Ted Cruz bails to Cancun

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bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

quash said:

LIB,MR BEARS said:

I've not read the thread but, here is my two cents:

Cruz is not a state official. Unless he wants to grab a shovel, split fire wood or climb a utility pole, he's just like everyone else. Once I knew my mom and my in-laws were good, I would have bolted for warmer environments as well. It only looks bad to people that are too dumb to know the difference between state and federal. Who here is one of those dumb ones?
AOC is federal. She gathered up $1,000,000 in aid from private donations, mostly from NY, for Texans.

You know, one of the dumb ones.

Edit: $2,000,000.00.
Yeah, but we all know she is just posturing because in her heart she hates real Americans, so Jesus isn't going to credit this as a sincere effort on her part. She's merely doing this to hide what she really is and dupe us into feeling that maybe she's not so terrible. Keep your trojan horse money, AOC, and burn in commie hell!









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Maybe Texans should actually send money to her campaign because she is so nice to get other people to send money in a time of need. Of course, if she gets her way, about half a million or so Texans who work in the oil and gas industry will be looking for new employment, so that $2,000,000 would represent about $4 each. Tough call.
Exactly. See how that evil little minx is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of good honest people like you by using what seems like a good deed to lure them into letting her destroy our way of life and sapping our precious bodily fluids instead of recognizing her for the handmaiden of Satan that she really is? I'm glad you saw right through this malicious stratagem, but a lot of people are probably going to get suckered.


I don't necessarily believe she is trying to fool anyone, she's quite clear about her desires for the future of an industry that provides support for millions of Texans. If she has her way, those millions lose their livelihoods. Doesn't mean she can't do something nice.
I hate to be the one who breaks this news, but even if AOC had never been born, the industry that provides support for millions of Texans is going to either decline or evolve. For a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with AOC, the world is going to move toward more renewable energy, and the creative destruction of the free marketplace is going to take a toll on the fossil fuel industry unless the government artificially props it up (and interferes with the market). It already happened to coal, and oil is on the same glide path.

GM's recent announcement should be read as a mere, terkel, upharsin, even if they can't pull it off in the timeframe they plan.


It will certainly both decline and evolve, but if she has her way its decline will be accelerated and subsidized by the very people whose livelihoods would be destroyed.
This is way bigger than her, but I get that you need someone to demonize.


I don't need "someone to demonize," and it is beneath you to make that claim.
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bubbadog said:

Thee University said:

BaylorBJM said:

Thee University said:

The woke factor on this board gets more sickening every week.

Amazing. I knew there were a few flamers on the Baylor campus in the late 70's and early 80's but they knew where the closet was. Are most of you liberals recent graduates or are you celebrating coming out from behind the curtain here for all to see?

Loud & proud?


You've been on a pretty big homophobic rant as of late.

One of my closest friend's growing up had an old, grumpy father like you. Always talked about "flamers" and closeted homos. It all came about suddenly. About 15 years later he came out. Guess he was dealing with the some things.

Perhaps you're next?
My limited experience in that world showed me that far more homos came from the liberal "stance" than from the conservative side.
Depends on how much experience you've had knowing Baylor-trained Baptist song leaders.
Cheer leaders? Lots.

Song leaders? None.
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Thee University said:

bubbadog said:

Thee University said:

BaylorBJM said:

Thee University said:

The woke factor on this board gets more sickening every week.

Amazing. I knew there were a few flamers on the Baylor campus in the late 70's and early 80's but they knew where the closet was. Are most of you liberals recent graduates or are you celebrating coming out from behind the curtain here for all to see?

Loud & proud?


You've been on a pretty big homophobic rant as of late.

One of my closest friend's growing up had an old, grumpy father like you. Always talked about "flamers" and closeted homos. It all came about suddenly. About 15 years later he came out. Guess he was dealing with the some things.

Perhaps you're next?
My limited experience in that world showed me that far more homos came from the liberal "stance" than from the conservative side.
Depends on how much experience you've had knowing Baylor-trained Baptist song leaders.
Cheer leaders? Lots.

