Ted Cruz Really Hates Obamacare

Beginning at 2:41 PM, resident "wacko bird", Ted Cruz (R-Texas) launched what is being called a "faux filibuster" in an attempt to scare congress into defunding the Affordable Care Act (read: Obamacare). He is still currently (as of 9:51 PM on September 24, 2013) on the floor of the senate. You can watch his filibuster here.

Update: As of 10:01 AM on September 25th, 2013, Ted Cruz is STILL talking and has been on his feet for over 19 hours. 

Among the weird shit he has used to fill his speech, one of particular media interest (because apparently Kenya got too boring) is his random announcement that his father created green eggs and ham.  Ok. But what the fuck is actually going on? Gawker put together a very informative piece explaining the ins and outs of Ted Cruz and his position on the issue.

The man of the hour....and the past six hours before it.

Correction: I stated earlier that if no one gave into Cruz's "fauxlibuster" that our nation would default on its debts. This is not the case. His was merely a symbolic gesture (and an annoyance) to pressure his fellow congressmen to defund Obamacare. (Which, as it would seem, can't happen anyways because it has already been implemented for the most part and upheld by the Supreme Court.) So.....cool story, Ted?

It should be noted, however, that he has severely cut down on the time in which congress would have to discuss the bill to continue funding our nation. Thus, his gesture, while not very effective in defunding Obamacare, was detrimental to the quality of the bills in question.