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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Closet ‘Rats getting their snarks in.
All three are sanctuary cities, are they not?
Sock and Awe. This is Texas and we’re supposed to be surprised they endorsed a Bush? Bet the newspaper endorsing Kasich is a liberal rag.
I hate to be the one to break it to folks, but Ted was NEVER what we were led to believe he was.
I don’t derive happiness from this reality, but it is the reality.
Nobody Likes Ted Cruz
It would only be a surprise if they endorsed Cruz.
A non endorsement is like an endorsement. NYTimes endorsed Kasich.
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.
“Nobody Likes Ted Cruz”
I do. In fact, I voted for him. And, will vote for him or Trump for President. Haven’t decided which yet.
To be fair, I’m sure there are papers in Ohio and Floriduh that endorse someone else over Kasich and Yeb
Liberal newspapers not endorsing Cruz? Go figure.
Really...he’s the most popular politician in Texas right now.
Did the nyt endorse trump? No? Same thing
These same papers will endorse Hillary in the general. You would be better suited as a DU poster.
I think they also endorsed Hillary
Wow.
Nobody? I like TED CRUZ, even for President.
The Houston Comical is extremely disgustingly liberal and will no doubt endorse Hillary. I always know who NOT to vote for by reading that trash.
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