Recovering from a bout of gastroenteritis, and was going to take this weekend off, but I just couldn’t pass this one up!
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Ted Cruz flew to Cancun with his family amid power crisis in Texas
Fox News ^ | 2/18/21 | Tyler Olsen
Posted on 2/18/2021, 9:26:48 AM by JonPreston
Sen. Ted Cruz flew to Cancun, Mexico, with his family this week as Texas dealt with a winter storm that left millions without power, Fox News has confirmed.
To: BrookhavenTrips to Cancun aren’t done on the spur of the moment – I’d assume his wife and kids have been planning and anticipating this trip for a while now. Probably wouldn’t have been easy to cancel at the last minute due to freak weather conditions, but I agree – it’s a bad look.
4 posted on 2/18/2021, 11:02:45 AM by AnotherUnixGeek
To: Brookhaven
To: Brookhaven
To: BrookhavenIn other news, Biden pushes gun control and the unemployment rate is on the rise due to leftist policies, but by all means worry about where and when the Cruz family takes a vacation. /spit.
18 posted on 2/18/2021, 11:07:15 AM by Bearshouse
To: JonPrestonGood on him. After the whole election mess and the inauguration mess and the whole Pelosi-led fricking Capitol mess, yeah good on Ted.Hope he is sharing a margarita with his wife right now.
To: JonPrestonMaybe the author of this article should bring his Hot Air to Texas and generate some energy to warm some houses. Cruz isn’t even in Texas and airports here were closed until yesterday. People know you can work in DC or Cancun and still do your job, right? BS story and post.
31 posted on 2/18/2021, 9:34:51 AM by Savage Rider
To: JonPrestonWe bash Dems when they do this kind of stuff. Bad look for Cruz
60 posted on 2/18/2021, 9:41:03 AM by stuck_in_new_orleans ( )
To: cgbg
To: JonPreston
To: JonPreston
To: JonPrestonHe just gave his opponent in 2024 some great campaign material.
72 posted on 2/18/2021, 9:45:49 AM by Stravinsky
To: volunbeerWhat does Cruz have to do with the power grid in Texas?
Not much, but as a US Senator he has some role in procuring and expediting federal emergency aid to his constituents.
To: Turbo PigNo Senator should be running off on a vacation when this kind of mess is happening in their State.
You find a way to help- even if you truly don’t care about your constituents.
He deserves to get blasted.
117 posted on 2/18/2021, 10:03:45 AM by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
To: Ouderkirk
To: xUnforced error is exactly what this is.
I am surprised so many people here don’t see it.
The ads used against him are going to be brutal.
111 posted on 2/18/2021, 9:57:43 AM by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
To: RummyChickWord is that he’s returning immediately. Guess someone on his staff finally pointed out the obvious.
108 posted on 2/18/2021, 9:56:38 AM by Stravinsky
To: StravinskyToo late. What a moron.
I really can’t believe he doesn’t have better strategists. Or maybe he is just too elite and doesn’t listen to them.
112 posted on 2/18/2021, 9:58:57 AM by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
To: mewzilla
To: deadHe’s special. No freezing in the dark for him. No boiling water for his special family. Broken pipes? Snap his fingers and dozens of plumbers show up.
Nope. He’s in Cancun reading about the disaster his constituents are dealing with. What could he do? How about being here! Experiencing what his “voters” are dealing with? It is sickening how many people give a pass to the “special” people. Why can’t he deal with Texas issues? FGS! He represents TEXAS not DC!
To: Shadylake
To: Boogieman
To: hcmamaNot to mention that he was born in Canada to a Cuban father and is not a natural born citizen.
160 posted on 2/18/2021, 10:34:08 AM by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace – No Islam, Know Peace)
To: ontap“optics my A$$$$”
In my younger days I worked for a political candidate who said those exact words to me.
He got _crushed_ in the general election.
To: Shadylake“Apparently a lot here are just fine with him and hope he gets a lot of rest during all this. Incredible.”
It’s circling the wagons, but something this DUMB is what could cost Republicans the entire state government. He’s now the poster-boy for the 2022 elections, when it should have a referendum on the people in DC.
To: wildcard_redneckPeople who get upset when others try to live their lives because there is a crisis going on are virtue-signalling creeps.
Oh, stop. Just stop. Ted Cruz made a mistake, a big one.
When people in your state are freezing to death, literally, you don’t run away for some fun and sun in Mexico. And, no, it doesn’t matter when he booked the trip.
This is another self-inflicted wound. Sometimes the smartest guy in any room sure acts like an idiot. Either this or he’s caught the swamp entitlement disease.
To: Shadylake
I’ll be right back guys – have to go get something.
To: CA ConservativeExactly what is Cruz supposed to do about the power outage?
Cruz should be in Washington working on getting emergency relief to Texas–federal or otherwise.
I’m sure this was a pre-planned vacation
So? He doesn’t manage the local 7-11, he’s a US senator.
Ted Fled.
Wassamatter, Canuck Cruz, too cold for you?
Yup. He wants to be Cancun Cruz. But I think he found it too hot for him.