[The Iceman Cometh]

So, here are interesting comments from RedState of all places:

Yes, Cruz went out and said he really wanted the bill to pass, however, this is what you do when you offer a poison pill.

So, here RedState is confirming that Cruz offered his support for the bill.

Then, they offer this little tidbit

So did Cruz mislead his fellow senators? That's not the question.

The answer to this is obvious isn't it? Ted's tactic, according to this article is that Ted used deceit (lies) as a strategy to kill the bill.

Isn't this what Cruz is trying to get across?

[JohnBovenmyer]

Yep, Ted was using lies, the amnesty side's lies that it wasn't all about making more Democrat voters. Their vote's against Ted's poison pill unmasked their lies and that was the poison that killed the bill.