Cruz is a force to be reckoned with and the GOP-e are scared to death of him.
Yes! Lots of pizza parties with the new guys/gals, Ted. Pizza and a bottomless well of...tea.
The public agrees with Ted, but doesn't know it, because the media has portrayed him as a Tea Party "extremist." Cruz' effort will bring the intra-party conflict out into the open, with Cruz on the side of sanity.
This will boost his stock AND possibly turn the public against Obama and his government shutdown propaganda.