Article snippet: Sen. an entire chapter about Cruz, referring to him as "singularly dishonest" and "exceptionally smarmy." The two have a longstanding feud. "I probably like him more than most of my other colleagues like Ted, and I hate him," Franken added to CBS, a claim he has made before to USA Today. "And I think he kind of knows that." In his book "Al Franken, Giant of the Senate," the Minnesota Democrat recounts a story about mocking Cruz using a quip that the hardline conservative was "full of sh--" like a Carnival cruise. For his part, Cruz told Politico that, by sharing the story about the joke, Franken had been "obnoxious" and was simply trying to sell his book. "Al is trying to sell books and apparently he's decided that being obnoxious and insulting me is good for causing liberals to buy his books," Cruz said. "I wish him all the best." SPONSORED The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more