Jay Nordlinger praises Texas’s Ted Cruz. You should read it because Ted Cruz is a name you should remember. He will hopefully be my next state attorney general, but, as Nordlinger points out, Cruz’s future’s so bright he oughta wear shades.
I’ve had some very mild contact with Cruz through my law school. Before presenting his [winning] argument to the Supreme Court last year in Medellin, he did a moot court in front of some law school professors. He was not only practicing for the argument, but he turned it into a wonderful teaching experience for the students there. I’m extremely skeptical of the usefulessness of oral arguments in appellate cases, but an oral argument from Cruz is something unique. There were multiple levels of persuasion going on with every sentence he said; he was simply brilliant.
I briefly met him on a couple other occaisions. I don’t pretend to be a great talent evaluator, but I’ve never met anyone who made such a powerful impression in such small periods of time. He’s as smart as they come, personable, and an ideological conservative (and his wife with to CMC!). In the years to come, conservatives are going to be very pleased that he’s on our side.
Posted by Apollo in Deep in the Heart of Texas