Cruz, Obamacare, and the Senate

Talking Points Memo has a good article that lays out what we can expect in the Senate in the next few days.

Now that the House has passed a bill to keep government open as long as Obamacare is defunded, [Senator Cruz] is pressuring his Republican colleagues to filibuster any continuing resolution unless Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) agrees to gut Obamacare. Reid has vowed not to do so. But he needs 60 votes to advance legislation, and Democrats have 54. That means six GOP members are required to help him move a bill to avert a shutdown. Cruz is working to slam that door shut for every Republican.