Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, in tights: Juanita Jean

The Washington Post wonders, “How smart is Ted Cruz?” and comes to the conclusion of … that depends.
The most interesting observation is this one.

Cruz is emblematic of a group of conservative hucksters peddling outrage and paranoia who contend that the strength of the political resistance they generate is equivalent to their own importance, and that one dramatic, losing standoff after another is the pinnacle of political success. Alas, they confuse their own fame with achievement and divisiveness with progress.

http://juanitajean.com/2013/08/28/ted-cruz-and-ted-cruz-are-sitting-in-a-tree-k-i-s-s-i-n-g/