Ted Cruz is an A**hole

As you read this piece I want you to understand one underlining principle.

Ted Cruz is an asshole.

Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke squared off in their first debate on Friday and there are so many things to say about it. So lets get started.

First, Ted Cruz is really a libertarian, meaning he believes in all kinds of freaking strange fringe kind of bullshit. Chemtrails, deep state, aliens, 9-11 was an inside job, taxation is theft, the Loch Ness Monster, YouTube Videos, and the chupabra.

Although they want to bing the Chupacabra to justice and deport it, after they kill it.

All the while decrying the "deep state".

So last week Beto "the El Paso Kid", took on Ted"Canadian Bacon" Cruz in a debate. The first of several debates. O'Rourke easily outclassed Cruz, which is a big deal because Cruz really fancies himself a skilled debator.

But at the end of the debate, the panel was trying to get something civil out of the two. O'Rourke displays the rational and classy side of being a candidate. Cruz displayed your typical Republitarian double speak. Instead of just being a classy guy - like his opponent was - he used the opportunity to make a back-handed remark.

Why?

The answer is pretty simple.

Ted Cruz is just an asshole.

He could've been a statesman. He could've been a leader. He could've been classy.

But no, the high road isn't the path of least resistance. So he chose to just be an asshole.

And ultimately it back-fired on him. O'Rourke, probably expecting Cruz to be an asshole (why wouldn't you at this point) was ready with the now famous, "True to form" comment.

Cruz always prides himself on being a skilled debater and Friday's debate showed that he underestimated O'Rourke who demonstrated that he was more than Cruz expected him to be.

The bad news for Cruz is that he doesn't get any better in debates. That moment were he chose to be an asshole instead of a decent human is going to follow him. Better will only get better, stronger, and more effective.

So by the time of the last debate, which will likely have the biggest audience thanks to Trump, O'Rourke should be a peak condition.

And Ted Cruz will still be an asshole.