Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) faced howls of laughter from an audience in Washington, D.C. on Thursday when he claimed that he "didn't want a shutdown" over President Barack Obama's health care reform law.I can't wait until this guy is running for President. Officially.
At The Atlantic's Washington Ideas Forum, Fox News host Chris Wallace pointed out to the Texas Republican that many of his colleagues thought he hurt the party by forcing the government shutdown instead of letting Obamacare fail on its own.
"That ignores who I think was responsible for the shutdown," Cruz replied. "I didn't want a shutdown. Throughout the whole thing, I said we shouldn't have a shutdown."
That remark elicited laughter from the forum audience.
"Now, folks here can disagree," Cruz said, turning to the crowd. "But repeatedly, I voted to keep the government open."
Oh, Senator Ted Cruz.
Welp, at least when he gets voted out of office, he'll have a second career as a comedian:
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