Ted Cruz -- the irony of his health care insurance.

In 2013 Sen. Ted Cruz led the fight to defund Obamacare by trying to run out the clock in the time allotted for discussion.  This is what led him to talk through the night, reading from Dr. Seuss book about "green eggs and ham."

Now the irony comes back to bite him -- but he's pretty good at wiggling out of most anything.   Here's the situation:

Cruz's wife has worked at Goldman Sachs investment bank, but now she's going to take a leave of absence to be with him on the presidential campaign trail.   That means the Cruz family will lose their health insurance policy provided by her employer.

The law requires that members of Congress, who do not have health insurance provided through another means (like a sponse's employer or Medicare) must enroll through the federal exchange.   It was the conservatives who insisted on that, hoping it would discourage votes for the passage of Obamacare.

So now the Cruz family will become utilizers of Obamacare -- the program that Ted Cruz has been a leader in trying to defund, to overturn . . . anything except letting it work for the American people.

And -- further irony -- if he should succeed in doing any of that, his own family will suffer.   Except, not really.    People like his wife make a lot of money working for Goldman Sachs;  so they can probably afford to pay out of pocket for their medical care.    Not to worry, folks.


Ralph

PS:  I regret that I don't remember where I read it, but I think it fits Ted Cruz to a T.   "He looks like a wax figure that is starting to melt."    Honestly, he does.   More so, as each year goes by.   If they can talk about Hillary's hair and clothes, I think we can say this.