Ted Cruz defended himself today in a special session against charges that he broke rule 19 of the Senate rules by calling Mitch McConnell a liar about what he promised to him personally:

Senate in for rare Sunday session; expect talk about Ted Cruz & Rule XIX (floor decorum) pic.twitter.com/BD97HYugEq — Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) July 26, 2015

Ted Cruz says "I entirely agree" with Hatch's call for civility.

But says "speaking the truth" is "entirely consistent with civility." — Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 26, 2015

Here’s a Fox News report on all the shenanigans:







Ted Cruz gave them a lecture on the rules, with a lot of “decorum”:

Sen Ted Cruz R-TX defends himself, saying there is nothing wrong with speaking the truth on the Senate floor — Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) July 26, 2015

After that, John Cornyn gave a speech scolding Ted Cruz:

Cornyn now on the floor giving Ted Cruz a talking to on the floor. This doesn't happen very often, folks. — Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 26, 2015

More from Politico:

“Granting a sufficient second for a roll call vote is done customarily in the United States Senate,” Cruz told reporters. “Denying it is extraordinary, and it was done as a consequence of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell being afraid of this issue.” He accused McConnell of scheming with Democratic leader Harry Reid. “To see the so-called Republican leader whip against allowing a vote to defund Planned Parenthood … makes clear that the McConnell-Reid leadership is united in favor of big government,” Cruz charged.

Well damn.