Ted Cruz scalded by sick Mitch McConnell burn

Say what you will about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, but the man can deliver a joke.

Speaking at Washington’s tony Alfalfa Club dinner on Saturday night, the Republican spared few targets, the New York Times reports. McConnell poked fun at himself, new inductee Mitt Romney, and fellow members of the U.S. Senate, including a particularly incendiary Tea Party Republican from Texas.