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,