Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
I suppose we are to be grateful that this Canadian-American Tea Party tool from Texas is ineligible to run for president.
During his few short weeks in the U.S. Senate, chickenhawk Ted Cruz (R-Calgary) has been channeling the ghost of Joe McCarthy in over-the-top fashion during the confirmation hearings of former Senator Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense, who is a decorated Vietnam war veteran and advocate for veterans.
Brent Budowski at The Hill lets Joe McCarthy Ted Cruz have it for crossing over the line. Sen. Ted Cruz slanders war hero, embarrasses Texas and violates Armed Services Committee tradition:
The hearings to consider the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) began with two great statesmen endorsing Hagel and ended with a freshman Republican senator embarrassing his state and the Armed Services Committee with a performance that illustrates why Republicans have lost three of the last four national elections and why Texas Democrats have good odds of a historic revival.
The support for Hagel was offered by former Sens. John Warner (R-Va.) and Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), both onetime Armed Services Committee chairmen. The cheap shot slander of war hero Hagel was offered by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), whose service in the Senate is measured in days, not decades, and who was properly reprimanded directly by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and indirectly by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who vouched for the intense patriotism of Hagel.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has a long and proud tradition of bipartisan statesmanship that was violated by the Tea Party freshman senator who tried to smear a war hero who not only served his country with courage but also has battled for veterans and military families in Texas and nationally for a generation.
Nationally, the shameful performance by Cruz, who acted like Joe McCarthy in short pants with his insults of war hero Hagel, illustrates why Republicans keep losing elections, why the Republican and Tea Party brands are in such disrepute, and why the so-called Republican reboot (which I have called the Republican retoot) is still not close to credible.
In Texas, veteran voters know that Hagel is enthusiastically supported by the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and groups speaking for veterans of Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Presumably while Hagel was battling as a decorated war hero and fighting for all living veterans, Cruz was being cheered at Tea Party seminars and eating popcorn at war movies.
Cruz's performance at Armed Services was disgraceful and appalling. He violated the proud tradition of a great bipartisan committee and did no service to the countless veterans and war heroes of Texas and the nation who know that Hagel is a great friend and member of the band of brothers and sisters who serve Texas and America with valor.
I'd rather discuss issues and policies than dry legalities but since it got brought up...
Bob Quasius, the founder and President of Cafe Con Leche Republicans, claims in quite a detailed post that Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen (and thusly qualified for the office of President).
http://cafeconlecherepublicans.com/is-ted-cruz-a-natural-born-citizen
Again, I'd rather discuss the reason why people should or shouldn't support such a candidate but since y'all brought it up..
Posted by: Thane "Goldie" Eichenauer | February 14, 2013 at 02:38 AM
Who cares whether he can run or not. His particular brand of lunacy and lack of decorum will never get him any closer to the presidency than his buddy, Rick Perry, got.
Posted by: Bess1919 | February 14, 2013 at 05:56 AM
Last time I checked, Calgary was in Canada.
Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz is an American politician and the junior United States Senator for the state of Texas. A Republican, Cruz defeated the Democrat Paul Sadler in the November 6, 2012, United States Senate election. Wikipedia
Born: December 22, 1970 (age 42), Calgary
Office: Senator (R-TX) since 2013
Spouse: Heidi Nelson Cruz
Parents: Eleanor Darragh, Rafael Cruz
Nationality: American, Canadian
Education: Princeton University, Harvard University, Harvard Law School
I guess ole Bob is mistaken.
Posted by: Cheri | February 14, 2013 at 05:33 PM
We're Deep in the Heart of Texas natives and we support President Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel as United States Secretary of Defense. We're ashamed Senator Ted Cruz, like GW Bush, is from Texas. The Dixie Chicks were right!
Posted by: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=722924178 | February 15, 2013 at 07:17 AM