Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Tag: Ted Cruz

A Thumping Cruz-a-palooza

The more Ted Cruz campaigns for the 2016 presidential nomination the more we see he fabricates facts to "foment fear among the fringiest right-wingers." While he's calling for "a time for truth," he can't even imagine the truth.

Imagine Cruz as President

Ted Cruz is getting a head start on all the other wannabes seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. But can this nation really "imagine" him as president? He will be just another fool for the history books.

Five Reasons the Left Should Embrace Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz is a potential gold mine for progressives. Like Sarah Palin, Cruz is like a gift that never stops giving. Here are five reasons the left should cheer on Cruz, not scoff at his mean-spirited regression and outdated absolutism.

Country Music, Tea Party ‘Populism,’ and Ted Cruz

The billionaire-backed funding for Ted Cruz comes from those the billionaire-backed groups and individuals that oppose raising the minimum wage, or even the existence of a minimum wage, want to gut Medicare, Social Security and unemployment benefits, and want to reduce their own taxes even more.

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