s weather machine?
5.56mm
Must be nice having the kiddies complain about the cold and 3rd world conditions by saying, Hey, lets just jump on a jet and leave the country and head out to some tropical destination. I wonder how many Texans are able to do that? I’d guess very few. And I would assume most Texans are concerned about all the damage and how in hell they’re going to pay for it.
Cruz seems to have an uncanny ability to get people PO’d.
The MSM are finally angry about a Hispanic crossing the Mexican border.
Well, maybe it should be part of their job to shovel snow and repair power grids. I swear, you right-wingers never think these things through!
“What Exactly Is Ted Cruz Supposed To Do About A Snowstorm In His Home State?”
Empathy is the first thing in my mind. Then maybe how to get supplies to the people in need.
"Mary Kay Hoffman holds a sign as she waits for Sen. Ted Cruz to arrive back in Houston on Feb. 18, 2021."
Heirarchy of entities responsible for handling disasters:
1- City
2- County
3- State
4- FEMA
Note that neither Senators or Presidents are on that list. Handling a disaster requires technical knowledge and training that applies to the type of disaster. A Senator would only get in the way. Federal aid outside of FEMA in the form of $ takes months to show up.
Even if it is a PR black eye for Cruz it’ll be forgotten in two weeks. Stop hyping nothing.
His family asked for a vacation to a warmer place because so much was shut down.
Cruz was in a position to make that happened.
Unfortunately, he made it look like an “elitist escape” from hardship.
Let them eat cake, Ted?
He didn’t have to go with them.
He could have just as easily sent them to Cancun and flown himself to DC.
Or, stayed in Texas among Texans.
Texans are a hearty bunch and help each other out, in the pioneer way.
Ted opted to use poor optics.
He has apologized but I hope his lesson is learned.
In the new Trump-influenced politics, patriots will not defend stupid actions like this.
And, I told him so.
Send the wife and kids to wherever, and then see what he can do to provide some LEADERSHIP in the state. That is, if he has any ambition for any sort of EXECUTIVE office.
That’s what real leaders do — they figure out ways to solve a problem, and get people to move toward solutions, even if it is not officially their job.
One example of leadership, from 45 years ago
What the HELL has Joe Biden done about the snow storm in Texas!
Look, democracy is stupid. It's really, REALLY stupid.
That's because, most people are stupid.
BUT
If you wnat to make a living at electoral politics, YOU CAN'T BE STUPID YOURSELF.
Fleeing to Cancun, IN THAT CONTEXT, was not just stupid - it was COSMICALLY stupid.
Cruz was smart enough to realize that he messed up. If only his biggest fans would do the same...
Help his constituents through their problems? Or don't Senators do that kind of thing?
Answers are found in the publicity department triumphs of Clinton and Obama. remember the “cared” about flood and hurricane victims but Bush somehow didn’t. All media lies.
Ted, next time have a bullhorn, hard hat, work boots and reflective vest and work clothes. When cameras start say to a cell phone: “Yes, I have help on the way. I’ve ordered doubling of help to you. Yes, I understand. I’m blocking out two hours for some relief help when my helicopter lands there myself. I’ll have my boots on the ground with you. No, I haven’t gotten more than two hours sleep myself but I know it’s hitting all of you harder. Bless you.”
On Gov. who really is in charge: “Gov.Abbott and I are working closely and I’m getting more federal aid out by tomorrow morning.”
I don’t care if Cruz is in Texas or not. Why isn’t he in Washington is what I want to know.
He shouldn’t apologize or genuflect towards the hateful left. Tell them to piss off and say nothing else of it. His apology is nothing but a target for them to shoot at.