South of the border in Texas, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Quintana Roo) has taken a remarkable new tack as he faces a tough re-election race against popular Houston Democratic, according to the Texas Tribune: he’s casting himself as a better bipartisan option.
“I actually have very good relationships with many of my colleagues across the aisle,” Cruz told The Texas Tribune, citing his work with Democratic Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Cory Booker (NJ) and Amy Klobuchar (MN). “I’ve worked with all three of them and all three are friends.” None of their offices confirmed that the Senators were, in fact, friends.
“Here’s the thing you have to understand about Ted Cruz,” former Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken wrote. “I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.”
John Boehner: “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.”
Lindsey Graham: “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.”
The late Bob Dole. Fucking Bob Dole: “We need somebody with experience and there are a lot of good candidates. I like nearly all of them. Except Cruz.”