The Internet continues to explode; not having blasted info this-a.m. yields sensory-overload this-p.m.

Start with a bit of levity ['The Day ObamaCare Died' - 'American Pie' Parody]; things are lookin up! Guzzardi distilled the following prognostication from a series of chats held during recent weeks and then disseminated it to his D.C.-contacts; it seems events are rapidly moving in a healthy direction: Vote No to Cloture and Continue Debate, thereby pressuring Reid to use a 60-vote threshold for approval of funding for ObamaCare. dr. bob and I predict that Boehner and Cruz have a fail-safe plan that is fool-proof. If the GOP hangs together, its possible to offer Reid the chance to achieve cloture only if he abandons his 51-vote threshold; were he to accept, it would then be possible to try to peel-away a few wayward Ds [running for re-election] and to envision presenting a stink-bomb for Obama to sign [defunding ObamaCare]; if he were to remain intransigent or if the GOP were not to be united in this venture, the issue would be ping-ponged to the House rather rapidly. Then, to silence claims that Rs are closing-down government, Boehner strategically would roll-out sequential segments of the initial CR, serially funding each department [starting with DoD/military] invoking existing sequester levels [proven to be safe]. {Reids concession that he-had held-the-line-on-federal-spending would be invoked.} Next, to silence claims that Rs are the Party of NO, ObamaCare would be supplanted in the HHS budget with the revenue-neutral plan of the Republican Study Committee; the already-passed proscription that the IRS enforce ObamaCare would be inserted into the Treasury Department funding bill. From the D-perspective, these would be akin to poison pills; from the R-perspective, the House would have done its work, confronting the Senate with the Hobsons Choice of either signing-on or assuming total responsibility for a partial shutdown [of NIH-research and of the IRShow sexy]. Ds would have to vote to fund each department; Rs would gleefully do so. Thus, the POTUS would have to delay tee-time until he would sign-away his signature-legislation. Boehner would deliver ~435 with few NO votes; Reids Senate would have to vote AYE. Cruz would then have outplayed them all. Machiavellian [as per Joe Scarborough]. Genius. Government is funded but ObamaCare isnt funded. Boehner/Cantor/McCarthy smile like cats who ate canaries. Cruz/Lee are seen to be principled and masters of strategy as well as nervy. Ds are crushed as a prelude to killing immigration-reform. dr bob and I are making this prediction. We are on the record although dr bob figured this out, months ago.

Action-Items With the weekend looming, there is less-than-24-hours-to-defund-ObamaCare; thus, ponder these three-ways-to-honor-ted-cruzs-efforts-and-to-make-a-real-difference. Please consult the following list of Pennsylvanians in the 113th Congress and communicate with your rep initially, but not exclusively. Consult with money.cnn.com for an infographic that depicts healthcare-premiums, and note that the ObamaCare-will-increase-avg-individual-market-insurance-premiums-by99%-for-men-and 62%-for-women; in Pennsylvania, the exchange-cost may be amongthe-cheapest, inasmuch as the average monthly cost across U.S. is $328. In Tennessee, ObamaCare will triple men's premiums and double women's; lamar-alexander noted that ObamaCare-will-force-some-tennessee-premiums-to-skyrocket-as much as 290%. Draw from the following data, all of which emerged during the past 24-hours. Start with a quote from Obamas Confession [We Did Raise Taxes On Some Things To Pay For ObamaCare], and note this list. Then recognize that glitches already occurred [DC OBAMACARE EXCHANGE DELAYED], that 'Deductibles Could Burn a Hole in Your Wallet', that it will impose a marriage tax, that ACORN's 'Fraternal Twin' is now An ObamaCare Navigator [with access to the most personal data], that $1B is TO BE SPENT TO PROMOTE ROLLOUT, that Exchanges are to Cost $5.3 Billion and consume 16 Million Hours, that the employer-mandate has already cut work-hours, and that michelle malkin reports that obama-lied, because-my-health-plan-died. This is transpiring when americans doubt the economy has rebounded [in defiance of-forecasts] when, for example, they see layoffs and emphasis on part-time employment. Messaging can be deduced by these tweets by Cruz: @SenTedCruz: Any Republican who votes to give Harry Reid the ability to fund ObamaCare with 51 votes is voting to fund ObamaCare @SenTedCruz: Americans across the country are frustrated that politicians of both parties don't listen to the people #MakeDCListen

@SenTedCruz: Congress should be bound by the same rules as everybody else #MakeDCListen It may be recalled that the TEA [Taxed Enough Already] Party Movement groups [which met on Monday] planned to focus on Senator Toomey [shifting from Congressman Fitzpatrick, whom they thanked], but two events obviated the need to take any formal action [i.e., issuing a third Press Release]. First, amazingly, this physician was told 100% of calls to Toomeys Philly-office were pro-Cruz @ 11:30 a.m. Second, Guzzardi received an e-mail in the mid-afternoon that definitively adopted the desired posture [c/o Mitch Vidovich Southeast Regional Director]: From the start, my goal has been, and continues to be, to completely repeal the Presidents health care law as soon as possible. #ObamaCare hurts our economy, shrinks paychecks, and moves our health care system in the wrong direction. It is simply not fixable. With President Obama in the White House and the Democratic party controlling the Senate, full repeal, unfortunately, cannot be achieved now. However, I believe that, right now, we can delay and dismantle some of the most egregious flaws in this law flaws which have been acknowledged by lawmakers in both parties. I, therefore, intend to offer reasonable amendments that would help achieve this objective, including for instance, a measure to repeal the health care laws medical device tax which drives up costs for patients and threatens Pennsylvania jobs. If Majority Leader Reid insists on granting himself the power to gut the House-passed bill with 51 votes, while preventing me and other Senators from even offering amendments with broad bipartisan support, I will vote against cloture on the bill. With all due respect, it is noted that Fitzpatrick wants to block Congressional pay if there is a Shutdown, supporting a bill to block pay to Members of Congress if a government shutdown were to transpire; indeed, although not a priority, this Congressional Exemption was Debated During Cruz Talkathon.

The Quasi-Filibuster As ted-cruz-stood-his-ground, supporters offered Two Cheers for Ted and some determined where-tedcruzs-filibuster-stands-in-history; Cruz has been sporting the Come and Take it lapel pin, reminiscent of the flag waved defiantly at the Battle of Gonzales in 1835, the first battle of the Texas Revolution. [Cruz Hit Back at Detractors in the process, as an observant sen-lee claimed aspiration to become-a-pirate.] Anyone who is confused by Ted Cruz's vote on cloture (including the NY Times.) is invited to read this. The terse message of Ted [via Bozell] to GOP is: You Fund it, You Own It and the elaborative message of Teds supporters is: shut-up-rinos, for sen-cruz-has-the-floor. He quoted different authors [Frederich Bastiat, Dr. Seuss, Ayn Rand, and Ashton Kutcher], compared OBAMACARE TO NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET AND FRIDAY THE 13th, and used a 'STAR WARS' ANALOGY. His Marathon Speech Endures, it will be analyzed [capitalism institute], and it has yielded 10-lessonsthat #MakeDCListen generated. It ended with the claim that it is in the Hands of the American People. Far from being a-self-promoting-stunt, it was a-valiant-effort-to-defund-ObamaCare, and the consensus view was that this one-last-stand-against-ObamaCare effectively resonated with the public. An exhausted ted cruz explained what he thinks his 21-hour speech accomplished, and he Continued the Filibuster on EIB [Excellence in Broadcasting] during a long discussion with Rush. He was forced to stop @ noon by harry-reid, who allowed the racist-filibuster-record-to-stand; this may explain why Harry Reid is the Most Hated Leader in Congress, per Gallup, and it may also explain why even a critic has concluded [reluctantly?] that cruzs-grand-gesture-deserves-respect. Finally, note that Rand's Curious Question to Ted Cruz was a thinly-veiled manifestation of jealousy: On Tuesday evening, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on the Senate floor to support the filibuster-style stand by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for defunding ObamaCare. Paul had

