He's Just a Practical Guy

February 19, 2021

 

When power outages during a cold snap left Texas in a deep freeze, Sen. Ted Cruz wasted no time in dealing with the situation: He booked a flight for himself and his family to Cancun.

And really, it’s not like his staying home would have helped anything. Can you see him working on power lines or water lines to help out in a crisis? Sure, he could have stayed and suffered and maybe gained (or demonstrated) some empathy for his constituents; maybe made some calls to heads of utilities, or even the governor, to make sure someone started making plans so that this never happened again. But he can make calls from anywhere, right? So it made sense just to pick up and leave.

And leaving his dog in an unheated house? Well, who has time to figure out the nuances?

 

But did he have to pull police resources away from actually doing their valuable jobs to give him “security” at the airport?

 

Self-Preservation: A+

Concern for Constituency and Animals: F