That’s the Left’s take in a nutshell.
As Twitchy reported, Ted Cruz told CNN that he will be signing up for Obamacare. Not because he thinks Obamacare is awesome, but because he will no longer be covered under his wife’s plan once she goes on unpaid leave and believes that members of Congress shouldn’t be exempt from following the law.
Naturally, @TheDemocrats are just loving it. And they’re not alone. Many on the Left are using this to paint Cruz as a hypocrite — and they’re reveling in their thoroughly misguided schadenfreude:
Ted Cruz: Obamacare for me, but not for thee. #ACAWorks http://t.co/AqEXYaCb0G
— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) March 24, 2015
Ted Cruz's wife takes a leave of absence and loses family health insurance. Obamacare to the rescue!http://t.co/gubWh1lKdD
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) March 24, 2015
After pledging to ‘repeal every word of Obamacare,’ Cruz admits he’s signing up for Obamacare http://t.co/MYD1wTwVSW pic.twitter.com/tQ4cJLvR46
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 24, 2015
Ted Cruz, who once spent 21 hours filibustering Obamacare, may sign up for Obamacare http://t.co/EFFz1zVQbR pic.twitter.com/0YjHi9rC5M
— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 24, 2015
#TedCruz tells @CNN that he is signing up for ObamaCare haha such a hypocrite #YouCruzYouLose http://t.co/ZvrjmAbQic
— Bassem Masri (@bassem_masri) March 24, 2015
ROFLMFAO The CRUZ Missile has signed up for That Satin spawn program Obamacare! Can he spell the word HYPOCRITE do you suppose? #gopfail
— lisa witham (@cheezwitham) March 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/SlicedBread14/status/580486576121200641
What a HYPOCRITE !! Ted Cruz going on Obamacare?God will make sure u eat crow when ur a GOP SWINE!!
— TruthBlooms (@TruthBlooms1) March 24, 2015
@TedCruz Is a fucking hypocrite! Plans To Sign Up For Obamacare After Losing Blue-Chip Health Plan http://t.co/5Diu4Xcnfh
— ?????Proud Democrat ????? (@bunnyfarrell) March 24, 2015
This cannot be real, it has to be an @TheOnion article: http://t.co/tYijL9UecL. #hypocrite. CC: @NomikiKonst have fun with this news nugget!
— Evan Goldberg (@EVGoldberg) March 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/joshthecruzer/status/580484809958531073
https://twitter.com/kennykdao/status/580473402907066368
Hypocrite Ted Cruz announces he's signing up for Obamacare, you know that thing he wants to abolish. http://t.co/jWkhOT7MSi #YouCruzYouLose
— UniteBlue Kansas (@UniteBlueKS) March 24, 2015
Hey #Teabaggers: @TedCruz to sign up for government health care: http://t.co/FqCD5ZOhiS #tcot #teaparty #ocra #ccot #hypocrite #UniteBIue
— Brass Nucklez???️? (@BrassNucklez) March 24, 2015
CNN: Ted Cruz going on Obamacare http://t.co/5OvVibHRMi
OH THIS IS JUST TOOOOOOOO GOOD 2 BE TRUE! HYPOCRITE!! HA HA!— ms. kim (@yeswecanforever) March 24, 2015
Luckily for Sen. Ted Cruz, hypocrisy isn't a pre-existing condition. http://t.co/s0Hj6NLtNI #ACAisWorking pic.twitter.com/NpJ5UVAlII
— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) March 24, 2015
The hypocrite and mentally challenged Ted Cruz is signing up for Obamacare. Nothing more needs to be said.
— Biracial Brother (@Jonesdc) March 24, 2015
Well, we can think of a few things that need to be said. Namely that those jackasses don’t seem to understand that Cruz — and so many other Americans — are in this crappy position because the Democrats forced them into it.
Because Ted Cruz is forced by the ACA to buy health insurance via an ACA exchange, that proves #ACAworks! Or something.
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) March 24, 2015
Ted Cruz is complying with the law. That means he's a hypocrite for wanting to repeal it. #logic @Tara_CR
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) March 24, 2015
@SenateDems "Presidential candidate will lose coverage under his wife's health insurance plan"- Should've read the subhead. Whoops! @jtLOL
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) March 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/580481446218977280
https://twitter.com/DanFosterType/status/580485469911326720
Yes, morons, that’s how laws work. I have to pay the tax rates and follow the gun-control laws I oppose, too. pic.twitter.com/KnZ6EM9dT1
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 24, 2015
BREAKING: US Senator follows the law
ALSO: I give up. People are idiots.
from @charlescwcookepic.twitter.com/mPNTe8NGct— PoliMath (@politicalmath) March 24, 2015
RT @SenateDems: Ted Cruz doesn't like current tax law but still pays his taxes like a hypocrite
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) March 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/580464544314724353
LOL! Look at that hypocrite Ted Cruz! Complying with the law, and shit!
— Eric H. (@ericinva) March 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/580497402068672512
@sarahbellumd @PPact Obeying laws with which you disagree is hypocrisy, according to people who think killing unborn babies is empowerment.
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) March 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/580487561082245120
https://twitter.com/DanFosterType/status/580488839753539585
@DanFosterType And if he paid the fine, he’d be hit as a lawbreaker who was putting his children at risk.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 24, 2015
“You now have to buy health insurance or pay a fine. Look at this clown buying health insurance.”
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 24, 2015
You're actually gloating about forcing your awful law on people. MT @SenateDems Ted Cruz: Obamacare for me, but not for thee.
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) March 24, 2015
"I don't like this law. It should be repealed."
"Yeah, well, until then it's the law."
"Okay, I'll comply."
"GOTCHA!"@TheDemocrats #fascism— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) March 24, 2015
No wonder @TheDemocrats think Ted Cruz submitting to Obamacare is a big gotcha. When they don't like a law, they just break it.
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) March 24, 2015
Yep, that’s how they roll!
Do what you're told, then get mocked for it. Now that's governing.
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) March 24, 2015
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