Pierce: Ted Cruz Looks Stale and Old and Past His Time

[babylonsister]

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a23889222/ted-cruz-beto-orourke-debate-texas-senate/

Ted Cruz Looks Stale and Old and Past His Time
The Texas Republican is still the favorite against Beto O'Rourke, but Tuesday's debate wasn't flattering.
By Charles P. Pierce
Oct 18, 2018

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THE CLIMATE HAS BEEN CHANGING FROM THE DAWN OF TIME AND IT WILL CHANGE AS LONG AS WE HAVE A PLANET EARTH. I AM THE SON OF TWO MATHEMATICIANS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS. I BELIEVE IN SCIENCE AND A CHAIR THAT RYAN'S COMMITTEE AND -- CHAIR THE SCIENCE COMMITTEE. WE LOOK AT THE SCIENCE AND DATA BEHIND GLOBAL WARMING. WE HEARD TESTIMONY AND DATA. FAR TOO MANY DEMOCRATS APPROACH THE ISSUE NOT AS A MATTER OF SCIENCE. I THINK WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE. INSTEAD, THEY APPROACH IT AS A MATTER OF GOVERNMENT POWER. THEY WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL THE ECONOMY.

This, not a week after a massive hurricane almost turned the Florida Panhandle into a new natural harbor in southern Alabama. It isn't just that Cruz sounded wrong. He sounded like he hadn't read a newspaper in six months.

In addition, I'm not exactly sure that Cruz should have been boasting about how close he was to a president* who treated him, his wife, and his father as a doormat, while trying to make the fact that O'Rourke is a Democrat and, therefore, unlikely to get along well with the president* a compelling issue. As O'Rourke said:

IT'S INTERESTING TO HEAR YOU TALKING ABOUT A PARTISAN CIRCUS. IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP, THEN WHERE IS THE RESULT OF THAT? YOU WERE ALL TALK AND NO ACTION. THE TARIFFS THE PRESIDENT HAS LEVIED AND THE TRADE WARS HE HAS ENTERED INTO ARE HURTING OUR STATE MORE THAN IT IS HURTING TEXAS. OUR FARMERS, RANCHERS, MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, WHERE WE PURCHASED OUR TUNDRA AND MET THE FOLKS WHO MAKE IT.

I still think Cruz is the smart bet in this race, but the overwhelming impression from Tuesday night is that he's a politician past his time. It was absolutely startling.

[Cirque du So-What]

1. Looks like the Pillsbury Doughboy

with a yeast infection.

[Ohiogal]

2. He looks like

dough faced greasy cowboy wanna-be from the early 60s

[blogslut]

3. The wacky part is, he's only 2 years older than Beto.

Hate and fear do a hell of a number on a person.

[Hekate]

4. That always amazes me. Cruz was not blessed with good looks, but that's not what turns me off. nt

[ROB-ROX]

5. WHAT TYPE OF PEOPLE WOULD VOTE FOR THIS PERSON???

I think his evil past is catching up with him. He is like an evil witch who has been exposed to goodness. He may be down, but he ain't out. The corrupt GOP will make sure their agent of evil makes it back to continue to corrupt this nation.

[Glimmer of Hope]

6. Come on Texas! It shouldn't even be close.

In my world.