jonathan capehart of "the washington post." krystal, we keep hearing that ted cruz is isolated. the fact is, he does have a dedicated band of followers, including mike leeio. he doesn't seem that isolated, does he? >> he doesn't seem that isolated. i think the reason is, if you look at the tea party wing of the republican party, there is broad support for whatever it is that he thinks that he's doing. they don't particularly care about governance. they did send him there to throw bombs, essentially, and they think that that's what he's doing. so if you're a marco rubio and looking forward to 2016, you don't want to be too far away from ted cruz, because he's the guy that the base is in love with right now. >> right. john, if ted cruz were to feel a little isolated, he decided last night to -- and this morning, to make a number of very complimentary comments. take a listen to what he said. >> the junior senator from florida is absolutely correct. i agree entirely. and let me say, senator rubio, you inspire me. and let me note, there are many reasons why i love the senator from utah. >> jonathan. >> where am i going to go with this? >> that pause was rema