0 experienced house republicans, who know just a little bit about the senate, knew that cruz was lying, all the senate republicans with the possible exception of cruz groupie meek lee knew that cruz was lying. surrender in the senate is normally a quicker and quieter affair. than cruz s meaningless long talk which was most certainly not a fill buibuster as everyon knows. ted cruz s 21-hour stunt was a nonstop admission he has no tactic, no strategy, no way of winning, what he is pretending to fight for. and as soon as he ended his ridiculous stunt at precisely the minute, the minute that he promised harry reid the day before that he would end his ridiculous stunt, republican senator john mccain was granted time by the democratic majority leader to speak. is and listen, these are good men and women, i don t i respect them. i like them. many of these are my friends. but they half been here a long time. they re beaten down. they don t believe we than quinn. th the answer on every issu