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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The “Ted Cruz is smart” trap

Why Ted Cruz is NOT Smart — and the Idea that He is is Dangerous from Salon
"The Texas senator convinces all of his enemies to praise his intellect. Here's why they're wrong -- and should stop."
This story addresses one of the minor burs that have been under my saddle for a long time.  I have seen ZERO evidence that Cruz is anything but a self-promoting hard baller.  It is my sense that the perception that he is somehow intelligent or "very smart" comes from the Texas political media, people who also thought Rick Perry was a savvy, ready-for-prime-time contender in 2012.  It is perhaps a measure of what passes for smart or intelligent these days in Lone Star politics!  The conservative alternative universes is practically all they must know down there.

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