(cnn)sen ted cruz, r texas, made news this week when he told cnn's dana bash that he would get his health care through obamacare previously, cruz's family was covered under his wife's policy through her employer, the investment bank goldman sachs but with her husband's presidential candidacy underway, heidi cruz has taken a leave without pay so she has lost her goldman sachs health benefits the story went viral, in part because cruz once engineered a partial government shutdown to try to kill obamacare as part of his crusade, cruz conducted a 21 hour talkathon on the senate floor, during which he read dr seuss' classic 'green eggs and ham' spoiler alert: 'green eggs and ham' ends with the protagonist actually trying the food he thought he hated    and liking it now that cruz is likely to try obamacare, my guess is he will have a similar experience so, with apologies to dr seuss    who would no doubt have found a way to rhyme 'president bar' with 'obamacare'    here is my updated version of 'green eggs and ham' president barpresident bari do not likethat president bar  do you likeobamacare? i do not like it,president bari do not likeobamacare would you like ithere or there? i would not like ithere or therei would not like itanywherei do not likeobamacarei do not like it,president bar would you like itfor the senate?would you like itfor a minute? i do not like itfor the senatei do not like itfor a minutei do not like ithere or therei do not like itanywherei do not like obamacarei do not like it, president bar would you try itin a pinch?would you try itfor an inch? not in a pinchnot for an inchnot in the senatenot for a minutei would not like it here or therei would not like it anywherei will not use obamacarei do not like it, president bar would you? could you?back in texas?try it! try it!in your lexus i would notcould notback in texas you may like it,you will seeit comes witha subsidy i don't want a subsidynot in a car! you let me bei do not like it back in texasi do not like it in my lexusi do not like in the senatei do not like it for a minutei do not like it here or therei do not like it anywherei do not like obamacarei do not like it president bar exchange! exchange!exchange! exchange!could you, would youon an exchange? no damn exchange! no subsidy!not in a car, bar! let me be!i do not like it back in texasi do not like it in my lexusi do not like in the senatei do not like it for a minutei do not like it here or therei do not like it anywherei do not like obamacarei do not like it president bar say! on cnn?here on cnn!would you, could you, on cnn? i would not, could not,on cnn would you, could you,in des moines? i would not, could not, in des moinesi simply could not bear to joinnot on cnn not back in texasnot on an exchange not in my lexusnot in the senate not for a minutei do not like it here or therei do not like it anywhere! you do not likeobamacare? i do notlike it,president bar could you, would youwith harry reid? i would not,could notwith harry reid! would you if care wereguaranteed? i could not, even if it's guaranteedi will not join with harry reidi will not do it in des moinesi simply could not bear to joinnot on cnn not back in texasnot on an exchange not in my lexusnot in the senate not for a minutei do not like it here or therei do not like it anywhere!i do not likeobamacare!i do not like it,president bar but if your wife leaves goldman sachs,and you don't want to pay the tax,try it! try it! you may seeobamacare is good for me bar!if goldman drops my policy,and i look at it honestly,i will try it, you will see say!i like obamacare!i do! i like it, president bar!i like that it is guaranteedi'll even join with harry reidbut do not tell them in des moinesthat it makes sense for me to joini'll walk it back on cnn i'll still attack it now and thenbut i'll be on it back in texas i'll be on it in my lexusi'll be on it in the senate signing up just took a minutei secretly like it here and therei love that it covers me everywhere! i do so like obamacare!thank you!thank you,president bar
paul begala ted cruz's obamacare cruz
paul begala notes (in verse) ted cruz's apparent change of heart on obamacare, which he slammed but has now signed up for . he says cruz's politics will demand he continue to advocate for law's repeal despite benefits he receives from its coverage 