![]() In his chronically insincere and cynical way, he stood that afternoon on the floor of the Senate and implied that he wasn’t stupid enough to think the election was rigged but that other people thought so. Serving as the outgoing president’s lackey, a position he had sacrificed much, including his dignity, to obtain, he helped gin up anger in advance of the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. In 2021 we saw Cruz’s old self return on one occasion, and it caused the country serious harm. The lean and hungry fighter who was willing to be hated and worked like hell to advance his master plan seemed content to spar listlessly on Twitter and, from time to time, have his photo taken with his former arch-nemesis. He grew lounge-lizard facial hair and something akin to a mullet. Soft around the middle, which is no crime, and soft in spirit. It seemed to take the fight out of Cruz: he went soft. But why does he have to take it out on us? That year, our state’s most famous Canadian, who began life as the smart, hardworking son of a middle-class family, saw his best-laid plans put to rest by his psychic opposite, an overgrown rich kid with, at best, middling grades who couldn’t even run a profitable casino. The most relatable thing about Ted Cruz-perhaps the only relatable thing left about Ted Cruz-is that in 2016 his world was unmade and he’s had a pretty rough go of things ever since. Also, check out our Best Things in Texas list for examples of some of this year’s uplifting moments. Ted Cruz isn’t the only 2022 Bum Steer! Read about Greg Abbott, the January 6 rioters, the lady who fed Cheetos to spider monkeys, and all the rest. ![]()
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