listen, jay, i'm one of the many people who is not a fan of shutting down the government. >> you looked like a big fan from where i was setting. >> texas senator ted cruz's interview with jay leno tops our political playground. cruz insisted he had not been in favor of the recent government shutdown but admitted his dr. seuss-fueled filibuster in the lead-up to the stalemate proved quite popular with one important person in his life. >> i have to tell you, in ten months i've been in office, my daughters, caroline and catherine, nothing i've done in the senate has impressed caroline at all except the only moment was when i read "green eggs and ham." and when i got home, caroline said, that was kind of cool. >> another politico hobnobbing,