Why We Should Pass the Damn COVID Relief Bill Now | Opinion On 2/21/21 at 7:00 AM EST I'm not sure anyone wants to hear more about Texas Senator Ted Cruz and his Cancún winter break. But just indulge me. Basically, the moral of the story is this: lawmakers like Cruz and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have forgotten what their job is really about. My little case study: during my first reporting job in the '70s, I was assigned to cover a meeting held by the late Mendel Davis in a recreation center in downtown Beaufort, South Carolina. Davis was seated up front in the hall, flan...