Song leaders? None.
Because of them, Baylor had a reputation back in the day for having lots of boys who didn't fit into the heterosexual category.
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It's still crazy that a reality tv star with no political experience has this much of a hold on our country's political landscape.
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Ted Cruz abandoned his poodle 'Snowflake' in a 'freezing' house for Cancun vacation: report
https://www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-snowflake/
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D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

quash said:

LIB,MR BEARS said:

I've not read the thread but, here is my two cents:

Cruz is not a state official. Unless he wants to grab a shovel, split fire wood or climb a utility pole, he's just like everyone else. Once I knew my mom and my in-laws were good, I would have bolted for warmer environments as well. It only looks bad to people that are too dumb to know the difference between state and federal. Who here is one of those dumb ones?
AOC is federal. She gathered up $1,000,000 in aid from private donations, mostly from NY, for Texans.

You know, one of the dumb ones.

Edit: $2,000,000.00.
Yeah, but we all know she is just posturing because in her heart she hates real Americans, so Jesus isn't going to credit this as a sincere effort on her part. She's merely doing this to hide what she really is and dupe us into feeling that maybe she's not so terrible. Keep your trojan horse money, AOC, and burn in commie hell!









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Maybe Texans should actually send money to her campaign because she is so nice to get other people to send money in a time of need. Of course, if she gets her way, about half a million or so Texans who work in the oil and gas industry will be looking for new employment, so that $2,000,000 would represent about $4 each. Tough call.
Exactly. See how that evil little minx is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of good honest people like you by using what seems like a good deed to lure them into letting her destroy our way of life and sapping our precious bodily fluids instead of recognizing her for the handmaiden of Satan that she really is? I'm glad you saw right through this malicious stratagem, but a lot of people are probably going to get suckered.


I don't necessarily believe she is trying to fool anyone, she's quite clear about her desires for the future of an industry that provides support for millions of Texans. If she has her way, those millions lose their livelihoods. Doesn't mean she can't do something nice.
I hate to be the one who breaks this news, but even if AOC had never been born, the industry that provides support for millions of Texans is going to either decline or evolve. For a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with AOC, the world is going to move toward more renewable energy, and the creative destruction of the free marketplace is going to take a toll on the fossil fuel industry unless the government artificially props it up (and interferes with the market). It already happened to coal, and oil is on the same glide path.

GM's recent announcement should be read as a mere, terkel, upharsin, even if they can't pull it off in the timeframe they plan.


It will certainly both decline and evolve, but if she has her way its decline will be accelerated and subsidized by the very people whose livelihoods would be destroyed.
This is way bigger than her, but I get that you need someone to demonize.


I don't need "someone to demonize," and it is beneath you to make that claim.
You've gone out of your way to make her the poster child for economic forces and for a political movement that was happening long before anyone had ever even heard of her. I don't like her politics, but I know a dog whistle when I hear one.
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bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

quash said:

LIB,MR BEARS said:

I've not read the thread but, here is my two cents:

Cruz is not a state official. Unless he wants to grab a shovel, split fire wood or climb a utility pole, he's just like everyone else. Once I knew my mom and my in-laws were good, I would have bolted for warmer environments as well. It only looks bad to people that are too dumb to know the difference between state and federal. Who here is one of those dumb ones?
AOC is federal. She gathered up $1,000,000 in aid from private donations, mostly from NY, for Texans.

You know, one of the dumb ones.

Edit: $2,000,000.00.
Yeah, but we all know she is just posturing because in her heart she hates real Americans, so Jesus isn't going to credit this as a sincere effort on her part. She's merely doing this to hide what she really is and dupe us into feeling that maybe she's not so terrible. Keep your trojan horse money, AOC, and burn in commie hell!









[emoticon assist available upon request]


Maybe Texans should actually send money to her campaign because she is so nice to get other people to send money in a time of need. Of course, if she gets her way, about half a million or so Texans who work in the oil and gas industry will be looking for new employment, so that $2,000,000 would represent about $4 each. Tough call.
Exactly. See how that evil little minx is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of good honest people like you by using what seems like a good deed to lure them into letting her destroy our way of life and sapping our precious bodily fluids instead of recognizing her for the handmaiden of Satan that she really is? I'm glad you saw right through this malicious stratagem, but a lot of people are probably going to get suckered.


I don't necessarily believe she is trying to fool anyone, she's quite clear about her desires for the future of an industry that provides support for millions of Texans. If she has her way, those millions lose their livelihoods. Doesn't mean she can't do something nice.
I hate to be the one who breaks this news, but even if AOC had never been born, the industry that provides support for millions of Texans is going to either decline or evolve. For a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with AOC, the world is going to move toward more renewable energy, and the creative destruction of the free marketplace is going to take a toll on the fossil fuel industry unless the government artificially props it up (and interferes with the market). It already happened to coal, and oil is on the same glide path.

