It was only the first day of statements only at the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, but it’s clear the Circuit Court of Appeals judge has a staunch friend in Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
Cruz has signaled for some time his complete support and approval of his former presidential rival’s first SCOTUS nomination. But he used his time today to issue a preemptive strike against what might have been a key Democrat strategy in the upcoming days of question and answer.