"Why do people take such an instant dislike to Ted Cruz?

[saltpoint]

14. For me it's the religiosity. His and his old man's.

You have to wring it out like a grease-soaked kitchen rag. And there's always more, as if the rag is self-replenishing.

He's manipulative to a point beyond what traditional instruments can gauge. The Queen in the Snow White tale poisons an apple, intending to present it to Snow White, then disguises herself and does present it. I see Cruz as holding that example high in his system of personal values. It feels as if he is channeling that apple-poisoning Queen 24/7. Turns out the Queen has tried poisoning several times before, trying to rid herself of this beautiful rival.

Cruz's old man is a nutcase from the word go. More shrewd than smart, the old man has been preaching hellfire and brimstone forever. I don't like his declaration that God has chosen Ted as our next president. I think voters will make that call and I don't think Ted is going to be on the ballot.