He said the real demons are those moderate republicans who finally ended the shutdown on the edge of the government default. Senator cruz is the right wing zealot of the season. His attacks were relentless and have stirred resistance to the health care program. He has hurt economic growth. Even as he campaigns on a promise of, guess what, economic growth. He reminds me of the kid who kills his parents and begs the judge mercy on the ground hes an orphan. A perfect candidate for halloween week. Howard fine and david corn. Both are msnbc political analysts. Anyway, next time you hear someone like ted cruz say the shutdown was worth it, dont believe it. Usa today on the cover surveyed economists. Only 7 say the economists are more optimistic now than they were three months ago about the history of the countrys economic growth. More than half, 56 , say they are less optimistic now after the shutdown. Let me go to david on this. Or let me start with howard. Howard, this story that i do see