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Cruz’s Claim He Returned to Texas as ‘Fast as Humanly Possible’ Crumbles
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I would have gotten back faster; it wasn’t for my family.
Rafael Cruz
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2025
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I got your distress signal and came as quickly as I wanted to...
I'm a Republican and WHO CARES? What's he Supposed to do ANYWAYS? FUND Weather Services and Natural Disaster Services that could have Prevented the Deaths and Helped with the Cleanup? That's STUPID! That's NOT Why I pay TAXES! I Pay taxes so JEFF BEZOS can Afford a NEW JET and THATS IT!
What’s funny is these people could afford anything regardless of what taxes they pay. By not taxing them, we only hurt ourselves.
Texans keep re-electing him so I guess they're good with his actions
He's in tight with O&G, his wife literally works for Goldman Sachs, and he's jumped into Opus Dei. The man has more money and institutional support than any three other Senators you could name, despite being a turd in the Texas punch bowl the rest of the year.
Meanwhile, his most competent opponents have been the Skateboarding Take Your Guns guy chanting "demographics is destiny" to a bunch of conservative Latinos and the Linebacker in sheriff cosplay who ran on being tougher on the border than Republicans.
When your options are constantly Republican or Republican Lite, is there any surprise when the Republican wins?
Fuck him and his constituents, they love the abuse. If they didn’t they would have gotten rid of him the first dozen times he did this shit. At this point it’s Cruz’s trademark to run away during a crisis. And Texas fucking loves it.
On a side note, how does big bad Texas have such a soft, wimpy, sad excuse for a man as their rep? Maybe he represents the true Texan man
Terminal velocity is as fast as humanly possible. Drop his ass out of the plane next time.
The plane has a faster terminal velocity than a person
But that's faster than the human by itself can go making it inhumanely possible.
I'm just kidding. I have no idea if what i said even made sense after a wake bake but I really want him to drop from a plane.
There are wildfires in Israel though, must have been a tough choice.
"I came as fast as I felt like"
A Zodiac Killer is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.
"I got here as fast as a felt like getting here!"
-Ted Cruz
probably
Yet Texas voters keep landsliding this absolute coward back into office. Nevermind he has abandoned his constituents at every major natural disaster. Even Chip Roy, who is arguably a bigger fucking idiot than he is, was there before him.
Edit reminder: Dude even abandon's his dog in the worst ice storm of his state's history! I don't care if his security guard was watching him, people were freezing to death!
I think very few Texans ever voted for Cruz because they actually like or know about him. He has the R next to his name and that's good enough.
100% this they'll always vote R or abstain from voting. The argument abstaining from voting causes low voter turnout, which elects elects more Rs doesn't matter.
Honestly, I think that's depressingly common the world over.
Cancun Cruz is in Greece this time, must be nice.
Anyone notice how he never spends the fucking 4th of July in America?
I mean, he isn't really American. He is Canadian.
I do not like that man Ted Cruz
I do not like his far right views
I did not select his name in the ballot box
I did not watch him on Fox
I did not like him on a trip.
I wish I wish his state would flip.
I do not like that man Ted Cruz
Celebrating independence day touring Europe after supporting a fascist who is the antithesis of "independence" and the embodiment of everything Americans fought against.
Shitty American.
At least he was in Greece and not Moscow - like some congresscritters I could name.
As fast as I possibly could go,so after the kids let me
I don’t know how many of these disasters happen in Texas, but this guy manages to dodge them with stunning accuracy.
If he weren’t in a leadership role it would be amazing.
I don't think he has any advanced warning, he probably just is on vacation so much, the odds are in his favor that he'll be out of state when something bad happens.
When you're a useless lazy piece of shit like him, of course you've fucked off to anywhere else but where the work is.
He like many senators, has a house in the state he represents and it's marked his primary address on his taxes.
But Cancun Cruz the disgrace to Canada doesn't spend any time there.
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I believe ted cruz has the most punchable face in politics. I don't even think you'd hurt your hand. It just looks soft and squishy.
....Matt Gaetz enters the chat.
(or Stephen Miller. Or Curtis Yarvin. Or Roger Stone. Or Richard Spencer. Or Donnie Jr. )
Ajit Pai when he was around.
Woah woah woah. His punchability doesn't compare to the absolutely smashable Mitch McConnell
the absolutely smashable Mitch McConnell
I just wanted to quote you out of context.
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