Today the Dallas Morning News’ Todd Gillman ran a brief piece on Sen. Ted Cruz with this headline:
Sen. Ted Cruz’s perfect voting record: 0-11 so far
So what, Cruz gets in the press alot, but isn’t actually casting any votes?
Not quite.
Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz has hit the ground running, as we’ve been spilled copious amounts of ink documenting.
But there’s one thing the Texas Republican hasn’t done in his whirlwind inaugural month in Congress: find himself on the winning side of a single vote.
He’s voting. He just hasn’t been on the winning side of any votes yet. The Washington Times’ headline is more accurate.
Cruz 0-for-11 in Senate and proud of it
Cruz is in the GOP minority in the Senate. It’s not shocking that he has been on the losing end of the first few votes in a body controlled by the opposition. Cruz isn’t in Washington to rubber stamp whatever Harry Reid wants, he’s there to represent Texas. So far, he’s 100% on that.
One reason why I no longer read the Dallas Morning News (nor the Fort Worth Star Telegram).
I like Cruz, but…how long does he continue to vote the way he does, til we (Texas) decide enough is enough, and get out, like, say, the UN?
The Morning Snooze is a shameless rag. It’s a Belo thing. We understand all too well.
And 3 years from now, Ted Cruz will be far more of a contender for the White House than Rand Paul or Marco Rubio for precisely this reason.
Congress has an 11% approval rating. Why would you want to agree with any “winning” vote coming out of there?