All he said is that he was flying home to change clothes (although that was not all he said ). And he opened the opportunity for everyone to use that against him. Besides the fact that it seems a rather odd excuse, why even mention it ? He also mentioned he needed some R&R. While I can understand that, it can and easily was misinterpreted.
I don't know if he said the following, but there were reports he was taking the R&R to 'consider' whether he should drop out of the race. Not the kind of thing you want 'out there' prior to the FIRST MAJOR CAUCUS.
My point is that these are the kind of things you don't want out there for the media or other candidates to use against you, AN HOUR before the crucial voting.
Also please explain why, even if Ben Carson WAS somehow "irresponsible," that Team Cruz should bear no responsibility for lying about Carson in order to get votes.
I don't think the Team Cruz should bear no responsibility. I think Team Cruz has a bunch of no holds barred, take no prisoners staff members. They took Carson's untimely 'plans' and distorted them to use against Carson. Politics is a dirty business, election periods are even worse, so if you want to win, don't volunteer info that could be misconstrued so easily.
In complete fairness, Carson might have tried to keep this under his hat, but was stabbed in the back by former 'staffers' who quit and went to work for CRUZ. Carson should be held responsible for the people he 'hired' to work on his staff. Was this where he dropped the ball ?
And in like manner, CRUZ should be held responsible for the people he ‘hired’ to work on his staff.