Ted Cruz Is an Amateur

Much to the consternation of moderates in both parties, Republican Senator Ted Cruz and his Tea Party band are gearing up for another showdown over President Barack Obama’s health-care law, guaranteeing that Congress will remain captive to their agenda.

But when it comes to throwing sand into the gears of the legislative process, the radicals in today’s Congress are rank amateurs. History is replete with senators and representatives who have, against all odds, forced their colleagues to revisit matters that the majority wished to avoid. Like slavery, for example.