economically. host: all right, janet. here is dan in west palm beach, florida. what do you think of ted cruz's efforts? i'm going to put you on hold for a second. please make sure you mute your -- set.t caller: thank you for taking my call. it is kind of sickening that harry reid is like a spoiled child right now. he is not getting his one little toy and he is going to shut down the government. yet they want to blame the republicans for that when it passed the bill that finances our entire government to continue running. it is just sickening that they continue playing the same old childish games in something that is so serious as our livelihoods. host: what is going on on the senate floor is a now six hour- long speech by ted cruz and other reporters on defunding the