Y’all, this running for President stuff is haaaaaard.

I mean, you actually have to work.

Ted Cruz is not happy about this turn of events.  He sent out a fundraising letter where he whined about all the hardships he’s enduring.

Cruz moans that he’s “sacrificing a great deal” to seek the White House. He has less time with his family. He and his wife Heidi, who until recently was a Goldman Sachs executive, are taking a financial hit because of the campaign. His personal time is encroached upon by campaign obligations. (“My days are no longer my own,” he grouses. “Days start before dawn and many times don’t end until early the next morning.”) And, perhaps worst of all, the food is lousy, and—OMG!—campaigning interferes with his sleep needs: “My runoff campaign for the Senate in 2012 took a toll, but now I’m sacrificing even more sleep with long nights and constant travel.”

Yes, I imagine it’s tough getting by on Ted’s $175,000 senate salary and his wife’s vacation time at Goldman Sachs.

I was fixing to whine that I’m upset about paying Ted’s salary for him not to do his job to represent me in the senate, but then I realized I’d be happy to pay for that.

Let me see here.  We pay a private in the army $18,000 a year and a staff sergeant $28,000 – plus they sleep outside and have to carry their own luggage.

A school teacher in Abilene, Texas, makes about $45,000 a year – plus, they have to put up with your damn kids.

A minimum wage worker at Walmart makes $15,000 a year in Texas – plus, they don’t get health insurance or the senate dining room.

Let’s talk about sacrifices, Ted.  Wanna do that?

Thanks to John for the heads up.