Then Cruz is doing something right.

Via NY Mag:

George Clooney has never been shy about sharing his thoughts on politics and current events. So yesterday, when we ran into him at a Peggy Siegal lunch for his new space flick Gravity, we asked the liberal-leaning actor for his thoughts about the ongoing government shutdown. He had many — on John Boehner’s grand strategy, on the “idiots” who think we don’t need government, and on Ted Cruz’s reading of Green Eggs and Ham. […]

“And what is essential? Are we talking about education? Are we talking about food stamps? Are we talking about kids’ lunches? Yes, the army is essential. Is security of the country essential? Of course it is. But there are a lot of things you can look at and say, ‘How do you say that’s not essential?'”

“I always panic when people like Ted Cruz take the floor and read Green Eggs and Ham. You know? Like somehow they’re Jimmy Stewart.”