Cruz has a good chance to become a future president, so, for that matter, does someone like Nikki Haley. Cruz is playing it smart and being a team player. I thought for sure, in 2016, we would see 4 more years at least, of Democratic rule.
Now, we have the best presidency for Americans, in who knows, how long? Largely keeping out of foreign conflicts, which the press really blasted the last Republican president about, right or wrong, a strong economy, emphasis on religious liberties, it's a bit like the silent majority. Our country has a chance now vs. what would have been progressivism.