Thanks to those of you who have made suggestions on who I should feature as part of the weekly candidate spotlight. Many have put forward Congressman Colin Allred, who is running against Senator Ted Cruz in Texas. I interviewed Congressman Allred last summer, so I am sharing it with you again because defeating Ted Cruz in the next election is critical.
Cowardice is a contemptible quality, and American politics is infested with cowards. They are everywhere, like an army of insatiable termites devouring our country, eating away its virtues and leaving nothing but rot behind.
Among the legion of cowards plaguing American society and threatening our civilization are three “men” of particularly appalling character, two of whom hid in a closet on January 6, 2021, as the insurrectionists they collectively incited stormed the United States Capitol. They are Lindsey Graham, Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz.
Ted Cruz is running for a third term against Colin Allred, a Democratic congressman, attorney and former NFL player, who is exceptional.
Many of you ask what you can do for your country and community during this difficult period of menace and danger when a rising fascism threatens our liberty directly, clearly and overtly.
Let me be direct.
Get involved in this campaign, regardless of where you live. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. DONATE and volunteer. You can play a role in removing one of the lowest, most contemptible, most dishonest, most extreme, most corrupt members of the United States Senate in American history.
Here is Ted Cruz in 2012:
Here he is in 2016:
Here he is in 2020:
Here he is in 2024:
Ted Cruz lives hard in Washington, DC. He is famous for being out late, very late and starting late, very late, every morning. Of course, this is an open secret in Washington, DC, but one that is unlikely to be reported to you because that information, while visibly obvious, remains unreported. Ted Cruz sits in Senator John Tower’s old seat, and more than fills the proverbial carafe. There is a great deal of talk around President Biden, his age and stamina, but it should also be appropriate to discuss a physical decline that is far more startling.
While Cruz’s physical deterioration speaks for itself, the more important issue is the wretchedness and awfulness of his character and his refusal to fight for anything beyond a last, last call.
He wouldn’t fight for his wife when Trump attacked her, and called her ugly and savaged her mental health.
He wouldn’t fight for his father when Trump defamed him as being involved in the Kennedy assassination.
He wouldn’t fight for Texans when a devastating storm ravaged the state. Instead, he went to Cancun.
He wouldn’t fight back on January 6 because he incited the mob, from which he later hid in a closet.
Colin Allred took a different approach. He removed his jacket, and was ready to defend the House Chambers, alongside Congressman Ruben Gallego, a former enlisted Marine. They were ready to fight, and both men are ready to fight for you in the US Senate.
Ted Cruz is a world-class demagogue, and staggeringly dishonest. He is a chaos agent, a practitioner of a politics of selfishness who believes in nothing except his power. He has vandalized the Senate and our nation. He has desecrated our democracy, and should he serve alongside Trump again, he will do everything he is told whenever he is told no matter what he is told.
Ted Cruz will be a leading player in Trump’s plans to deploy the military against the American people and build deportation camps for millions. He will be a major player in destroying the US civil service and imposing a dogma of control over America’s women.
Ted Cruz’s tenure in the US Senate has been an abomination.
He has repeatedly disgraced and embarrassed his state during his tenure in office. More than any other person elected to office in Texas over the last 80 years, he is the living antithesis to the great Texan James Earl Rudder. We will soon be reminded of Rudder’s exploits and achievements in Europe when the free world’s heads of state gather to commemorate one of the most significant days in human history, which falls on June 6.
Democracy is not a system of government that can be sustained by electing the worst amongst us to positions of political power. Make no mistake around what Ted Cruz is. The worst.
Texas can do better, and you should get into the fight.
Ted Cruz isn’t our destiny. He can be beaten, and Colin Allred can do it. He is getting less attention than Beto O’Rourke, but he is a much better candidate.
Go, Colin, go!
You can donate to Colin’s campaign here.
If you have a candidate that you would like me to feature, please respond in the comments section.
Steve - I really appreciate your candidate spotlight series. I live in Florida and am sick and tired of crooked Rick Scott. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is a former US Congresswomen from Florida and running to take Scott's seat. Florida is in play this year with a ballot amendment to retore the rights of women in the state to make abortion decisions without interference from politicians. Unlike 2022, when 2 million Dems didn't turn out to vote, the ballot amendment has attracted support from every political persuasion. Scott only won by 11,000 votes and has earned his reputation as the Voldemort of the US Senate. Debbie's championing of women and this amendment can propel her into the Senate.
I hope you will consider a candidate spotlight with Debbie.
Dennis Rees
Colin is talented and so impressive! Cruz is a rude, crude animal! Hates women, too!
Texas has a chance to do itself a favor - vote for Allred and clear the rat out of the building!