A time for truth
Subtitle: reigniting the promise of America
By: Ted Cruz
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780062365613
Subjects: Politics and government; Political and social views; Legislators; Biography; Presidential candidates
Description: First-term Texas Senator and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is already a political lightning rod. Since his election to the Senate in 2012 he has refused to go along with the established way of doing business in Washington. As a result, he has become a voice for millions of Americans frustrated with governmental corruption and gridlock. Telling the truth is a radical act in our nation's capital -- a city dominated by empty promises, meaningless 'show votes,' and a self-protection racket designed to get politicians re-elected rather than heeding the demands of the American people. Cruz now tells his story as a Cuban immigrant's son who made it to the Ivy League, to the Supreme Court bar, and eventually the U.S. Senate. It's a deeply personal journey that begins with Cruz's father experiencing brutality in a Cuban prison and ends with Cruz's discovery that Washington has neither the courage nor the desire to preserve the freedom and opportunities that gave hope to his father, and millions like him. Pulling back the curtain on the backroom deals between Republicans, Democrats, and the lobbyists who keep them in office instead of keeping them accountable to their constituents, the book offers an inside look at what has gone wrong in our nation's capital. Cruz argues that the only way to bring about real change is to revitalize the Constitutional principles that made our country great.
Notes: Pre-publication title: A time for truth : reigniting the miracle of America.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-347) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mendacity; title: The beacon; title: To the Lone Star state; title: Enter the ivies; title: May it please the court; title: The Bush administration; title: Upholding the law; title: Question #10: A grassroots campaign for the U.S. Senate; title: Into the beast; title: The Obamacare battle; title: Obama's vacuum of leadership; title: Reigniting the promise of America.