“Why do people take such an instant dislike to Ted Cruz? It just saves time,” a Bush 2000 alumnus told Frank Bruni. More Texans are sure to agree after last week.
Texas’s junior senator fled to Cancun week during the winter weather disaster in his state. Busted, Cruz fled back to try to look like he cared about Texans. It was not his first time.
Fellow Texan, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York — both Democrats — raised money and offered on-the-ground help to Texans struggling after the failure of the state’s unwinterized power grid. Millions not only lost power, but water too after pipes froze and water treatment systems without power shut down.
Business Insider reports on last week’s winter storm:
Texas, which has its own electrical grid, was among the hardest-hit states. Storm-related damages could near $50 billion in Texas, according to an estimate provided by AccuWeather CEO Joel Myers.
About 2.7 million households in Texas lost power during the storm, according to The Texas Tribune. On Saturday, about 60,000 still were without power, NBC News reported.
The Houston Food Bank was working to put together about 30,000 boxes of food in two days, Ocasio-Cortez said on Saturday.
As of Saturday night, AOC had raised over $4 million in online donations.
O’Rourke’s effort was nearing the $1 million mark Saturday night. He is organizing door-to-door efforts Sunday in Austin to conduct wellness checks.
John Cornyn, Texas’s senior Republican senator, is not faring much better than Cruz:
On Sunday, “WheresCornyn?” and “WheresJohnCornyn” both appeared on Twitter’s trending page, with many knocking the senator’s response to the devastating storms and lack of visibility in their wake.
Meanwhile, the damage Cruz is trying to control is his own. Suck green eggs, Ted.
