Civil War: GOP Coalition Splinters Into Open Conflict Over Debt Ceiling

[Scurrilous]

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"The Republican leadership's efforts to avert a debt ceiling crisis with a two-tiered set of cuts is turning into the most divisive wedge issue the party has confronted since President Obama took over in 2009.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) may have thought his face-saving plan, which he hoped to bring to the floor Wednesday, offered a path to victory. However, since treading upon it he's been beset from all sides. It's not just that the President is threatening to veto the bill, should it ever make it past the Senate; it's that Boehner's fellow conservatives are sniping at him with (not so) friendly fire. Now the vote he'd hoped to bring triumphantly to the floor Wednesday looks delayed until at least Thursday, and even then the outcome is uncertain.

That's because the GOP is teetering on the brink of a debt-based civil war. More traditional Republicans and big business types are desperate to avoid a recovery-crushing default. But their Tea Party colleagues are leading a rebellion of epic - perhaps even galactic - proportions. Cue the John Williams music and find out who stands where in this stand-off between the Establishment's storm-troopers and the Rebel Alliance."

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[sofa king]

1. Now it's just a question of which Teabagger is easiest to publicly destroy.

I've frankly been a little disappointed that we have not yet publicly seen any "Teabagger Congressman self-destructs on booze and women" stories.

But they're out there. The Man is angry, and has an investment to protect. Someone is going to get dragged into the spotlight, as a warning to the others, and it's going to happen between today and Friday.

[glowing]

2. Then, he should just put forth a 1 line item to increase the debt.

Then he can get the dems and sane pukes on board.. and in the Senate, of course, they will pass that. The richie, rich club must be hating the teaparty mad hatters about now? Unless they are betting on a short?

[Angry Dragon]

3. It seems the Professional Politicians really have no idea

what they are doing
too bad we don't have a second string to put in

These people are making me angry, they act like little babies
I wonder if vitter has enough diapers to outfit them all

edit: sp

[fasttense]

4. Have we ever had such a bunch of buffoons running our country?