When Ted Cruz Was Still an Insider

Politico: “In a never-before-reported meeting in Bush’s Dallas office, Cruz began to outline his 2012 campaign playbook for the former president… Cruz explained how he would consolidate conservatives yearning for a political outsider, how he would outflank the front-runner on the right, how he would proudly carry the mantle of the ascendant tea party to victory over entrenched elites.”

“It was impressive foreshadowing. But Bush cut Cruz off before he could finish.”

Said Bush: “I guess you don’t want my support. Ted, what the hell do you think I am?”