Tea Party Loser Ted Cruz And His Stunning Record Of Failure, Contempt And Scorn
As The Washington Post reported in November, “The list of GOP politicians and operatives willing to take open shots at Cruz has grown long: Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, former House speaker John A. Boehner (Ohio), Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), fellow Texas Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. John Thune (S.D.), former senator Tom Coburn (Okla.) — and on and on.”
Ted Cruz has been branded a “wacko bird” by a Senate colleague and a ‘jackass‘ by the former speaker of the House. A GOP consultant labeled him a “show horse,” and a strategist for a rival presidential campaign called him “the Mitt Romney of 2016 — the Republican no other Republican can stand.”
Former President George W. Bush, Cruz’s former boss, unleashed on Ted Cruz at a fundraiser for his brother, Jeb, in October, telling the crowd: “I just don’t like the guy [Cruz].”
Ted Cruz’s stunning record of lies has been well-researched by Politifact and other fact-check organizations with less than pitiful results. But did you know he has an equally stunning record of failure as the junior senator from the Great State of Texas?
Let’s take a look shall we? [And please bear in mind that we could have listed dozens more examples for the various categories below, but felt that would be overkill.]
VOTING RECORD: 
As GovTrack reports, “From Jan 2013 to Jul 2015, Cruz missed 103 of 908 roll call votes, which is 11.3%. This is much worse than the median of 1.6% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving.”
BILLS PASSED:
After serving roughly 2 1/2 years in office, Cruz has sponsored only one bill that was passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by President Obama. That bill, introduced on April 1, 2014 was lauded by Cruz as a sign of his great success in working across the aisle. Really!
RESPECTED BY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES:
- McCain Delivers A Knockout Blow To Ted Cruz For Lying, Enlists Help Of Reporters In Shaming Him
- Peter King Trashes Ted Cruz: ‘A Guy With A Big Mouth And No Results’
- Ted Cruz Slammed By Republicans After He Handed Democrats A Series Of Victories
- Rick Perry Calls Ted Cruz The Republican Barack Obama
RESPECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA:
- Ted Cruz Destroyed By Forbes For His Lies About Christian Persecution
- Ted Cruz Spars With Reporters Questioning Whether He Hates Gay Americans
- Ted Cruz Destroyed By Forbes In Scathing Smack Down – ‘He Will Ultimately Be Forgotten’
- Ted Cruz Grilled By Leno On His Image, Gay Marriage And His Father
RESPECTED BY ACADEMICS, MISC. OTHERS:
- Professor Calls Ted Cruz A ‘Bastard’
- Ted Cruz Has ‘Such A Level Of Ignorance,’ He Is ‘Absolutely Unfit To Be Running For Office’
- Ted Cruz Booed Off Stage, Takes To Facebook To Blame ‘Bigotry, Ignorance And Hatred’
RATINGS & ENDORSEMENTS:
- Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights – Positions 0% approval
- National Journal – Liberal on Economic Policy 0% approval
- National Education Association – Positions 0% approval
- American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) – Lifetime Score 0% approval
- Alliance for Retired Americans – Lifetime Score 0% approval
- Disabled American Veterans – Positions (Senate only) 0% approval
- Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) – Positions 0% approval
You can go here to see all of Cruz’ ratings and endorsements.
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