6 highlights from Ted Cruz's insane faux-filibuster

Nazis, cocktails, and the Little Engine That Could

Ted Cruz
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Sen. Ted Cruz's big day has finally come.

The Tea Party Republican from Texas took to the Senate floor Tuesday in an ostensible attempt to block a vote that would allow Democrats to strip an ObamaCare-defunding provision from a bill to fund the government. He declared he would talk "until I am no longer able to stand."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.