English: Professor Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Sen. Ted Cruz, who has led the tea–party wing of Republicans in
Congress to push for defunding of Obamacare, is an intelligent and
principled debater, says his old Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz.
Appearing Tuesday on CNN's "Piers Morgan Live,"
Dershowitz called the freshman Texas Republican "one of the sharpest
students I had, in terms of analytic skills. I've had 10,000 students
over my 50 years at Harvard. . . . He has to qualify among the brightest
of the students."
Dershowitz called the freshman Texas Republican "one of the sharpest
students I had, in terms of analytic skills. I've had 10,000 students
over my 50 years at Harvard. . . . He has to qualify among the brightest
of the students."
Although some in his own party have accused him of grandstanding,
Cruz deeply believes in what he is doing, Dershowtiz said. Cruz made
intelligent points and won debates constantly in his class – including
winning debates with professors, Dershowitz said.
Former economic adviser to President Barack Obama, Austan Goolsbee, appearing on Fox News Channel's "Hannity" on Tuesday, said much the same thing about his former Harvard classmate.
"I think Democrats would make a big mistake to underestimate him," Goolsby said. "I think he's very smart."
"He deeply believes what he's doing," Dershowitz said. "I don't
think of him so much as a tactical or strategic thinker. He's deeply
principled."
think of him so much as a tactical or strategic thinker. He's deeply
principled."
