Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Glutton For Punishment

THE MOST BORING and irrelevant speech ever delivered on the floor of the United States Senate is finally over, after twenty one hours of tedium. Senator Ted Cruz, conservative republican from Texas, finished blathering to an empty senate chamber, than rushed right to a telephone to make his voice appear on the Rush Limbaugh radio program, believe it nor not. AS if he hadn't already talked enough. And he didn't miss a beat. Picked up right where he left off, bonding with Limbaugh, agreeing with Rush that their fellow republicans had jumped ship by not supporting the effort more, even though they showed up form time to time throughout the long night to ask questions, and give Cruz a chance to sip water and clear his throat. Cruz and Limbaugh praised the long talk and the noble but doomed crusade against the Affordable Care Act. On the radio his voice and energy level seemed just fine, amazingly. You would think he would have laryngitis, but oh no, not Ted Cruz. His voice was strong and clear on radio, even after talking nearly non stop for twenty one hours. Give credit where credit is due, the man is amazing. During his senate filibuster he talked about Dr Seuss, his family, Star Wars the movie, and american patriotism. There is little that he did not talk about. After all, one can only criticize socialized health insurance so much before the complaining wears thin. All he failed to do is pass out at the very end, after the fashion of Jimmy Stewart. That would have provided a dramatic flourish, possibly just enough to rally the country around his effort to preserve free market health care. Now he seems to regard himself as a martyr to a noble and just cause. I suppose anyone is his position would. Cruz is one of several young, highly conservative United States Senators, along with Marco Rubio, and Rand Paul, who appear to be preparing to run for president in 2016. The good news is that only one of them can become president at any given time. Oh, to be young, conservative, a republican, and hispanic! During his purely theatrical performance, Cruz wore sneakers, walked around a little bit, nibbled on some snack crackers from time to time, but never took a bathroom break. Presumably he did this before calling Rush Limbaugh, but you never know; these conservative publicity hounds who want to be president are gluttons for punishment.

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