originally revived the "talking filibuster" in March during a famous stand against the Obama administration's policy on the use of drones, and was returning the favor after Cruz supported him in that lengthy stand. Yet he also posed a curious question. Paul asked Cruz--twice, by my count--whether he would accept some kind of compromise short of defunding ObamaCare, if that could not be done. It did not come across as the typical sort of question asked by a supporter during a floor debate, meant to help a colleague draw out their arguments. Nor was it the sort of collegial challenge posed by Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, who sparred with Cruz late Tuesday night. It was a real challenge, one Cruz seemed to understand as such. It may have been based on a real proposal--floated here at Breitbart News and evidently taken up by the House GOP--to resolve the stand-off over the budget by allowing a one-year delay in ObamaCare's individual mandate rather than defunding it entirely. But it may also have been a bit of jostling at the front of the pack in the race for conservative leadership. An hour after he ended his speech, the Senate vote unanimously [at 1 p.m. ET] to bring the Houses CR defunding ObamaCare to the floor, with this depicting the situation extant during the rest of the day; reportedly, negotiations are occurring in an effort to shorten the calendar, but it should be recalled that Reid rejected all three unanimous consent suggestions by Cruz [one of which would have led to a vote on the main motion that very day, rather than awaiting the completion of a 30-hour floor-discussion]. Because all 100 senators voted to end debate on the motion to proceed, the future vote, on the motion itself, will be the test. [The key-question is whether a threshold of 51 can be expanded to 60.] Cruz voted in favor of the motion to proceed. He said Tuesday night during a 21-hour speech that the real vote on blocking the measure would come after Reid moves to strip language funding ObamaCare from the bill. Cruz held the Senate floor for more than 21 hours to protest President Obamas signature healthcare law and to raise public awareness of Reids plans to strip down the House bill. Reid chastised Cruz for what he called a big waste of time and warned it increases the possibility of a stalemate over government funding. The government is set to shut down in a matter of hours, he said. Its a shame were standing here having wasted perhaps two days, most of yesterday and a good part of today, when we could pass what we need to pass very quickly and send it back to the House, he added. The Senate must vote again on the actual motion to proceed to the stopgap spending measure. After filing his amendments, Reid must schedule another vote to end debate on the bill and set up a final vote. This second cloture vote could happen Friday. It should be noted that this iteration has been misportrayed; once it was clear that discussion of the bill was to proceed, Cruz showed his maturity by ensuring there was no public-split in the GOP.

The Supporters An Iowa Kingmaker Says Cruz Has Edge in 2016, but Cruz still had to Blast Critics who Don't Even Know what day Senate GOP meets; Mike Lees memo to filibuster naysayers ['I Don't Care What They Call It'] was amplified when Sen. Ted Cruz Talked Defund ObamaCare with Rush Limbaugh and Rush [vide supra] dubbed Cruz as a 'Freedom Fighter' Fighting for 'Soul of His Party.' A pundit concluded CRUZ CONTROL SHOULD BE STANDARD ON GOP MODELS, and brent bozell was prompted to define good-journalism. Mark Levin's Liberty Amendments were Spotted Among Cruz's Reading Material [and people are invited to Join Tea Party Patriots in a discussion about Restoring the Balance of Power, featuring a rare public speaking appearance by special guest, Mark Levin.

Ben carson-praised the-grit-and-gumption-to-resist-ObamaCare, as did Allen West. A huge groundswell occurred in support of Senator Ted Cruz. The Kentucky bikers are on their way to McConnell's office to #MakeDCListen. Senate voicemail boxes are full and America is answering the call to make their voices heard in DC. The electorate was exhorted to use social media [Facebook, Twitter, phone numbers] and, specifically, people were asked to monitor #TeaParty!#StillCruzin #DefundObamaCare. He was supported vigorously by Sarah PALIN, Mark Levin, VITTER, Jon Voight [Obama Following His Father Toward Socialism], Brad Thor [Larry the Cable Guy] and KERRY PICKET of FOX BUSINESS. Also, Sen. Vitter announced Support for Ted Cruzs Strategy to Defund ObamaCare.

The Lefties The morning joe crew again sneered at cruzs quasi-filibuster; Cokie Roberts [NPR]predictably/sadly, said: some of this Tea Party anger is racist; having a non-black person on the ticket will diffuse it to some degree. This was retweeted JWF (@JammieWF)This Ted Cruz filibuster is so meaningless and dumbthat the angry-left is obsessed with it. abc-and the WaPo-sneered-at-sen-cruz, JON STEWART IGNORED FACTS while going INTO DEFENSE MODE, Bette Midler beclowned herwelf when she claimed Ted Cruz was not a real Christian, lapdog-milbank-said-cruz-is-all-about himself, MATTHEWS exclaimed ON CRUZ, 'HITLER' LOVED 'MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON,' TOO, and even FNCs BRIT HUME said that CRUZs STANCE was 'UTTERLY MEANINGLESS,' 'POLITICAL THEATER OF THE ABSURD.' The new anarchy inciter, harry-reid, mocked the speech as a big waste of time and criticized the tea party. Rep. Van Hollen exclaimed the GOP was Scared ObamaCare Will Be Successful [without noting the cascade of faults that continue to emerge daily]; Schumer said he had been 'Appalled' at Cruz's Interpretation of 'Green Eggs and Ham.' MEDIA essentially determined that THE FILIBUSTER IS ONLY 'FAKE' WHEN TED CRUZ DOES IT; as the media-claimed-ted-cruz-was not-filibustering, democrat-filibusters were hailed. Dramatizing these facts was how media-bias was demonstrated when ted-cruz and wendy-davis were not handled objectively. Ignoring the fact that sen-harry-reid admitted ObamaCare absolutely is a step toward a single-payer-system, lefties @ the WaPo then issued this subtly-negative determination: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) sustained a marathon talking attack on President Obamas health-care law overnight and showed no sign of stopping well into Wednesday morning

 a feat of stamina that likely will complicate House GOP efforts to pass a funding bill aimed at averting a looming government shutdown. {This segue was artificial.} With Their Ted Cruz Smears, the Left Showed Their Fear of the Grassroots Tea Party; indeed, POLITICO was compelled to TRACK-DOWN a 'DR. SEUSS EXPERT' TO TRASH CRUZ. Meanwhile, NPR Hid the Cost of ObamaCare and the key-challenge being debated currently was misconstrued in a headline in usa-today when it claimed a senate-vote-on the CR was to determine whether a shutdown on the ObamaCares CR would occur [that would reflexly be blamed on the GOP, of course].

The GOP McCain Bashed Cruz and, in the process, exclaimed The People had Spoken on ObamaCare and the GOP Should Respect the Outcomes of Elections; he praised how democrats had passed it and emphasized the fact that elections-have-consequences, essentially delivering-the-democratic-response-to-cruz. Reaction was swift, as mark-levin-slammed-john-mccain-as-a-useful-idiot-for-the-democrats, it was advised that he acquiesce to the message in an old ditty [Theyre coming to take me away, ha-ha!] and Errol Phillips determined that he emerged after Charlie Crist and Arlen Specter were placed into a juicer. [McCain wasnt alone in attacking Cruz, to wit: in-crazy-cruz-versus-mcclique, im-with-cruz.] And after his daughter meghan-mccain-claimed to hate chris-christie, the media were not fooled; the Media Turned on Meghan McCain and Blasted her New Pivot Show. Because ted-cruz-now-owns-the-conservative base [per Herman Cain], its easier to lobby people such as Roy Blount, who Joined 10 Other GOP Senators Who Will Vote To Fund Obama-Care [to encourage a reassessment of priorities by as many as 11-rino-parasites-who-are-ready-to-vote-against-defunding. Necessarily, this effort would be perceived as a Great Big attack on the GOP Establishment, and it would have to withstand counter-attacks by people who think they are presidential timbre [plus the media], such as Rep. Peter King [who called Ted Cruz a fraud and a terrorist, as he dared to cross to the House]. None of this would have anything to do with the debt-ceiling, which obama-once-opposed-lifting.