GM's recent announcement should be read as a mere, terkel, upharsin, even if they can't pull it off in the timeframe they plan.


It will certainly both decline and evolve, but if she has her way its decline will be accelerated and subsidized by the very people whose livelihoods would be destroyed.
This is way bigger than her, but I get that you need someone to demonize.


I don't need "someone to demonize," and it is beneath you to make that claim.
You've gone out of your way to make her the poster child for economic forces and for a political movement that was happening long before anyone had ever even heard of her. I don't like her politics, but I know a dog whistle when I hear one.
That's the thing about dog whistles...you actually can't hear them
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bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

quash said:

LIB,MR BEARS said:

I've not read the thread but, here is my two cents:

Cruz is not a state official. Unless he wants to grab a shovel, split fire wood or climb a utility pole, he's just like everyone else. Once I knew my mom and my in-laws were good, I would have bolted for warmer environments as well. It only looks bad to people that are too dumb to know the difference between state and federal. Who here is one of those dumb ones?
AOC is federal. She gathered up $1,000,000 in aid from private donations, mostly from NY, for Texans.

You know, one of the dumb ones.

Edit: $2,000,000.00.
Yeah, but we all know she is just posturing because in her heart she hates real Americans, so Jesus isn't going to credit this as a sincere effort on her part. She's merely doing this to hide what she really is and dupe us into feeling that maybe she's not so terrible. Keep your trojan horse money, AOC, and burn in commie hell!









[emoticon assist available upon request]


Maybe Texans should actually send money to her campaign because she is so nice to get other people to send money in a time of need. Of course, if she gets her way, about half a million or so Texans who work in the oil and gas industry will be looking for new employment, so that $2,000,000 would represent about $4 each. Tough call.
Exactly. See how that evil little minx is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of good honest people like you by using what seems like a good deed to lure them into letting her destroy our way of life and sapping our precious bodily fluids instead of recognizing her for the handmaiden of Satan that she really is? I'm glad you saw right through this malicious stratagem, but a lot of people are probably going to get suckered.


I don't necessarily believe she is trying to fool anyone, she's quite clear about her desires for the future of an industry that provides support for millions of Texans. If she has her way, those millions lose their livelihoods. Doesn't mean she can't do something nice.
I hate to be the one who breaks this news, but even if AOC had never been born, the industry that provides support for millions of Texans is going to either decline or evolve. For a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with AOC, the world is going to move toward more renewable energy, and the creative destruction of the free marketplace is going to take a toll on the fossil fuel industry unless the government artificially props it up (and interferes with the market). It already happened to coal, and oil is on the same glide path.

GM's recent announcement should be read as a mere, terkel, upharsin, even if they can't pull it off in the timeframe they plan.


It will certainly both decline and evolve, but if she has her way its decline will be accelerated and subsidized by the very people whose livelihoods would be destroyed.
This is way bigger than her, but I get that you need someone to demonize.


I don't need "someone to demonize," and it is beneath you to make that claim.
You've gone out of your way to make her the poster child for economic forces and for a political movement that was happening long before anyone had ever even heard of her. I don't like her politics, but I know a dog whistle when I hear one.
man o man...
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fadskier said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

quash said:

LIB,MR BEARS said:

I've not read the thread but, here is my two cents:

Cruz is not a state official. Unless he wants to grab a shovel, split fire wood or climb a utility pole, he's just like everyone else. Once I knew my mom and my in-laws were good, I would have bolted for warmer environments as well. It only looks bad to people that are too dumb to know the difference between state and federal. Who here is one of those dumb ones?
AOC is federal. She gathered up $1,000,000 in aid from private donations, mostly from NY, for Texans.

You know, one of the dumb ones.

Edit: $2,000,000.00.
Yeah, but we all know she is just posturing because in her heart she hates real Americans, so Jesus isn't going to credit this as a sincere effort on her part. She's merely doing this to hide what she really is and dupe us into feeling that maybe she's not so terrible. Keep your trojan horse money, AOC, and burn in commie hell!









[emoticon assist available upon request]


Maybe Texans should actually send money to her campaign because she is so nice to get other people to send money in a time of need. Of course, if she gets her way, about half a million or so Texans who work in the oil and gas industry will be looking for new employment, so that $2,000,000 would represent about $4 each. Tough call.
Exactly. See how that evil little minx is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of good honest people like you by using what seems like a good deed to lure them into letting her destroy our way of life and sapping our precious bodily fluids instead of recognizing her for the handmaiden of Satan that she really is? I'm glad you saw right through this malicious stratagem, but a lot of people are probably going to get suckered.


