Huffington Magazine Issue 69 | Page 11

Enter lican in this day and age. Days ago, King criticized the legislative meanderings of Sen. Ted Cruz (RTexas), and called Cruz a “fraud,” which ensured that King’s office would spend the rest of the day fielding calls from Cruz’s fanbase. Their comments featured “vile, profane, obscene language,” the likes of which King had never heard, and we remind you that he represents part of Long Island. As a result, King went on Morning Joe and told their Zoo Crew, “I’m not saying Ted Cruz is responsible for all his supporters, but he has tapped into a dark strain here in the American political psyche here, and again, the most obscene, profane stuff you can imagine all from people who say they support the Constitution.” So King was primed to be one of those “mad as hell/not gonna take it anymore” types as Monday’s deliberations began, and as the sun set in the west, it looked for all the world like he was going to finally foment a revolt. As the National Review’s Jonathan Strong reported Monday evening, “Republican moderates have apparently had enough.” King wanted a “clean” continuing resolution, and he was going to damn well keep LOOK