Tough as Texas
Being too cowardly to defend your father, your wife, or yourself.
Somebody left something on my door the other day that said, "Ted Cruz, Tough as Texas." Hahaha, I mean, come on. If somebody called my wife a dog, and said my daddy was in on the Kennedy assassination, I wouldn't be kissing their ass. You stick a finger in their chest and give them a few choice words. Or you drag their ass out by the woodshed and kick their ass, Ted. Come on.. Ted.