Play of the Day: America's 'Devoted Cruzader'

Ted Cruz and his 'filibuster' are late-night fodder.

September 26, 2013

By Reena Flores

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Read any Dr. Seuss lately?

The children's book author is all the rage since Ted Cruz premiered Green Eggs and Ham during his marathon 'filibuster' on the Senate floor.

The comedy shows can't get enough of the Texas senator. It's no wonder: his 21-hour speech-- which included references to Nazy Germany and Ashton Kutcher, among other tangential subjects-- provided ample ammunition for the late-night circuit.

...And you thought the Senate couldn't get any less productive.

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