Watching Ted Cruz Spin on Roy Moore and Al Franken Will Make You Dizzy
Because it looks increasingly and unfortunately likely that we’re going to have to hear the phrase “Senator Roy Moore” before too long, journalists have moved on to the next question: Will the U.S. Senate make good on its threats, and perhaps refuse to seat the twice-booted judge, who has been repeatedly accused of preying on teenage girls when he was in his 30s?
As shown in a video flagged on Twitter by Think Progress's Aaron Rupar, television host Neil Cavuto put the question to Texas senator Ted Cruz Thursday night: “Do you think [Moore] should be thrown out of the Senate” if he wins, asked Cavuto.
“Of course not ... we’ve got to respect the will of the voters,” Cruz said.
Make of Cruz’s stance what you will, but give it this: It’s a stand. It’s a coherent position. (Though a rather odd one, given that one of Cruz’s favorite poses is that of the righteous moral crusader. And it’s kind of telling that he didn’t even nod to the seriousness of the charges against Moore in his answer.)
Cavuto next went on to question Cruz about his Senate colleague Al Franken, who has been accused by five women of groping them. All of a sudden, Cruz the Righteous was back.
Now, keep in mind that by any reasonable standard, Franken has been accused of doing less vile things than Moore has. For one, none of Franken’s victims were underage. And two, as far as we know, Franken never did anything beyond groping; Moore is accused of going much further.
But then again, Franken is a partisan opponent of Cruz—a Democrat, even! And apparently that’s what matters.
“These allegations are serious, and they keep coming up every day,” Cruz scolded. He said the charges are a “serious, serious problem” for Franken and the Democrats.
Journalist Neil Cavuto apparently failed to notice the glaring double standard. “Senator, thank you!” he said, and the interview concluded.