“Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) argued forcefully Sunday that the government shutdown late last year was not the Republican Party’s fault, but was in fact the Democrats’ doing — a contention that even members of Cruz’s own party disagree with.”*
In an interview with CBS’ Bob Schieffer, Ted Cruz lied, completely ironically, saying he didn’t push for last year’s government shutdown, putting the blame on President Obama instead. The facts, other members of the Republican party, and a well-documented “filibuster” from Cruz point to that being an absolute lie. Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more from Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/26/ted-cruz-democrats-caused-the-shutdown/
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