MikeE didn't make up Ted Cruz's presidential aspirations, it's well known in political minded circles he is seen as a Teapublicans hopeful in 2016. Defending his birthplace as legitimate just confirms speculation. People do not want religious zealots having any kind of nuclear capabilities, doesn't matter which monoloethic religion, they are all dangerous. Cruz has proven in the short time he has been an elected official he is often erratic and irrational so bad that John McCain had to step in, he will never pass the 3am phone call test.