My hunch is the GOP-e is standing with the dems to send Cruz a message.
The GOP-e is sending a message to us, the peons. Looks like we need to send a message to them: “Hey, so-called Senator, how do you think you’ll be able to attend all those D.C. cocktail parties after you get voted out?” Maybe if we point out what’s most important to them, they’ll turn on their brains and realize the ramifications of what they’ve just done.