As to the specifics of the hupocrisy. For years, Cruz has passionately defended Texas’ decision to secede from the national energy grid decades ago and deregulate its wholesale electricity market which he called a “model” for the nation. Today, Cruz has been demanding the that Texas regulators “act swiftly” to protect ratepayers who signed up for cheap energy contracts and now want to be insulated from their decisions. He also wants FEMA money for Texas to help pay the elctricity bills. In economics, thats called “socializing” costs so that taxpayers around the country pay for the stupidity of Texans who signed “market-rate” contracts. In Texas, thats called personal responsibility.
