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Meanwhile, deep in the catacombs of the Tea Party Citadel, the Koch Brothers give the order:
Ha ha.
I don't have a lot to say about the US govt shutdown currently in progress, but I do have one or two things:
1. Ted Cruz is a self-absorbed dingbat.
2. Dark City jokes aside, I don’t particularly blame the Tea Party for the shutdown, if only because govt shutdowns have been a growing American tradition since 1976. The WaPo has a nice brief history of them here.
That’s not to say the Tea Party’s fanatical opposition to Obamacare isn’t a factor this time around. I’m just saying, we’ve been here before, and well probably be here again.
3. As for the impact, well, we’ll see. The real concern is whether Ted Cruz et al are willing to drag this out past the debt ceiling deadline. And they just might – many of them seem convinced nothing bad will happen if America defaults (it’s just another liberal lie – like climate change and evolution). Or maybe they figure if anything bad does happen, Americans will blame Democrats for jacking the debt so high in the first place. Or maybe they’re banking on Obama blinking first – which is something Obama isn’t likely to do because if he lets them get away with this once, they’ll do it again and again.
Anyway, stand by for Fun Time.
We’re closed,
This is dF
Ha ha.
I don't have a lot to say about the US govt shutdown currently in progress, but I do have one or two things:
1. Ted Cruz is a self-absorbed dingbat.
2. Dark City jokes aside, I don’t particularly blame the Tea Party for the shutdown, if only because govt shutdowns have been a growing American tradition since 1976. The WaPo has a nice brief history of them here.
That’s not to say the Tea Party’s fanatical opposition to Obamacare isn’t a factor this time around. I’m just saying, we’ve been here before, and well probably be here again.
3. As for the impact, well, we’ll see. The real concern is whether Ted Cruz et al are willing to drag this out past the debt ceiling deadline. And they just might – many of them seem convinced nothing bad will happen if America defaults (it’s just another liberal lie – like climate change and evolution). Or maybe they figure if anything bad does happen, Americans will blame Democrats for jacking the debt so high in the first place. Or maybe they’re banking on Obama blinking first – which is something Obama isn’t likely to do because if he lets them get away with this once, they’ll do it again and again.
Anyway, stand by for Fun Time.
We’re closed,
This is dF
