[pollyshy]

One wonders if this limited to Cruz or an indication of what we can expect from the next wave of Gen-X politicians.

[proust]

It doesn’t bode well for the future. Millennials are even worse.

[Cboldt]

-- One wonders if this limited to Cruz or an indication of what we can expect from the next wave of Gen-X politicians. --

It is typical of politicians and reporters, not limited to Gen-X. "The greatest generation" has its share of fabulists, as does the baby boomer generation, etc.