Ted Cruz remains loyal to GW Bush despite tough criticism

GOP Presidential candidate Ted Cruz, (Texas), is remaining loyal to former President George W. Bush despite highly critical comments that Bush has made about him, according to ABC News on Tuesday. Cruz, who once worked in Bush's 2000 Presidential campaign, says that he is grateful to Bush because he met his wife, Heidi while working for him. Cruz also said that Bush was a man of his convictions "even in the face of daunting odds."

Cruz was one of the attorneys who worked on the voting recount in Florida in 2000, the year of the controversy swirling around "hanging chads." The United States Supreme Court's refusal to hear a case challenging a Florida court's ruling that did not recognize thousands of ballots with "hanging chads" is what gave the 2000 election victory to George W. Bush. This was despite the fact that Vice-President Al Gore won the popular vote in both Florida and the United States.

Despite Cruz's obvious role in the promotion of Bush's legal case that eventually lead to his 2000 election victory, George W. Bush has issued some critical statements about Cruz. Bush told donors: "I just don't like the guy."

Furthermore, the former President has described Cruz as "opportunistic." This is in sharp contrast to the nickname that Bush had for Cruz when he was working for him in his campaign: "Theodore." Reportedly Bush gave him that name because like Theodore Roosevelt, Cruz, was "serious" all the time.

Despite unfavorable comments from George W. Bush, Cruz has remained philosophical, attributing most of it to the fact that Bush supports his brother Jeb's candidacy for President: