Cruz: “The Dream of Keeping Poor People from Seeing a Doctor Must Never Die”
From the Borowitz Report - 10/16/13:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/10/cruz-the-dream-of-keeping-poor-people-from-seeing-a-doctor-must-never-die.html
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)Acknowledging that the government shutdown was coming to an end, an emotional Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to the Senate floor today to make an impassioned speech, telling his colleagues, The dream of keeping poor people from seeing a doctor must never die.
His eyes welling up with tears, Sen. Cruz said, I embarked on this crusade with a simple goal: to keep affordable health care out of the reach of ordinary, hard-working Americans. And while this battle was lost, that dreamthat precious, cherished dreamwill live on.
Reflecting on the government shutdown and near-default that almost touched off a global financial apocalypse, Sen. Cruz said, Well give it another try in a few weeks.
Sen. Cruzs closest ally, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) also spoke reverently of the shutdown, calling it the most expensive Civil War reënactment in history.
Unfortunately, once again, the wrong side won, he said.