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The criticism of Ted Cruz over going to Cancun is not just dumb – it is beyond dumb. If it had been an ERCOT director it might be justified. Might. Because it would be that guy’s job to keep the power grid up. But Cruz? Umm . . . federalism Jim and Greg . . . federalism. There is less than nothing a US senator could do except get the hell out of the way. Which is what Cruz did.
Criticizing him reminds me of a joke about a Frenchman, an Englishman and a Russian all learning the world was ending tomorrow. The Frenchman said he was going to spend his last day with a fine meal, a vintage wine, and a beautiful woman. The Englishman said he was going to go for a long walk on the moor with his favorite dog. The Russian looked at the other two and said, “I’m going to burn down my neighbor’s barn. It’s the same spirit. Insisting someone suffer needlessly because other people are suffering. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
I live in Gulf Coast Texas. I wish I had thought of splitting for Cancun and could afford it. I am not going to criticize someone who was smart enough to think of it and could afford the trip. My misery is not relived because someone else chooses to suffer when they did not need to.
Ted Cruz is a front-runner for the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination so, as far as the media are concerned, he needs to be destroyed.
The media also hope to use the Texas Freeze to turn the state blue.
Because the Left’s energy policies are SO MUCH BETTER…