Home Politics This Is Why Ted Cruz is So Damned Despised – Thom Hartmann Program By Thom Hartmann - February 20, 2016 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Thom Hartmann shares the story of how Ted Cruz, when he was Solicitor General for Texas, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court to keep a man in jail for 16 years for stealing a calculator. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Jim Jordan Declares Donald Trump The Official Leader Of The Republican Party Texans Demand Utility Bill Forgiveness After Price Gouging Outrage Experts Predict Republicans Will Get Even More Extreme Than Marjorie Taylor Greene