The Nut Didn't Fall Far From The Tree

Radical reactionary Sen. Ted "Tailgunner Ted" Cruz (R-Calgary) is well known for his legislative obstruction, his outrageous accusations, and his extreme views on every major issue, which have strong echoes of his doppelgänger, the late Sen. Joe "Tailgunner Joe" McCarthy.  Well, it appears that Tailgunner Ted is also following in his nut bag dad's footsteps.

His father, Rafael, is a right-wing pastor who has taken up the cause of denying equal rights to LGBT citizens in Plano, Texas.   Last year, the Plano city council adopted an anti-discrimination ordinance that would essentially bring it up to date with Federal laws.  That vote touched off an orgy of "Christian" ministers and assorted bigots who are vowing to repeal the ordinance in the city's elections in May.  Cruz the Elder has been appearing in Plano to stir up the Talibangelists, calling the anti-discrimination ordinance an "attack on Judeo-Christian beliefs in America."  Yet another example of theocrats who hate Gubmint, except when it comes to forcing their twisted interpretation of the Bible on everyone else through….the Gubmint.