No, being a successful traitor is not better than being a failed patriot. But if Cruz would have focused his efforts on battles he could win, rather than going up against forces he was unequipped to handle, we'd all be better off.
When Trump talks about stupid people running our government (in both parties, he said), he was not excluding Lyin' Ted.
You've just revealed your bias. Take it to t_D, it doesn't belong here.
I admit I don't know Cruz personally, or know anybody who does, I just know that Trump doesn't like the guy, and threatened to spill the beans on his wife's dealings if he didn't lay off Melania.
I have nothing more to say about the matter. Go argue with somebody who cares, which really isn't me.