Perceiving Punchline Pols

Senator Ted Cruz's (R-TX) ceremonial swearing in by Vice President Joe Biden, Jan. 203

"You don't need a punchline. You simply say his name and people laugh."  Senator Ted Cruz on Vice President Joe Biden at the Western Conservative Summit 2013.

Some cynics might wonder which politician was the punchline.  The public might have determined who was the joke had the Vice President taken up the freshman Texas Senator's challenge to debate gun laws.