Ted Cruz, the junior Senator from what is left of the Great State of Texas, voted against a resolution commemorating Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.

You wanna know why?

You don’t wanna know but I’m going to tell you anyway.

“Senator Cruz does not oppose the substance of the MS resolution, and he never did,” his spokesman said.  “Unfortunately, the sponsors of this resolution circulated their request for unanimous consent less than 48 hours before they wanted it passed.”

Cruz says his staff needed time to read it because who the hell know what manner of kindness and sympathy might be extended to the vultures who catch MS on purpose just to draw a taxpayer handout.

And look, I don’t want to be mean, but …. how long does it take to have someone on your staff read a non-binding resolution.  I mean, I understand that whole pointing at each word and sounding it out thing, but 48 hours?  Really?

But who is really to blame for Senator Cruz’s behavior?  Democrats.  Of damn course.   The member of his staff who doesn’t have time to read but can run her mouth on wind power said the fault lies with the …. “Senate Democratic staff, instead of working to ensure unanimous consent, instead decided to leak this story to try to malign Senator Cruz.”

Yep, the Democrats did it in the parlor with a candlestick.  Maligned this man.  For shame on them.

He’s a jerk, y’all.  A total jerk.