Not Playing Nice

Ted Cruz, the G.O.P.’s Nasty Newcomer - NYTimes.com

WHEN a Vesuvius like John McCain tells you that you belch too much smoke and spew too much fire, you know you’ve got a problem...

Also, a point from the comment thread:

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Can we please stop assuming that a person's surname indicates racial identity and political ideology? Some of us carry around the surnames of slave master ancestors, e.g., Dr. Hrabowski, president of UMBC, a black man. Some of us bear the same surname as our Jewish American brethren, although we may be black and Roman Catholic.

Hispanic is not a race. Why this bears repeating I'll never understand. In fact, 54 percent of Hispanics consider themselves white.

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio attempt to play the "minority" card, but they are not minorities. Let their actions, bigotry, and small-mindedness speak for themselves.

• Feb. 17, 2013 at 1:37 p.m.