Numerous media outlets are reporting that Sen. Ted Cruz (TP-Texas) will announce his candidacy for President today at Liberty University in Virginia. It’s very rare for a candidate to announce at a venue away from his home state. But Cruz’s time in DC has shown that his political agenda has almost nothing to do with Texas or improving the lives of Texas citizens. The Cruz agenda appears to be about one thing and one thing only – the greater glorification of all things Ted Cruz. And one has to admit that it has been a remarkably success so far. Red cannot recall a junior senator raising such a ruckus in his first term of holding any political office. Which raises the question of what it is that qualifies Cruz for President – beyond being 35 years old and a natural born citizen of the U.S.? And speaking of that second requirement – where do the “birthers’ stand on the undeniable fact that Cruz was born in Canada? Red doesn’t question Cruz’s technical qualification for the highest office, but how can one have questioned Obama’s qualification for the office and then ignore the same problem with respect to Cruz. For a decent analysis of the situation see Rick Ungar’s column in Forbes.