Is There a Less Self-Aware Man on the Planet Than Ted Cruz?
Welp, Ted Cruz has weighed in on the situation unfolding in Texas as Democratic lawmakers have fled the state to prevent a vote on a restrictive voting rights bill. Democrats traveled to Washington D.C. this week to deny Republicans the quorum they need to hold a vote on the bill. They will likely be staying there for weeks until the special session ends back home. Ted Cruz decided to take to Twitter (and Fox News) to let everyone know he disapproves and he did so in the most Ted Cruz way imaginable:  The Texas Democrats who have pulled this political stunt by flying to Washington, D.C. almost surely had to show ID to get on their jet, yet theyre throwing a fit because they dont want basic election integrity steps strengthened in Texas.  pic.twitter.com/cHDQEMwqte  Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 13, 2021  Yes, Cruz focused on the issue of identification, drawing a false equivalency between suppressive voter ID laws and the requirement to show ID when boarding a plane. As a reminder, those are not the same thing. (Also as a reminder, voter ID laws are a solution for a problem that doesnt actually exist. Their only purpose is to make it harder to vote, especially for POC and low-income people.) Ted Cruz on Texas Democrats: Its ironic. As they were getting on their private jet to fly to Washington DC, they almost surely had to show identification to get on that jet. (This is a false equivalency  people have a right to vote but not a right to board jets.) pic.twitter.com/VXxZ6jMBiE  Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 13, 2021  So Cruzs argument falls apart before it even begins. But his choice to attack the irony of these Democrats boarding a jet from Texas was absurdly ill-advised, given his own jet-setting history. YES, OF COURSE WE REMEMBER, TED. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz  who took a vacation to Cancun during a state of emergency in Texas  says of Texas Dems who fled to block GOP voter restrictions: They should be back in Texas doing their job.  Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) July 13, 2021  Ironic is Ted Cruz complaining about anyone fleeing the state of Texas https://t.co/CIxfcAUOOD  David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) July 13, 2021  you literally fled to Cancun while millions of your constituents were without power and running water https://t.co/bw1kq3ncyA  Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) July 13, 2021  They ARE doing their job  fighting for their constituents and our democracy! https://t.co/VOtkCuzS0Q  Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 13, 2021  Texas Democrats left the state to fight for voting rights. Ted Cruz left the state to sip drinks on a Cancun beach. Id sit this one out, Ted. pic.twitter.com/aaePYLLzXs  Julin Castro (@JulianCastro) July 13, 2021  If there is a less self-aware man on this entire planet, I would not like to meet him. Become a subscriber and support the site! [email protected]