I don't necessarily believe she is trying to fool anyone, she's quite clear about her desires for the future of an industry that provides support for millions of Texans. If she has her way, those millions lose their livelihoods. Doesn't mean she can't do something nice.
I hate to be the one who breaks this news, but even if AOC had never been born, the industry that provides support for millions of Texans is going to either decline or evolve. For a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with AOC, the world is going to move toward more renewable energy, and the creative destruction of the free marketplace is going to take a toll on the fossil fuel industry unless the government artificially props it up (and interferes with the market). It already happened to coal, and oil is on the same glide path.

GM's recent announcement should be read as a mere, terkel, upharsin, even if they can't pull it off in the timeframe they plan.


It will certainly both decline and evolve, but if she has her way its decline will be accelerated and subsidized by the very people whose livelihoods would be destroyed.
This is way bigger than her, but I get that you need someone to demonize.


I don't need "someone to demonize," and it is beneath you to make that claim.
You've gone out of your way to make her the poster child for economic forces and for a political movement that was happening long before anyone had ever even heard of her. I don't like her politics, but I know a dog whistle when I hear one.
That's the thing about dog whistles...you actually can't hear them
And in fairness she has made "herself" the poster child of that crazy ass political movement.

She is like the CHIHUAHUA that lives in the neighbors yard behind you, you can't see it and don't want to see it, but every time you step out the back door, like the thing has a radar all you hear is yap, yap,yap,yap,yap,yap until you retreat back into the house.

That is AOC.

This wind and solar chit, is not the final answer, It is nice to have it as a supplement. But, natural gas and oil are abundant for a reason. We are meant to use it. Gas powered engines become more and more efficient.
Natural gas is an incredible source of heat. My 1100 sq ft home growing up was heated well by a single Dearborn gas space heater.

These people just want control. The dog whistle is them and their "green deal". It is nirvana for the fruitloop crowd.
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More impressed AOC volunteered her time. That's something tangible. Raising money through Act Blue is an interesting method and we'll see how it manifests in actual direct contributions. She also is getting full credit for an amount that is collaborated with other celebrities. But she certainly gets credit for taking actions that Cruz didn't, and compounded by the optics of him leaving. AOC wins this one in a blowout.
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LateSteak69 said:

It's still crazy that a reality tv star with no political experience has this much of a hold on our country's political landscape.
It's a sad commentary on 1/3 of the voting population.
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ATL Bear said:

More impressed AOC volunteered her time. That's something tangible. Raising money through Act Blue is an interesting method and we'll see how it manifests in actual direct contributions. She also is getting full credit for an amount that is collaborated with other celebrities. But she certainly gets credit for taking actions that Cruz didn't, and compounded by the optics of him leaving. AOC wins this one in a blowout.
Right, and that's really all that needs to be said.

If, say, Ted Cruz raised money among his supporters to help victims of California wildfires, I would hope that liberals would respond the way you did above -- not suggesting there was some hidden agenda, not telling people to beware of a trojan horse, not needlessly and petulantly reminding people that Cruz's political views are hostile to theirs. It would be one small step toward acknowledging that people whose political views we despise aren't necessarily despicable human beings.
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TexasScientist said:

LateSteak69 said:

It's still crazy that a reality tv star with no political experience has this much of a hold on our country's political landscape.
It's a sad commentary on 1/3 of the voting population.


It's a sad commentary on the 2/3 of the voting population who made him a necessity.
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It turns out Ted Cruz does understand that parents cross borders for the sake of their children.
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BaylorOkie said:



If you like pina coladas, getting caught on a plane
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"The devil will find work for idle hands to do
I stole and I lied, and why? because you asked me to"
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BaylorOkie said:





Notice Bernie already has his portrait in the Gallery.
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This is pretty funny.

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bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

D. C. Bear said:

bubbadog said:

quash said:

LIB,MR BEARS said:

I've not read the thread but, here is my two cents:

Cruz is not a state official. Unless he wants to grab a shovel, split fire wood or climb a utility pole, he's just like everyone else. Once I knew my mom and my in-laws were good, I would have bolted for warmer environments as well. It only looks bad to people that are too dumb to know the difference between state and federal. Who here is one of those dumb ones?
AOC is federal. She gathered up $1,000,000 in aid from private donations, mostly from NY, for Texans.

You know, one of the dumb ones.

