For all of obama's ego, I doubt the though of talking to a teleprompter for days to shut down the govt would ever occur to him.
Cruz did not shut down the government, one senator does not have that power. Obama shut down 15% of the government to make a point that he would not negotiate on the implementation of his only accomplishment---then unilaterally ignored the implementation schedules in the law by delaying them and exempting his supporters.
That lie has been outed. The TeaPs held Boehner captive because they would not agree to the open vote. The government shut down because of that and they nearly defaulted the debt.
The American public overwhelmingly believe that the GOP messed up on this, not Obama.
The public overwhelmingly supports the budget deal, realizing it is time to move forward.
The mainstream portion of the GOP is delighted the TeaPs have gotten their comeuppance, which will continue right through the primaries.
And falsifying the narrative, Redfish, is not going to help you.