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Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem. - The Washington Post
Today's GOP: Worst Political Party Since the Civil War | | AlterNet
Frankly, I'm surprised that more conservative Republicans on this board aren't wondering what the hell happened to their party.
And since the country isn't split on geographical lines, I don't see how we would have another civil war, but it certainly looks like we are due.
Today's GOP: Worst Political Party Since the Civil War | | AlterNet
It was a move without parallel. The entirety of a party threatened to deliberately hurt the country unless their rivals paid a hefty ransom -- in this case, debt reduction. It didn't matter that Republicans were largely responsible for the debt in the first place, and it didn't matter that Republicans routinely raised the debt ceiling dozens of times over the last several decades.
This wasn't just another partisan dispute; it was a scandal for the ages. This one radical scheme helped lead to the first-ever downgrade of U.S. debt; it riled financial markets and generated widespread uncertainty about the stability of the American system; and it severely undermined American credibility on the global stage. Indeed, in many parts of the world, observers didn't just lose respect for us, they were actually laughing at us.
It's the kind of thing that should have scarred the Republican Party for a generation. Not only did that never happen, the Republican hostage-takers are already vowing to create this identical crisis all over again, on purpose.
Frankly, I'm surprised that more conservative Republicans on this board aren't wondering what the hell happened to their party.
And since the country isn't split on geographical lines, I don't see how we would have another civil war, but it certainly looks like we are due.