Edit: $2,000,000.00.
Yeah, but we all know she is just posturing because in her heart she hates real Americans, so Jesus isn't going to credit this as a sincere effort on her part. She's merely doing this to hide what she really is and dupe us into feeling that maybe she's not so terrible. Keep your trojan horse money, AOC, and burn in commie hell!









[emoticon assist available upon request]


Maybe Texans should actually send money to her campaign because she is so nice to get other people to send money in a time of need. Of course, if she gets her way, about half a million or so Texans who work in the oil and gas industry will be looking for new employment, so that $2,000,000 would represent about $4 each. Tough call.
Exactly. See how that evil little minx is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of good honest people like you by using what seems like a good deed to lure them into letting her destroy our way of life and sapping our precious bodily fluids instead of recognizing her for the handmaiden of Satan that she really is? I'm glad you saw right through this malicious stratagem, but a lot of people are probably going to get suckered.


I don't necessarily believe she is trying to fool anyone, she's quite clear about her desires for the future of an industry that provides support for millions of Texans. If she has her way, those millions lose their livelihoods. Doesn't mean she can't do something nice.
I hate to be the one who breaks this news, but even if AOC had never been born, the industry that provides support for millions of Texans is going to either decline or evolve. For a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with AOC, the world is going to move toward more renewable energy, and the creative destruction of the free marketplace is going to take a toll on the fossil fuel industry unless the government artificially props it up (and interferes with the market). It already happened to coal, and oil is on the same glide path.

GM's recent announcement should be read as a mere, terkel, upharsin, even if they can't pull it off in the timeframe they plan.


It will certainly both decline and evolve, but if she has her way its decline will be accelerated and subsidized by the very people whose livelihoods would be destroyed.
This is way bigger than her, but I get that you need someone to demonize.


I don't need "someone to demonize," and it is beneath you to make that claim.
You've gone out of your way to make her the poster child for economic forces and for a political movement that was happening long before anyone had ever even heard of her. I don't like her politics, but I know a dog whistle when I hear one.


It is not "going out of my way" to say that if she gets the policies she wants it will eviscerate the oil and gas industry in Texas, particularly in a thread where she is a topic of discussion. When we are told that the goal is to eliminate the use of fossil fuels, and policies are designed to bring that end about faster, that is pretty self explanatory. It's great that she raised some money. That doesn't change what would happen to Texas' energy economy if her policies proposals are implemented.
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BaylorOkie said:





That's about the best one I have seen.
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J.B.Katz said:

BaylorOkie said:



If you like pina coladas, getting caught on a plane


Ok. Now that is funny.
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But Ted did it legally
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Completely understandable when you consider we just voted in someone with 47 years experience yet has done little
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Heroic father travels 1200 miles and crosses Mexican border to find warmth and water for his family
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Ted on the scene



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Blessed are all those who serve. And especially blessed are those who serve without having to be shamed into it.
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boognish_bear said:

Ted on the scene






"Texas Senator serves climate-damaging food."
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LateSteak69 said:

It's still crazy that a reality tv star with no political experience has this much of a hold on our country's political landscape.
I didn't vote for Trump, but the fact that he has no political experience is exactly why he is appealing to a lot of people. If a non-politician with better packaging comes along, that person will win "bigly." Many Americans across the political spectrum are sick and tired of politicians. Unfortunately, I don't think we will ever find that person as the establishment will attack and destroy anyone that tries to disrupt the status quo.
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boognish_bear said:

Ted on the scene




good on ted making a difference. That is the Texas way. Now he needs to get on ERCOT and Abbott ASAP for allowing California and Michigan folks to control our energy.
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bubbadog said:

Blessed are all those who serve. And especially blessed are those who serve without having to be shamed into it.


What a total joke. Such a true public servant. Ha.
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LIB,MR BEARS said:

Heroic father travels 1200 miles and crosses Mexican border to find warmth and water for his family
when you sign up to represent the great state of Texas, you don't bail the energy capital of the world for Mexico when the going gets tough. It seems ted got the message.

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BylrFan said:

LIB,MR BEARS said:

Heroic father travels 1200 miles and crosses Mexican border to find warmth and water for his family
when you sign up to represent the great state of Texas, you don't bail the energy capital of the world for Mexico when the going gets tough. It seems ted got the message.


The message Ted got was that he became a national embarrassment overnight---and blaming it on his family didn't get him out of it. So he decided a photo op handing out water would. Flyin' Ted Cruz.
 
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