Seeing Theodore Gebhard’s piece about Ted Cruz caused me to reflect on Donald Trump’s recent description of Senator Cruz as “nasty” and to recall my one experience with the senator – although it is one he is likely unaware of. It happened at the Constituting America event in Las Colinas, Irving, Texas, held September 12, 2014.  Senator Cruz was the keynote speaker. Senator Cruz gave approximately a 45-minute speech with an eloquently stated conservative message. Afterward, as the crowd thinned, he mingled in the audience, speaking with a number of those in attendance. As many had already left fifteen minutes or so later, the senator and Reverend Cruz, who was in attendance, began walking together down one side of the room.  They exited through a door to another part of the building. That’s when I decided to leave. Walking toward the front of the building with its multiple glass doors, I noticed a woman outside...(Read Full Post)