Ted Cruz flip flops again

       News media outlets are having a field day after Sen.Ted Cruz’s latest clown show. As a champion of the Tea Party, Ted Cruz has never been one known for his wise decision making, yet even I was surprised when in 2012, he voted AGAINST Hurricane Sandy Relief. We all remember Hurricane Sandy as the merciless hurricane that left an unrivaled wake of destruction in its path. However, for Ted Cruz, all this suffering and misery didn’t warrant federal disaster relief funds. He sent the message to the Northeast that they need to look out for themselves and not go looking for a free handout from the federal government. Well much to the disapproval of the Republican Senator, the bill passed and the North West got the help it needed and we the people never forgot Ted Cruz’s no vote.   

         And now this travesty has come full circle as a disaster has hit Texas. While the honorable thing to do after saying no to Hurricane Sandy victims would have been to apply the same rationale (or lack there of) to his own constituents, yet of course, Ted Cruz did nothing of the sort. 

“Sen. Ted Cruz, R- Texas, spent Wednesday afternoon touring the devastation in Hays County leftover from the record flooding that swept through the area Memorial Day weekend. […] “Democrats and Republicans in the congressional elevation will stand as one in support of the federal government meeting its statutory obligations to provide the relief to help the Texans who are hurting.” 

       Ted Cruz’ abysmal decision making skills and Tea Party fanaticism shone through in 2012, when he voted against Hurricane Sandy relief. Sen. Cruz even referred to relief money for Hurricane Sandy as “wasteful.” Yet, he doesn't find sending billions to Texas as wasteful even though Texas is the biggest recipient of federal disaster relief money in the country. What happened to the Tea Party champion that rallied against “big government: and “wasteful spending?” Don’t get me wrong, the disaster in Texas is indeed horrific and one that saddens me for loss of life, however, it is sick to see how Republican Senator Ted Cruz feels that he can be so openly hypocritical and no one will notice. Maybe we should consider his huge salary and benefits package as “wasteful spending.”