As some readers may remember, I’m rooting hard for my friend Ted Cruz in Texas: He’s running for the Republican Senate nomination, and he would be superb, in my opinion. To see what I wrote about Ted, when he announced, go here.

Oddly enough, my endorsement is not enough to secure him the nomination. Today, the Cruz campaign announced that the candidate has received a more important endorsement, from the new Utah senator, Mike Lee.

Lee said, in part, “The 2010 election showed that voters are looking for strong, principled conservatives in the Senate. Money and the establishment aren’t what they used to be; principle and message — real conviction and a proven record — matter much more.

“Ted is one of our nation’s leading defenders of the Tenth Amendment. He is a champion for limiting the power, size, and spending of the federal government. Ted and I share much in common. We’re both proven conservatives who clerked for strong conservative Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, and we both believe passionately in limited government and the U.S. Constitution.

“We’re in an epic fight — to stop the Obama agenda, to reverse the out-of-control spending in Washington, and to restore the constitutional limitations on our federal government. We need Ted Cruz in the Senate to help lead this fight and to help us win.”

I like it, I like it. Then I would, wouldn’t I? I hope you will, too. As far as I’m concerned, Ted Cruz can’t get to the Senate fast enough. With a majority, it would be especially sweet. Then again, in a minority, his pugnacious intellect and tongue would be of particular value.

Anyway, I’m done campaigning (for now). (I feel another Corner post coming on, Utah-related.)