After reading that intriguing gem, all interest in Cruz's vote went out the window except to say feeling the need to explain a vote after the fact never looks good.
I am more interested in taking McConnell and Boehner down and I pray their political lives are about to get messy in a very public and humiliating way.
As supporters of Cruz, we are so used to seeing him throw the long ball and connect that it is disappointing to see him have to punt.
But punting is a fact of life in football.
Ted Cruz is throwing the ball out of bounds to stop the clock. But we are left in limbo not knowing if there is anything else that can be done.