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51. Cruz made it sound like he was trying to cheer up his kids and some of THEIR friends

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 09:38 PM

Feb 2021

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because a pre-planned trip to Cancun was cancelled by the weather. But they're aged 10 and 13 -- it's not as though he and his wife would have been helping to chaperone a handful of high-schoolers.

He's finally gotten around to admitting he made a mistake -- we ALL make mistakes. But there are mistakes (such a dropping a baseball when the bases are loaded), and then there are mistakes (such as trying to steal a base when the bases are loaded).

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The story keeps getting worse for Cruz (NYT gets Ms. Cruz texts) [View all] servermsh Feb 2021 OP

Didn't Heidi want to go to Maralago. Oh wait, she's too "ugly" for Trump. Funtatlaguy Feb 2021 #1

LOL! And Nobody's Even Mentioning Yet How Irresponsible it is to Travel Unnecessarily During Skraxx Feb 2021 #2

And inviting friends. They don't seem to care about the pandemic. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #8

Exactly. Unfknbelievable. nt iluvtennis Feb 2021 #49

International travel, no less PJMcK Feb 2021 #19

To be fair, though - I'm sure both of them have been vaccinated for weeks! bullwinkle428 Feb 2021 #39

Of course they have. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #50

Senator and Mrs. Cruz are either incredibly brazen, or just plain stupid. sop Feb 2021 #3

Can't they be both? SoonerPride Feb 2021 #5

I'm with you. I think both applies here. Arkansas Granny Feb 2021 #12

Are they brazenly stupid or stupidly brazen? TexasProgresive Feb 2021 #18

Definitely both SB and BS. N/T IllinoisBirdWatcher Feb 2021 #33

I'm thinking... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #6

They are rich, entitled people. The rules don't apply to them. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #10

bingo! Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #23

Hmmmm. .tim boyd, qancun qruz. . Twins separated at birth?? niyad Feb 2021 #28

Tim Boyd is a mayor who had to quit. Cruz is a senator who will run for president. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #30

I was referring to the fact that neither thinks they owe their constituents anything, especially in niyad Feb 2021 #35

Oh yes you are exactly correct. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #41

Not the governor's problem, either, it seems, wnylib Feb 2021 #31

The mayor said out loud what the rest think. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #32

Then why have leaders? Just get them out wnylib Feb 2021 #36

Enjoy your right-wing conservatism Texas. hadEnuf Feb 2021 #38

Actually, I don't have a problem wnylib Feb 2021 #40

I'm about at that point with these red states as well. hadEnuf Feb 2021 #42

A lot of our sister and brother Dems live in these places. What about them??? niyad Feb 2021 #45

They are welcome to join the US wnylib Feb 2021 #47

I don't either. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #46

This should... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #4

He's really pwning teh libz Cirque du So-What Feb 2021 #13

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Kick this for the 'Cruz wins' crew. Kingofalldems Feb 2021 #9

Probably just picked up his "prescriptions" Baked Potato Feb 2021 #11

Sometimes ya get what you pay for, "Texas" Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #14

Ms. Cruz isn't any better than her husband. madaboutharry Feb 2021 #15

She is said to deeply resent her husband's job, because she is the one who Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #24

Those Darn Kids Made Him Do It Stallion Feb 2021 #16

Gosh, why didn't everyone stuck in a cold house just fly to Cancun? tanyev Feb 2021 #17

He should resign malaise Feb 2021 #20

I must say I'm enjoying this Ted Cruz pile-on Blue Owl Feb 2021 #21

And Greg Abbott isn't doing too well either leftieNanner Feb 2021 #26

I'm enjoying it too! I think this will be worse for him and bigger than anyone expects. liberalla Feb 2021 #37

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Only $309 a night. KentuckyWoman Feb 2021 #27

These must have really taken the pressure off Ted. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #29

Kick dalton99a Feb 2021 #48

Cruz made it sound like he was trying to cheer up his kids and some of THEIR friends rocktivity Feb 2021 #51

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I hope so! I hope this ruins his career. calimary Feb 2021 #56

God, he looks like such a schlub. cwydro Feb 2021 #57