After fighting the Establishment for years and promising that his career and principles were the compass by which he navigated the dangerous waters of politics, Ted Cruz recently stood up and profoundly proclaimed “never mind.”

If that weren’t bad enough, he has now taken to the phones in what one tweeter referred to as “the final humiliation.”

The final humiliation pic.twitter.com/NvSQGKRAUL

— Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) October 6, 2016

Doesn’t it feel like that moment in so many movies where someone proves their devotion to some evil cause by offering an act of servitude?

Has the Red Cross been permitted to visit Cruz?

— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) October 6, 2016

It's weird. Dignity is something that can be so very powerful, yet it is so easy to lose. https://t.co/vvLXcqwrw2

— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) October 6, 2016

Ted. Come on, man.