How and why does Cruz escape your rightful disgust? He voted for it the first time; today, McConnell told him his vote was not needed. Happens all the time with these votes. Now, he can go out in the field and say he voted against cloture, and since only 51 votes are needed to pass the bill, he can also vote against the bill. He will neglect to mention he helped make it all possible in the beginning.
Good analysis. That’s exactly how it works. Excellent post.