Watch The Daily Show critique Ted Cruz's faux filibuster

ObamaCare is like Nazi Germany? asks Jon Stewart. Cruz is "f--king with us, right?"

Jon Stewart isn't impressed with Ted Cruz
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) gave a 21-hour speech on the Senate floor Tuesday and Wednesday — an impressive feat of stamina, if nothing else. Even Jon Stewart at The Daily Show is impressed, dedicating the entire first half of Wednesday night's show to the quasi-filibuster.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.