After years of fighting Al Qaeda, it seems the Republicans have decided if they can't beat 'em, may as well join 'em.
Emulating the terrorists' actions, the House Republicans have decided to hold the President — and 300 million Americans — hostage as they demand tax cuts for the wealthy and spending cuts for everyone else, in exchange for agreeing to raise the debt ceiling by just enough to avoid the United States government from defaulting on its debt.
That's right: Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner and his Tea Party caucus are driving a jumbo-jet 747 into the world's tallest economy, and no one on the right-wing seems to give a damn.
Perhaps someone should educate the Tea Party on the basics of American government. I suppose I can lay out the very basic realities for the Tea Party. Here is the short version.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-are-economic-terrorists-2011-7#ixzz1TWBGcB8dYes they are!