From Talking Points Memo:
Cruz began by reading Bible passages from "King Solomon's Wise Words," and then compared the Affordable Care Act to the beloved Dr. Seuss story "Green Eggs and Ham," which he read enthusiastically and in full.
"'Green Eggs and Ham' has some applicability, as curious as it may sound, to the Obamcare debate," Cruz said after he finished, to a few audible chuckles from the Senate gallery.
Americans "did not like green eggs and ham, and they did not like Obamacare either," he added. "They did not like Obamacare in a box, with a fox, in a house, with a mouse."
Sometimes, it takes someone as abysmally stupid as Ted Cruz to say something so amazingly, profoundly, inadvertently... true. Wait, what?
Think about what the moral of Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham would be.
Isn't it: How do you know you don't like it if you haven't even tried it?
See, right now most Republicans hate Hate HATE Obamacare. Even a number of people who aren't Republicans have heard all the yowling from the Right and are uneasy about it.
I could not, would not, on a boat.
I will not, will not, with a goat.
I will not eat them in the rain.
I will not eat them on a train.
Not in the dark! Not in a tree!
Not in a car! You let me be!
I do not like them in a box.
I do not like them with a fox.
I will not eat them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them ANYWHERE!
But, when you ask them about individual components of it (or even just call it "the Affordable Care Act" instead of Obamacare), they like it a lot more.
I do not like
green eggs
and ham!
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am.
But the reality is, for all their tantrums, for all their sabotage, the Republicans have failed. Obamacare is going to start kicking in next month. And the reality just doesn't match all the lies Fox News has told.
You do not like them.
SO you say.
Try them! Try them!
And you may.
Try them and you may I say.
This plan is going into effect soon, and people are going to take advantage of the benefits that Obamacare provides.
Sam!
If you will let me be,
I will try them.
You will see.
And THEN, people will find out that Obamacare is going to be saving them hundreds of dollars -- every month -- on their health insurance...
Say!
I like green eggs and ham!
I do!! I like them, Sam-I-am!
...and that their kids will get to stay on their parents plan for years longer...
And I would eat them in a boat!
And I would eat them with a goat...
And I will eat them in the rain.
...and that they can't be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions...
And in the dark. And on a train.
And in a car. And in a tree.
They are so good so good you see!
...and that there are no lifetime caps on care...
So I will eat them in a box.
And I will eat them with a fox.
...and that the insurance companies can't drop them the minute they get sick...
And I will eat them in a house.
And I will eat them with a mouse.
...and that insurance has to cover preventative care at 100%...
And I will eat them here and there.
Say! I will eat them ANYWHERE!
Well, I think a lot of people are going to start liking Obamacare as soon as they actually give it a try.
I do so like
green eggs and ham!
Thank you!
Thank you,
Sam-I-am
And that's what the Republicans like Cruz are so terrified of.