Mr. Cruz is quoted saying he hopes the Tea party and texas republicans are now synonymous

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/08/01/4145489/cruz-hopes-tea-party-texas-gop.html

There are folks in the media that try to portray the tea party as radical and extreme. The tea party are everyday Texans, everyday Americans that believe in common sense answers, living within our means, not spending more than we have and not saddling our kids and grandkid with a crushing debt," Cruz said.

Addressing reporters in hometown of Houston, Cruz was asked if the movement and the mainstream party were now one and the same. He didn't mince word.

I hope so," Cruz said.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/08/01/4145489/cruz-hopes-tea-party-texas-gop.html#storylink=cpy

[TrogL]

1. Typical authoritarian thinking - striving for simplistic solutions to complicated problems

There is no such thing as "common sense answers". Most households have a reasonable amount of debt especially relating to infrastructure, specifically mortgage and car loan.

[valerief]

2. An asshole by any other name... nt

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I don't care for republicans generally but I do acknowledge

there are still some who prefer to remain independent of the Tea Party.

[hobbit709]

4. They are, along with greedy, stupid, selfish assholes.