Yes he is actually defending Senator Cruz actions because it was ok for Obama to do the same when he was Senator. That's how I read it.
Dave wrote:
You can't be serious in suggesting there are different realities depending on the position held by a person, are you? Or perhaps you are suggesting it is OK for a person to play politics in one of those jobs but not in the other. In either case, thinking like that is one of the problems we have in this country.