How smart is Ted Cruz?

Smarts don’t always equate to common sense. In the case of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), there is an inverse relationship between the two. I’m told by smart lawyers that he has a sharp legal mind, can think on his feet and has remarkable recall for facts, cases and even page numbers of the briefs. But his political judgment has become distorted by ambition.

Sen. Ted Cruz (Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA)

On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Cruz had the following exchange with Candy Crowley:

CROWLEY:  Do you agree with the fact that if someone actually does not support defunding Obamacare, if they are Republican that they ought to be replaced?

CRUZ:  What I agree with is I think now is the single best time to stop Obamacare, because there’s bipartisan agreement that it’s not working.  The wheels are coming off.  And because defunding it, if it doesn’t happen now, it’s likely never to happen.

Interestingly, he no longer is touting the line that Republicans unwilling to join the suicide squad ”own” Obamacare. Perhaps someone told him that among the obnoxious and untrue things he has said, this ranks at the top and will put him crosswise with a majority of those GOP senatorial candidates running in 2014.

They don’t call it “blind ambition” for nothing. The interview continued:

CROWLEY:  The president is never going to sign a bill that defunds Obamacare.

CRUZ:  You know, you may be convinced to that.

CROWLEY:  You’re not convinced to that?

CRUZ:  I am not at all.

Via: Washington Post

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