Ted Cruz Abandons Millions of Freezing Texans and His Poodle, Snowflake
8:08 P.M.
By Michael Hardy
After jaunting off to Cancún with his family Wednesday night, Senator Ted Cruz explained that he was merely escorting his teenage girls on a vacation trip with their friends. In an apparent bid for sympathy, he noted that, like millions of other Texans, our family lost heat and water. Cynics immediately cast doubt on this claim, so this afternoon I decided to check out the senators power situation for myself. Supplied with Cruzs address by a knowledgeable friend, I drove the fifteen minutes from my Houston apartment to the uber-rich River Oaks neighborhood where Cruz lives.
From the street, Cruzs white, Colonial Revival-style mansion looked dark and uninhabited. A neighbor informed me that the block had indeed lost power before finally getting it back late Wednesday night. A glance at the lighted lanterns flanking the doorways of other homes on the block confirmed this. The senators story appeared to check out. But then I heard barking and noticed a small, white dog looking out the bottom right pane of glass in the senators front door. Had Cruz left his dog behind?
As I approached to knock, a man stepped out of the Suburban parked in Cruzs driveway. Is this Senator Cruzs house? I asked. He said it was, that Cruz wasnt home, and identified himself as a security guard. When asked who was taking care of the dog, the guard volunteered that he was. Reassured of the dogs well-being, I returned to my car. Before leaving, though, I took a photo of the house from my car window, making sure not to include the house address.
A 2014 Facebook post by Cruz, apparently showing a picture of the dog, identifies it as a rescue puppy named, aptly enough, Snowflake (gender unknown). Some on Twitter have questioned whether the dog is in fact a poodle, suggesting alternative breeds such as a Bichon Frise. I couldnt get close enough to tell, and Im no canine expert, but Ted Cruzs poodle just sounds funny.
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(33,368 posts)I get my poodles mixed up.
Where's Tony Blair when you need him?