“I’m against it even though I couldn’t be arsed to show up for the vote”
Pay attention. Cruz fought valiantly, moreso than any other senator against Lynch’s appointmnent. The writing was on the wall after the cloture vote. To hang around was academic.
So Cruz left, primarily to protest his RINO colleaques sorry performance. He did not want to be a part of such a miserable foregone conclusion.
Again, pay attention!