U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, doesn’t trust those of his own political party, which means he’s really and truly distrustful of those in the other party.

I’m still scratching my head over what he said on the Senate floor the other day.

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/05/23/sen-ted-cruz-i-dont-trust-republicans/

If he doesn’t trust either Republicans and Democrats, does he trust anyone? Is there an ounce of trust and good will in this man’s body? Or is he out to wreck the government, tear it down, rebuild it into something else – perhaps in his own image?

This guy is getting weirder by the day … and that’s really saying something because he’s been pretty weird ever since he took office all those many months ago.

Yeah, he’s been in the Senate all of five months and he’s managed to step on just about every set of toes there is. To what end is not yet clear. I know he’s not the first politician to take a public office perhaps with his eyes on a larger prize down the road. This individual’s brass, though, is breathtaking.

He’s even managed to antagonize the senior statesmen within his own party, such as Sen. John McCain, the 2008 GOP presidential nominee and Vietnam War prisoner.

Former Sen. Bob Dole, one of his party’s elders, said the other day the Senate is “badly bent.” Dole would be on the outs with the likes of Cruz, a tea party golden boy. The man, though, knew how to legislate and managed to forge constructive working relationships with senators from the other party, such as his good friend and fellow World War II veteran the late Sen. George McGovern.

I’m trying to imagine Ted Cruz forming that kind of bond with someone on the other side. That image just refuses to take shape in my mind’s eye.