. . . a second, or a word, defending himself against what the media is full court pressing as his prior inaccurate rationalizations for denying Sandy relief.

Clearly, HIS FOCUS is on defending himself, not finding help and solutions for his constituents.  I think people expect a person in his position to just ignore the criticism, and focus on the task in front of them.

And, this is becoming a good lesson for America on how Cruz gets put in a box with a lock, and thereby becomes impotent as a problem solver, based on his past, ultra polar positions.

Good.  The guy is dangerous.