Posted on 02/13/2016 3:38:55 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
With the Texas primary coming up on March 1, three of the state's major newspapers have now passed on the chance to endorse native Senator Ted Cruz for the GOP nomination -- and that's putting it mildly. As the Hill points out, the state's largest newspaper, the Dallas Morning News, went with "pragmatic" Ohio governor John Kasich on Friday, and both the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News have now opted for Jeb Bush as well. Said the Morning News of Cruz, "As much as we'd like to see a Texan in the White House, we fear that Cruz's brand of politics is more about disruption than governing and threatens to take the Republican Party to a dark place." While the Express-News admitted that Bush was "not the flashiest candidate" in the race, they thoroughly rejected Cruz as an alternative:
The freshman senator has demonstrated a frightening willingness to push the American economy to the brink of disaster to pursue his ideological agenda -- even when he clearly does not have the votes to get his way. The freshman senator's methodical run for the White House is obviously well-planned, but Cruz's self-centered approach has thoroughly alienated even his Republican Senate colleagues. And that is obviously a recipe for a weak, unsuccessful administration. He lacks the temperament to be president.
Cruz's hometown Chronicle went even further, insisting that Cruz is basically terrible at this whole representative-government thing, let alone the fact that everybody pretty much hates him:
During his brief time in office, Ted Cruz has become the most ineffectual, inattentive U.S. senator Texans have sent to Washington since perhaps W. Lee "Pass the Biscuits, Pappy" O'Daniel during the 1940s. Unlike the old flour man from Fort Worth, whip-smart Cruz has been willfully ineffectual.
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Wow! The Liberals in Texas don’t like Cruz? I’m Shocked!!!
Just goes to show that the media in Texas in controlled by a bunch of non-Texan RATs. And they wonder why they’re failing.
A RINO stampede..
Probably Bushbot run.
My thoughts exactly.
All three are liberal rags that did not endorse him for the senate!The Austin American Statesman won’t be far behind!!!
Newspapers? What a 19th Century concept.
All these papers will be supporting Hillary/Bernie come November anyway.
As I said Yesterday before your today's spam.
Can you name one major newspaper endorsing Trump?
I'll save you some time......
I do. I like him a lot.
All three are Leftist papers that love Obama. These fish wraps should be disregarded as the voters in Texas always do.
Dallas isn’t a sanctuary city. The Lesbian sheriff has proven man enough for the job. And the Citizen’s Council keeps the Black city councilmen and women in line the old fashioned way.
BOL!
Some in Tx want to endorse yet another Bush?
Wasn’t this was the state which gave us 1 LBJ and 2 Bush’s?
They’re probably suffering from BVS, or Battered Voter Syndrome. They just can’t get enough abuse and keep coming back for more.
Newspapers are liberal. This is expected.
Obviously you’re not from Texas.....get used to him ...he’s going to be around for a long time!!!
The Trump campaign must be paying overtime on Saturdays.
I am Trump voter, and you are probably correct.
These are left wing fishwraps in left wing sanctuary cites doing their left wing thing.
the most ineffectual, inattentive U.S. senator Texans have sent to Washington since perhaps W. Lee "Pass the Biscuits, Pappy" O'DanielSetting aside the gratuitous snark, this causes me to want to know more about W. Lee "Pass the Biscuits, Pappy" O'Daniel. What is the significance of that nickname? Could we have a Raphael "Pass the Biscuits, Pappy" Cruz? Or a Donald J. "Pass the Biscuits, Pappy" Trump?
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