Know who’s facing constant attacks, Ted?
Yesterday, Ted Cruz sent a campaign fundraising email whining about the “significant sacrifice” he’s made to run for President. He whined about facing constant attacks, nonexistent family time, his limited health and sleep, and having no personal time.
Are you kidding me? We’re supposed to pity him because trying to be the leader of the free world is hard?! I’ve got two words for you, Ted: Boo hoo.
Know whose health is limited? Workers with no paid leave who can’t stay at home when they fall ill or have to care for sick kids. Know whose sleep is limited? Working parents who do everything they can to save money but stay up at night worrying about how do get their kids through college without getting crushed by debt. Know who gets no personal time? People who work two minimum wage jobs to support their families. Know who gets no family time? Moms with unfair schedules who drop their kids off at daycare and drive halfway across town only to find their work hours have been cancelled.
And Ted Cruz? He opposes mandatory paid family and medical leave and calls it “free stuff.” He voted against student loan refinancing. He’s says the minimum wage is “bad policy” and he’s done nothing to try and help workers struggling with unfair work schedules.
And know who’s facing constant attacks, Ted? Hardworking American immigrants, Muslims, LGBT folks, women. They’re facing the GOP’s constant attacks. They’re facing YOUR constant attacks.
Working people are working more and getting paid less. They can’t save. Some face mistreatment and discrimination. They can’t take time off work for illnesses or to spend time with family. But they don’t whine. They don’t throw tantrums or try to shut down their workplace because they don’t get their way — and then turn around and demand promotions.
Senator Cruz — you chose to run for President. Working people don’t get a choice. Maybe you should spend less time complaining about your “significant sacrifices” — and more time trying to do something about theirs.
I wish there were more like her.
She is really smart and such a good talker! And Ted is a baby – clearly he has a crazy idea that the president gets to sit around all day doing whatever he feels like.
Why isn’t Warren running for President? She sounds sensible, straightforward and sane. oh….
As much as I worry about what Trump would be like as President, I worry more about Cruz. I have little doubt what he’d be like. He’s told us. He would cancel all things that cost money, except of course the military, and has already shown his willingness to shut down the government, costing us big when our credit rating dropped (and we didn’t whine about that near as much as Milo did about his blue check mark, in spite of the fact it was much more significant).
How many corporations would hire an individual to lead them that has expressed so much hostility toward their very existence, and makes it clear their first act would be to dismantle the structure that makes it possible for the company to run? If someone came into Trump enterprises spouting the kind of hatred toward that company that Trump does toward the “company” he wants to lead, he’d kick them out the door before the interview got good and started. Yet all the Republicans want us to vote for them BECAUSE they will dismantle the country’s basic infrastructure, and put us all in a dog-eat-dog battle of one against all. And Cruz is the worst of the lot.
Perhaps Cruz will actually improve infrastructures…
…and then get the Mexicans to pay for it!