My thought is that he was kinda calculating. Technically, it was the House that shut-down the government because they were incapable of passing a budget bill that the Senate would consider. Cruz is in the Senate, so technically he didn't get a chance to vote on the shutdown because the Senate head would not bring it to discussion and vote, so Cruz didn't actually vote on shutting down the government. So maybe, in his mind, this leaves him enough wiggle room. But the reality is that he was actively meeting with House Tea Partiers, much to the dismay of John Boehner and the rest of the House leadership, and manipulating things in the House from behind the scenes. So the statement itself has wiggle room, but his actions, which are documented, do not.

This is an election year, and things are going to get really interesting in the summer as it begins to heat up. I can't wait to see what the results are come November 5th. I have a feeling, and really hope, that the Republicans get a major spanking along with the Tea Party.