Ted sure seems to have been able, with his 21 hour “speech” to kick start this good thing. Otherwise Boehner, dingyharry and nobama would be happy as pigs in their mudhole and the slow-train would still be rolling on toward socialism without any substantive protest.
Although I am not pleased to see WW2 Vets harassed and NPS acting like Gestapo, but this thing Cruz started is energizing many, many even on the dem side in seeing liberals for their true selves.
Perhaps the most valuable service our future president provided is in exposing the GOPe senators that are bought off by the ruling class and their K Street lobbyists. These turncoats and deceivers that are up for reelection will pay come primary season for next years elections.