Not the Onion -Cruz just named Ranking Member of the Senate subcommittee that oversees aviation.

[soothsayer]

One day after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) returned to America from a controversial trip to Cancun during the Texas crisis, he was named the Ranking Member of the Senate subcommittee that oversees aviation.

Link to tweet

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[EarlG]

1. That's a bummer for him

If they'd announced it a couple days earlier, he could have used, "Er, as part of my Aviation subcommittee duties I was just making sure planes still worked," as his excuse for flying to Cancun.

It wouldn't have been any less plausible than his other excuses

[True Dough]

2. Who better

that "Flyin' Ted" to have buzzing around the sub-committee?

[SergeStorms]

3. Old Ted...

is such a noxious gas bag he doesn't need airplanes to fly.

[Rstrstx]

4. Just trying to get some more experience under his belt

Yeah that’s it, that’s the ticket, that’s why he had to go to take an international flight (I just jest - it’d actually be quite difficult for him to get much more of anything under that expanding belt)

[Laelth]

5. Perfect for Pleasure Cruz.

Keep those luxury jets flying to Cancun, Senator!



-Laelth

[a kennedy]

6. OFGS.......seriously??

[42bambi]

7. What a unique way for trying out for a job! Sorry Cruz, once Beto wins

in 2 years, you may be qualified to check his luggage.