Ted Cruz is threatening to shut down the government of the United Damn States of America because he can.

No other reason.

Under Rule 22, even one senator can force two “cloture” votes and up to 30 hours of debate on any bill simply by objecting to a quick up-or-down vote.

There are two candidates for a potential filibuster that could force this scenario: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL). Both have been screaming bloody murder over the fact that the House GOP bill fails to block Obama’s executive actions which would allow more than 4 million undocumented immigrants to gain three-year work permits.

Ted knows that he cannot stop an executive order but that’s not the point.  Actually doing something is never the point with Ted.  Putting on a show and forcing everyone to look at him is the point.  He’s standing at the center of the government yelling, “Look at me.  Look at me.  Look. At. Me.”

Now Ted sees this differently than I do.  He says he’s not shutting down the government; Barack Obama is.  Barack Obama is forcing Ted to shut down the government so it’s Barack Obama’s fault.  Which sounds like every wife beater on the planet.  He’s saying, “Obama is forcing me to hit him.”

Look, I’m not saying that Ted Cruz is a juvenile narcissistic bully … wait … oh hell, that’s exactly what Im saying.