I think it’s that ‘judgement’ thingy that has Cruz in the most hot water.
Cruzies attempting to twist away from that...well, maybe that’s what’s ‘pathetic’.
What Cruz said at the fundraiser wasn’t all that bad, IMHO. What bothers me is that he won’t own up to what he did say.
Your observation is DELIGHTFUL and purr-fect.
All Cruz needs to do is say, “Good judgment is a challenge for everyone, such as me assuming that I was not being secretly recorded.”
A little joke and this entire thing gets diffused.