This is just a theory, mind you, but maybe Ted Cruz was drunk, at CPAC.

[Siwsan]

Nicole Wallace just showed a quick clip of him on stage, joking about his trip to Cancun and bellowing something about 'FREEDOM', although I'm not sure why.

[msongs]

1. desperation. he knows he oughta be in texas with biden, abbot, and cornyn nt

[Wednesdays]

2. Go home, Ted. You're drunk. nt

[hlthe2b]

3. He was trying to quote William Wallace ("Freedom" as played by Mel Gibson in Braveheart)

which, of course goes over the heads of 90% or more.

[malaise]

4. Clearly we saw the same clip

[Siwsan]

5. It took cringeworthy to a whole new level!

At least he didn't show up with half of his face covered in blue woad, or wearing a kilt. (Sorry for that visual.)

[DonViejo]

6. Who cares? Drunk, high or sober, Ted Cruz is a raging ass...

He's trying to pass himself off as an intelligent Trump.

[Siwsan]

7. He certainly proved the raging ass aspect of his personality, with that stage performance

Judas Freaking Priest, that was uncomfortable to watch.

[DonViejo]

9. Another bottom shelf politician from a bottom shelf political party.

[NotASurfer]

8. Standard daily-outrageous-stupidity-to-distract-from-my-helping-insurrectionists playbook

I suspect the new GQP approach has it as an organizing principle because they can bury some of the felony-level acts under a mound of fresh, steaming bull crap that they churn out with prodigious enthusiasm on an hourly bases.

[abqtommy]

10. I don't know if Ted was drunk but I'm pretty sure he drank the KKKool-Aid!