Salvete. If you could put a finger on the most heroic event that occured on the American Senate or the American House of Representatives floors, What event would it be?
There are doubtlessly quite a few examples throughout American history (David C. Calhoun's speech, for example), but there are very few that we have deemed "heroic" since the turn of the millenium. The passing of laws usually boils down to a majority smashing a minority. Politicians are notoriously corrupt, self-centered, and mediocre.
Enter Ted Cruz. Last night, he stood up on the podium for over 18 hours to protest Obamacare. He knew his single action would not stop the vote, nor would he likely be able to swing the vote in his favor. He merely got up and stood for what he believed and, to put it plainly, ranted about the way things are going now. He read a book for his child, he did not use teleprompters. If this guy was not on the losing side of history, this guy may very well be praised throughout history. It's Ted Cruz, with a small team of supporters, against the world. He defended himself against plenty of opposition, confronting plently of biased questions with biased answers. Ted Cruz is the underdog and would likely lose, yet he spoke until he could speak no more. That is heroism.
In the aftermath, I watched a senator from Maine (which, according to http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2011/01/24/the-united-states-of-shame-chart/, is the dumbest state in the country) defend Obamacare in a fallacious (but, I admit, mediocrely valiant) counter to Ted Cruz's heroism. The fact stands alone: Ted Cruz is a hero.
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