republicans in congress were trying to tear down roosevelt's new deal. they were saying we're just going to knock out the necessary floors designed to knock out fdr, as relevant today as when it was created in 1942. so ted cruz may believe he was using dr. seuss to burnish his credentials, he didn't like demagogues, all is not lost for senator cruz, in some ways he is a dr. seuss character, kind of a cartoon character who sort of parodies his character. you can imagine him being in a dr. seuss book. he may be a little lonely, he pointed out if i were invited to a dinner with my characters, i wouldn't show up. ♪