July 14, 2014

Lawless Ted

Once again, Ted Cruz is spouting out anything that comes to mind – whether or not it's true; whether or not it even makes sense. He calls Obama "lawless" in faulting Obama with the Central American children crisis. Anything that goes wrong is the president's fault in the eyes of the Republicans, but especially Cruz. In the case of this influx of immigrants, Obama is simply following a law put in place by none other than George W. Bush, which permits the entrance of unaccompanied minors from countries other than Canada or Mexico. The constant ignoring of the facts by Cruz is amazing.

Here's one such fact Cruz seems to have forgotten: In the case of these kids crossing into the U.S. from Mexico, the law permits a president to address the problem without having to wait for Congress to change Bush's law. In fact, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., has asked President Obama to do just that – to return the children to their respective native lands. (The irony of a Republican calling for Obama to perform an act of Executive Action amid cries from the same party about Obama's alleged overreaching is just too fucking rich for words.) Anyhow … once again, it's the hypocrisy from the right (not the lying, to which the nation has become accustomed) that is so astounding. And 'ole Ted Cruz is the lead offender. It's because of this that I've thought it would be interesting to break bread with Cruz if only to give him a chance to rationalize all of these off the cuff, out of left field statements he makes – these hot button, Gingrich-like streams of venom he likes to spew out. Of course, in his case, the proverbial bread would be a tortilla, right? Or maybe traditional Canadian back bacon.

Because let's remember: Ted Cruz is not a full-blooded American, having been sired by a Cuban and born in Canada; a problem if one wants to be President of the United States. (This, per Article II, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution.) Yet, Cruz, in breach of the law, thinks he's qualified – technically qualified – to be president.


Lawless Ted marches on.