Excuse me for just a moment while I make a public plea to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz: “Call me next time, Ted, for free advice before you actually do something stupid. I can save you some pain.” I mean, was it his wife, a Goldman Sachs managing director, God bless her, who said to him last week during the middle of a devastating Texas freeze: “Hey, Ted, honey, I have an idea. Why don’t we all go to Cancun for a vacay and get away from this dreadful cold?” To which I would have said, had Ted called me on my cell: