Meet Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz is a brand-new Republican U.S. Senator from Texas, elected in November and sworn in a couple weeks ago.  He's a pure ideologue who proudly campaigned as an extreme-right Tea Partier.  Previously, Cruz was the Texas Solicitor General and an activist lawyer specializing in conservative causes. 

Speaking last week at a National Review meeting, Cruz said, "We've got two pending nominations, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, both of whom are very prominently less-than-ardent fans of the U.S. military."  Really?

Kerry left Yale to enlist in the Navy.  He requested service in Viet Nam.  He has three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star.

Hagel was drafted and entered the Army.  He saw combat in Nam and Cambodia.  He has two Purple Hearts and a piece of shrapnel still in his body.

Cruz, who has never served in the military, has been on the job for less than a month.  He has a narrow mind, a wide mouth, and a lot of crackpot opinions.

Yesterday, John Kerry was easily confirmed as our next Secretary of State.  The vote was 94 to 3.  And you know it, one of the 3 no votes came from the new guy, Ted Cruz.  What an asshole!